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Mostostal Warszawa (WAR:MSW) Beneish M-Score : -2.02 (As of Jul. 23, 2025)


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What is Mostostal Warszawa 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 -2.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WAR:MSW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.67
Current: -2.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mostostal Warszawa was -1.67. The lowest was -4.00. And the median was -2.62.


Mostostal Warszawa Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mostostal Warszawa'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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Mostostal Warszawa Beneish M-Score Chart

Mostostal Warszawa 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 -2.57 -3.54 -2.11 -3.19 -2.20

Mostostal Warszawa Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -3.22 -2.77 -2.76 -2.20 -2.02

Competitive Comparison of Mostostal Warszawa's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Mostostal Warszawa'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.


Mostostal Warszawa's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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


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Mostostal Warszawa 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 Mostostal Warszawa 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 * 1.2131+0.528 * 1.3813+0.404 * 1.2895+0.892 * 0.9745+0.115 * 0.6925
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0083+4.679 * 0.010085-0.327 * 1.1231
=-2.02

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was zł607 Mil.
Revenue was 317.012 + 454.681 + 469.228 + 365.075 = zł1,606 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.77 + 9.338 + 37.374 + -6.162 = zł60 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł746 Mil.
Total Assets was zł1,020 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł203 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł18 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł808 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł57 Mil.
Net Income was 0.423 + -16.262 + 12.85 + -19.724 = zł-23 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = zł0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -66.133 + 92.429 + -40.905 + -18.393 = zł-33 Mil.
Total Receivables was zł513 Mil.
Revenue was 289.647 + 451.729 + 448.29 + 458.358 = zł1,648 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.08 + 26.945 + 22.509 + 23.966 = zł86 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł748 Mil.
Total Assets was zł1,040 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł235 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł60 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł706 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł80 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)
=(606.745 / 1605.996) / (513.262 / 1648.024)
=0.3778 / 0.311441
=1.2131

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)
=(85.5 / 1648.024) / (60.32 / 1605.996)
=0.05188 / 0.037559
=1.3813

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 - (746.202 + 202.74) / 1020.257) / (1 - (748.356 + 234.983) / 1039.698)
=0.069899 / 0.054207
=1.2895

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
=1605.996 / 1648.024
=0.9745

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))
=(59.916 / (59.916 + 234.983)) / (84.173 / (84.173 + 202.74))
=0.203175 / 0.293375
=0.6925

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)
=(18.424 / 1605.996) / (18.751 / 1648.024)
=0.011472 / 0.011378
=1.0083

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)
=((57.478 + 808.233) / 1020.257) / ((79.522 + 705.998) / 1039.698)
=0.848522 / 0.755527
=1.1231

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
=(-22.713 - 0 - -33.002) / 1020.257
=0.010085

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.

Mostostal Warszawa has a M-score of -2.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mostostal Warszawa Business Description

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Ul. Konstruktorska 12A, Warszawa, POL, 02-673
Mostostal Warszawa SA is a Poland based construction company. It operates as the general contractor and undertakes construction activities in the areas of general, industrial, environmental, energy, infrastructural and road. General construction includes commercial construction like residential buildings and housing developments, office facilities, public buildings, production halls, and warehouses. Industrial construction encompasses the development of large-scale industrial projects. Infrastructural and road construction consists of the construction of bridges, overpasses, multi-level crossings and underground structures. Environmental construction consists of the execution and supply of equipment related to environmental protection, including turnkey energy facilities.