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Aquaticus Real Estate AB (XSAT:AQUAT) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Aquaticus Real Estate 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 -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSAT:AQUAT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.26
Current: -2.92

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aquaticus Real Estate AB was -1.26. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.74.


Aquaticus Real Estate AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aquaticus Real Estate 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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Aquaticus Real Estate AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Aquaticus Real Estate AB Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.26

Aquaticus Real Estate AB Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.56 -3.13 -1.26 -2.92

Competitive Comparison of Aquaticus Real Estate AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Aquaticus Real Estate 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.


Aquaticus Real Estate AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Aquaticus Real Estate AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aquaticus Real Estate AB's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Aquaticus Real Estate 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 Aquaticus Real Estate 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 * 0.6443+0.528 * 0.9976+0.404 * 0.9785+0.892 * 1.0923+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9003+4.679 * -0.041194-0.327 * 1.024
=-2.92

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr5.00 Mil.
Revenue was 13.217 + 12.12 + 12.357 + 12.238 = kr49.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.501 + 9.958 + 10.533 + 10.626 = kr42.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr50.22 Mil.
Total Assets was kr798.22 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr2.14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr451.99 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 6.618 + -20.319 + 5.729 + 5.445 = kr-2.53 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7.317 + 2.673 + 8.36 + 12.005 = kr30.36 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr7.10 Mil.
Revenue was 12.299 + 11.236 + 11.006 + 11.173 = kr45.71 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.643 + 9.389 + 9.306 + 9.585 = kr38.92 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr34.54 Mil.
Total Assets was kr815.22 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr2.17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr9.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr441.57 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)
=(4.998 / 49.932) / (7.102 / 45.714)
=0.100096 / 0.155357
=0.6443

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)
=(38.923 / 45.714) / (42.618 / 49.932)
=0.851446 / 0.853521
=0.9976

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 - (50.221 + 0) / 798.221) / (1 - (34.536 + 0) / 815.219)
=0.937084 / 0.957636
=0.9785

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
=49.932 / 45.714
=1.0923

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 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=1

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)
=(2.136 / 49.932) / (2.172 / 45.714)
=0.042778 / 0.047513
=0.9003

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 + 451.99) / 798.221) / ((441.57 + 9.221) / 815.219)
=0.566247 / 0.552969
=1.024

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
=(-2.527 - 0 - 30.355) / 798.221
=-0.041194

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.

Aquaticus Real Estate AB has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aquaticus Real Estate AB (XSAT:AQUAT) Business Description

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Address
c/o Arctic Business Management, Regeringsgatan 38, Stockholm, SWE, 111 56
Aquaticus Real Estate AB is a Swedish real estate company that owns, manages and leases the office property.

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