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Liberti AD Skopje (XMAE:RZLV) Beneish M-Score : -4.26 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Liberti AD Skopje 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 -4.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XMAE:RZLV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.19   Med: -2.79   Max: 2.32
Current: -4.26

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Liberti AD Skopje was 2.32. The lowest was -10.19. And the median was -2.79.


Liberti AD Skopje Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Liberti AD Skopje Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.98 2.32 -2.29 -10.19 -4.26

Liberti AD Skopje Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -4.26 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Liberti AD Skopje's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Liberti AD Skopje'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.


Liberti AD Skopje's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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


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Liberti AD Skopje 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 Liberti AD Skopje 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 * 1.4801+0.528 * 0.3521+0.404 * 1.0666+0.892 * 0.6971+0.115 * 0.9365
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.237+4.679 * -0.316423-0.327 * 1.3372
=-4.26

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was MKD594 Mil.
Revenue was MKD5,910 Mil.
Gross Profit was MKD-253 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MKD1,554 Mil.
Total Assets was MKD2,619 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MKD1,056 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MKD85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MKD26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MKD1,869 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MKD1,154 Mil.
Net Income was MKD-858 Mil.
Gross Profit was MKD0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MKD-29 Mil.
Total Receivables was MKD576 Mil.
Revenue was MKD8,478 Mil.
Gross Profit was MKD-128 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MKD2,337 Mil.
Total Assets was MKD3,477 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MKD1,129 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MKD85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MKD30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MKD2,997 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MKD5 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)
=(594.307 / 5910.162) / (575.962 / 8477.817)
=0.100557 / 0.067938
=1.4801

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)
=(-127.561 / 8477.817) / (-252.586 / 5910.162)
=-0.015046 / -0.042738
=0.3521

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 - (1554.243 + 1055.502) / 2618.595) / (1 - (2337.116 + 1128.769) / 3476.904)
=0.00338 / 0.003169
=1.0666

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
=5910.162 / 8477.817
=0.6971

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))
=(85.094 / (85.094 + 1128.769)) / (85.401 / (85.401 + 1055.502))
=0.070102 / 0.074854
=0.9365

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)
=(26.129 / 5910.162) / (30.299 / 8477.817)
=0.004421 / 0.003574
=1.237

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)
=((1154.1 + 1869.425) / 2618.595) / ((4.769 + 2997.381) / 3476.904)
=1.154636 / 0.863455
=1.3372

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
=(-857.877 - 0 - -29.293) / 2618.595
=-0.316423

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.

Liberti AD Skopje has a M-score of -4.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Liberti AD Skopje Business Description

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Address
Street 16 Makedonska Brigada Br. 18, Skopje, MKD, 1000
Liberti AD Skopje is a steel and mining company. Its operating segments are NAFTA, Brazil, Europe, ACIS, and Mining. NAFTA segment produces flat products such as slabs, hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, coated steel, and plate. Brazil segment includes the flat operations of Brazil and the long and tubular operations of Brazil and neighboring countries including Argentina, Costa Rica and Venezuela. Europe segment produces a portfolio of steel products in Europe including Spain and Romania. ACIS segment produces a combination of flat, long products and tubular products. Mining segment comprises all mines owned by the company in Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa. The majority of the company's revenue comes from the United States.