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Synthetica AD (XBUL:SYN) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Jul. 13, 2025)


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What is Synthetica AD 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XBUL:SYN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.65   Max: 53.88
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Synthetica AD was 53.88. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.65.


Synthetica AD Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synthetica AD'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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Synthetica AD Beneish M-Score Chart

Synthetica AD 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 -2.42 53.88 -0.15 -1.12 -2.87

Synthetica AD Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Dec23 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 -0.15 -1.91 -2.07 -1.12 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Synthetica AD's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Synthetica AD'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.


Synthetica AD's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Synthetica AD's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Synthetica AD 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 Synthetica AD 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 * 0.5658+0.528 * 1.6716+0.404 * 1.3654+0.892 * 0.6041+0.115 * 1.0888
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.011421-0.327 * 1.3057
=-2.87

* 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 лв24.21 Mil.
Revenue was лв22.64 Mil.
Gross Profit was лв2.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was лв39.47 Mil.
Total Assets was лв166.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was лв5.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was лв0.57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was лв0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was лв104.98 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was лв26.36 Mil.
Net Income was лв3.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was лв0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was лв5.12 Mil.
Total Receivables was лв70.84 Mil.
Revenue was лв37.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was лв6.69 Mil.
Total Current Assets was лв87.35 Mil.
Total Assets was лв200.74 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was лв6.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was лв0.69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was лв0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was лв89.49 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was лв31.63 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)
=(24.21 / 22.643) / (70.837 / 37.484)
=1.069205 / 1.889793
=0.5658

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)
=(6.691 / 37.484) / (2.418 / 22.643)
=0.178503 / 0.106788
=1.6716

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 - (39.472 + 5.502) / 166.713) / (1 - (87.353 + 6.031) / 200.74)
=0.730231 / 0.534801
=1.3654

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
=22.643 / 37.484
=0.6041

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))
=(0.689 / (0.689 + 6.031)) / (0.572 / (0.572 + 5.502))
=0.10253 / 0.094172
=1.0888

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 / 22.643) / (0 / 37.484)
=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)
=((26.359 + 104.982) / 166.713) / ((31.634 + 89.49) / 200.74)
=0.787827 / 0.603387
=1.3057

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
=(3.213 - 0 - 5.117) / 166.713
=-0.011421

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.

Synthetica AD has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Synthetica AD Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
N. Vaptzarov No 47, Sofia, BGR, 1407
Synthetica AD is a holding company. It operates in various sectors such as property management in the hospitality and tourism, production and marketing of flexible packaging, biaxially oriented polypropylene film and manufacture of hemodialysis products.

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