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Sleep Cycle AB (OSTO:SLEEP) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Sleep Cycle AB Beneish M-Score?

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sleep Cycle AB's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:SLEEP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.58   Med: -2.33   Max: 4.99
Current: -2.39

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sleep Cycle AB was 4.99. The lowest was -2.58. And the median was -2.33.


Sleep Cycle AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sleep Cycle AB's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Sleep Cycle AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Sleep Cycle AB Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 4.99 -2.58 -2.27 -2.39

Sleep Cycle AB Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.27 -3.15 -2.97 -2.92 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of Sleep Cycle AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sleep Cycle AB's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Sleep Cycle AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sleep Cycle AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sleep Cycle AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sleep Cycle AB Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Sleep Cycle AB for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 0.9988+0.528 * 0.976+0.404 * 0.9729+0.892 * 1.0908+0.115 * 1.134
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9362+4.679 * -0.0043-0.327 * 0.9029
=-2.39

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr41.9 Mil.
Revenue was 66.757 + 63.43 + 65.442 + 61.578 = kr257.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.3 + 35.319 + 36.673 + 28.937 = kr154.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr218.5 Mil.
Total Assets was kr236.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr13.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr8.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr14.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr149.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7.4 Mil.
Net Income was 17.519 + 16.637 + 16.96 + 11.524 = kr62.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.298 + 11.865 + 16.221 + 18.273 = kr63.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr38.5 Mil.
Revenue was 61.255 + 60.62 + 57.952 + 55.972 = kr235.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 48.569 + 33.118 + 27.168 + 29.138 = kr138.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr207.5 Mil.
Total Assets was kr230.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr18.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr14.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr14.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr157.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr11.7 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(41.905 / 257.207) / (38.465 / 235.799)
=0.162923 / 0.163126
=0.9988

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(137.993 / 235.799) / (154.229 / 257.207)
=0.585215 / 0.59963
=0.976

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (218.502 + 13.033) / 236.493) / (1 - (207.531 + 18.046) / 230.545)
=0.020965 / 0.021549
=0.9729

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=257.207 / 235.799
=1.0908

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(14.858 / (14.858 + 18.046)) / (8.624 / (8.624 + 13.033))
=0.451556 / 0.398208
=1.134

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(14.54 / 257.207) / (14.238 / 235.799)
=0.05653 / 0.060382
=0.9362

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((7.379 + 149.658) / 236.493) / ((11.743 + 157.804) / 230.545)
=0.664024 / 0.735418
=0.9029

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(62.64 - 0 - 63.657) / 236.493
=-0.0043

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Sleep Cycle AB has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sleep Cycle AB Business Description

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Drakegatan 10, Gothenburg, SWE, 412 50
Sleep Cycle AB is a sleep tracker application. It helps people understand their sleep habits and improve their sleep. The mobile application helps users fall asleep more easily, tracks sleep patterns through the night and wakes up users in the light-sleep phase, providing valuable insights designed to improve sleep quality. Geographically group operates in Sweden and other countries in which key revenue is generated from Sweden.

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