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Creturner Group AB (STU:XP2) Beneish M-Score : -1.81 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Creturner Group 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 -1.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

STU:XP2' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.81   Med: 1.96   Max: 15.95
Current: -1.81

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Creturner Group AB was 15.95. The lowest was -1.81. And the median was 1.96.


Creturner Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Creturner Group 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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Creturner Group AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Creturner Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - - 15.95 -0.87

Creturner Group AB Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24
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 -0.87 1.82 3.00 2.96 -1.81

Competitive Comparison of Creturner Group AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Creturner Group 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.


Creturner Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Creturner Group 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 Creturner Group 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 * 2.9905+0.528 * 0.5826+0.404 * 1.0175+0.892 * 0.3701+0.115 * 0.7546
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.092867-0.327 * 0.956
=-1.70

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €2.78 Mil.
Revenue was 0.208 + 0.284 + 0.386 + 0.446 = €1.32 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.096 + 0.22 + 0.291 + 0.297 = €0.90 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3.38 Mil.
Total Assets was €17.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €8.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2.93 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.46 Mil.
Net Income was -0.461 + -0.067 + -0.363 + -0.524 = €-1.42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.161 + 0.101 + 0.034 + -0.12 = €0.18 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2.51 Mil.
Revenue was 0.373 + 1.008 + 0.961 + 1.235 = €3.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.623 + 0.698 + 0.522 + 0.826 = €1.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €3.14 Mil.
Total Assets was €19.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €10.35 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.32 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €3.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.53 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)
=(2.775 / 1.324) / (2.507 / 3.577)
=2.095921 / 0.700867
=2.9905

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)
=(1.423 / 3.577) / (0.904 / 1.324)
=0.397819 / 0.682779
=0.5826

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 - (3.381 + 8.549) / 17.132) / (1 - (3.14 + 10.353) / 19.232)
=0.303642 / 0.298409
=1.0175

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
=1.324 / 3.577
=0.3701

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))
=(1.708 / (1.708 + 10.353)) / (1.975 / (1.975 + 8.549))
=0.141613 / 0.187666
=0.7546

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 / 1.324) / (0.322 / 3.577)
=0 / 0.09002
=0

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)
=((0.464 + 2.929) / 17.132) / ((0.527 + 3.457) / 19.232)
=0.19805 / 0.207155
=0.956

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
=(-1.415 - 0 - 0.176) / 17.132
=-0.092867

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.

Creturner Group AB has a M-score of -1.70 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Creturner Group AB (STU:XP2) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Atlasvagen 2, Smedjebacken, SWE, 77734
Creturner Group AB is a greentech company that operates as a technical calculation company with the help of renewable energy from CO2.

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