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Vestum AB (OSTO:VESTUM) Beneish M-Score : -3.12 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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What is Vestum 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 -3.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:VESTUM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.24   Med: -3.14   Max: 2.41
Current: -3.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vestum AB was 2.41. The lowest was -4.24. And the median was -3.14.


Vestum AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vestum 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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Vestum AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Vestum AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -0.56 -3.16 -3.12

Vestum 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 -3.16 -3.13 -3.34 -3.32 -3.12

Competitive Comparison of Vestum AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Vestum 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.


Vestum AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Vestum AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Vestum 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 Vestum 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 * 0.7237+0.528 * 0.9867+0.404 * 1.0001+0.892 * 0.9615+0.115 * 0.9153
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.075269-0.327 * 0.9479
=-3.12

* 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 kr764 Mil.
Revenue was kr4,246 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr2,101 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,924 Mil.
Total Assets was kr7,626 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr665 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr468 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,204 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr2,013 Mil.
Net Income was kr-197 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr377 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr1,098 Mil.
Revenue was kr4,416 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr2,156 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr2,090 Mil.
Total Assets was kr8,379 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr755 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr459 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,747 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr982 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)
=(764 / 4246) / (1098 / 4416)
=0.179934 / 0.248641
=0.7237

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)
=(2156 / 4416) / (2101 / 4246)
=0.488225 / 0.494819
=0.9867

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 - (1924 + 665) / 7626) / (1 - (2090 + 755) / 8379)
=0.660504 / 0.660461
=1.0001

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
=4246 / 4416
=0.9615

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))
=(459 / (459 + 755)) / (468 / (468 + 665))
=0.378089 / 0.413063
=0.9153

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)
=(0 / 4246) / (0 / 4416)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((2013 + 1204) / 7626) / ((982 + 2747) / 8379)
=0.421846 / 0.445041
=0.9479

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
=(-197 - 0 - 377) / 7626
=-0.075269

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.

Vestum AB has a M-score of -3.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vestum AB Business Description

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Address
Kungsgatan 26, Stockholm, SWE, 111 35
Vestum AB is an acquisition-driven group that acquires and develops companies in the construction and infrastructure industries within the Water, Services, and Infrastructure segments. The segment Water includes companies with a focus on improving the service sector for water infrastructure; The Service segment includes companies that offer specialized services and products for installation and maintenance in climate control, electricity, technical insulation, and suspended ceilings, resulting to a reduction of energy consumption, and Infra segment, that derives maximum revenue includes companies that work in areas such as civil engineering, water & sewage, roads, bridges, etc. Geographically, the company operates in Sweden, United Kingdom and Other countries.

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