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Kruk (WAR:KRU) Beneish M-Score : -1.68 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Kruk 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.68 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WAR:KRU' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -1.54   Max: 4.93
Current: -1.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kruk was 4.93. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -1.54.


Kruk Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kruk'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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Kruk Beneish M-Score Chart

Kruk 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 -3.24 -1.53 -1.77 -1.20 -1.68

Kruk 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 -1.20 -1.51 -1.57 -1.58 -1.68

Competitive Comparison of Kruk's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Kruk'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.


Kruk's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Kruk's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kruk 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 Kruk 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 * 0.9638+0.528 * 0.9981+0.404 * 1.0249+0.892 * 1.2271+0.115 * 0.9454
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0223+4.679 * 0.135042-0.327 * 1.0082
=-1.68

* 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 zł53 Mil.
Revenue was 610.515 + 564.594 + 520.204 + 508.268 = zł2,204 Mil.
Gross Profit was 322.323 + 305.581 + 275.384 + 268.779 = zł1,172 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł3,598 Mil.
Total Assets was zł11,649 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł583 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł616 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł6,352 Mil.
Net Income was 115.201 + 356.096 + 264.323 + 338.334 = zł1,074 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = zł0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -594.332 + -238.278 + 101.895 + 231.58 = zł-499 Mil.
Total Receivables was zł45 Mil.
Revenue was 478.256 + 464.149 + 431.142 + 422.227 = zł1,796 Mil.
Gross Profit was 227.957 + 252.281 + 236.289 + 236.832 = zł953 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł3,216 Mil.
Total Assets was zł9,929 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł465 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł752 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł5,138 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)
=(53.392 / 2203.581) / (45.145 / 1795.774)
=0.02423 / 0.02514
=0.9638

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)
=(953.359 / 1795.774) / (1172.067 / 2203.581)
=0.53089 / 0.531892
=0.9981

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 - (3598.199 + 89.572) / 11648.879) / (1 - (3216.329 + 91.777) / 9928.505)
=0.683423 / 0.666807
=1.0249

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
=2203.581 / 1795.774
=1.2271

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))
=(58.297 / (58.297 + 91.777)) / (62.479 / (62.479 + 89.572))
=0.388455 / 0.410908
=0.9454

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)
=(582.808 / 2203.581) / (464.586 / 1795.774)
=0.264482 / 0.258711
=1.0223

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)
=((6352.006 + 615.74) / 11648.879) / ((5138.084 + 752.479) / 9928.505)
=0.598147 / 0.593298
=1.0082

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
=(1073.954 - 0 - -499.135) / 11648.879
=0.135042

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.

Kruk has a M-score of -1.68 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Kruk Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
ul. Wolowska 8, Wroclaw, POL, 51-116
Kruk SA is the leader in the debt collection industry. It manages debts purchased on its own account and contracted by third parties. The group manages bank debt (the main client category), debts owed to loan brokers, insurance companies, leasing firms, fixed-line and mobile phone operators, cable TV companies, digital TV platforms and FMCG companies. The Group manages debt in three segments consumer debts, mortgage debts and corporate debts. Consumer debts include retail and unsecured. Mortgage debts include retail, and secured. Corporate debts include mortgage-backed and non-mortgage-backed. Geographically the company operates in segments Poland, Romania, Italy, Spain, and Other foreign markets.

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