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SAMHF (Alleima AB) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Alleima 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SAMHF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.65

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alleima AB was -1.84. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.59.


Alleima AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Alleima AB Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.84 -2.58

Alleima AB Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.76 -2.58 -2.59 -2.88 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Alleima AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Alleima 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.


Alleima AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Alleima AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alleima 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 Alleima 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 * 1.0802+0.528 * 1.089+0.404 * 0.9887+0.892 * 0.9727+0.115 * 1.0201
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0588+4.679 * -0.038235-0.327 * 0.9634
=-2.56

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $353 Mil.
Revenue was 439.73 + 511.014 + 455.275 + 491.148 = $1,897 Mil.
Gross Profit was 84.172 + 127.777 + 69.732 + 105.58 = $387 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,258 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,239 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $754 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $88 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $216 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $435 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $126 Mil.
Net Income was 23.169 + 60.647 + 4.899 + 39.288 = $128 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 56.604 + 54.448 + 24.973 + 77.601 = $214 Mil.
Total Receivables was $336 Mil.
Revenue was 416.516 + 523.535 + 513.158 + 497.109 = $1,950 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.975 + 93.694 + 159.121 + 106.764 = $434 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,145 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,058 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $702 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $210 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $453 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $83 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)
=(353.016 / 1897.167) / (335.956 / 1950.318)
=0.186075 / 0.172257
=1.0802

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)
=(433.554 / 1950.318) / (387.261 / 1897.167)
=0.222299 / 0.204126
=1.089

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 - (1258.383 + 754.13) / 2239.417) / (1 - (1144.901 + 702.313) / 2058.134)
=0.101323 / 0.102481
=0.9887

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
=1897.167 / 1950.318
=0.9727

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))
=(84.233 / (84.233 + 702.313)) / (88.459 / (88.459 + 754.13))
=0.107092 / 0.104985
=1.0201

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)
=(216.337 / 1897.167) / (210.04 / 1950.318)
=0.114032 / 0.107695
=1.0588

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)
=((126.308 + 435.135) / 2239.417) / ((82.906 + 452.692) / 2058.134)
=0.250709 / 0.260235
=0.9634

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
=(128.003 - 0 - 213.626) / 2239.417
=-0.038235

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.

Alleima AB has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alleima AB Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Storgatan 2, Sandviken, SWE, SE-811 81
Alleima AB is a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of high-value-added products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. The company's offering includes products like seamless steel tubes for the energy, chemical, and aerospace industries, precision strip steel for white goods compressors, air conditioners and knife applications, based on more than 900 active alloy recipes. The firm has three divisions Tube, which derives the maximum revenue, Kanthal and Strip as the reportable segments.