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Exalt AB (XSAT:EXALT) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Exalt 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSAT:EXALT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.78   Med: -2.67   Max: 1.22
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Exalt AB was 1.22. The lowest was -7.78. And the median was -2.67.


Exalt AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Exalt 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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Exalt AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Exalt AB 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 -3.09 -2.67 -7.78 -1.45 -2.46

Exalt AB 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 -1.45 -1.05 -0.88 -1.81 -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Exalt AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Exalt 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.


Exalt AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Exalt AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Exalt 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 Exalt 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 * 1.092+0.528 * 1.0276+0.404 * 1.0019+0.892 * 0.9946+0.115 * 1.6752
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.034348-0.327 * 0.9831
=-2.46

* 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 kr15.90 Mil.
Revenue was 14.57 + 9.427 + 13.204 + 11.909 = kr49.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.256 + 7.548 + 10.464 + 9.514 = kr39.78 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr17.52 Mil.
Total Assets was kr20.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.10 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr13.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 1.07 + -1.338 + 0.035 + 0.25 = kr0.02 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.465 + 2.176 + -2.697 + 0.785 = kr0.73 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr14.64 Mil.
Revenue was 14.2 + 9.181 + 13.511 + 12.484 = kr49.38 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.038 + 7.755 + 10.976 + 10.334 = kr41.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr17.86 Mil.
Total Assets was kr21.07 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.34 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr12.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1.88 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)
=(15.899 / 49.11) / (14.639 / 49.376)
=0.323743 / 0.29648
=1.092

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)
=(41.103 / 49.376) / (39.782 / 49.11)
=0.832449 / 0.810059
=1.0276

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 - (17.52 + 0.376) / 20.729) / (1 - (17.857 + 0.337) / 21.068)
=0.136668 / 0.136415
=1.0019

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
=49.11 / 49.376
=0.9946

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))
=(0.183 / (0.183 + 0.337)) / (0.1 / (0.1 + 0.376))
=0.351923 / 0.210084
=1.6752

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 / 49.11) / (0 / 49.376)
=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)
=((0 + 13.52) / 20.729) / ((1.875 + 12.103) / 21.068)
=0.652226 / 0.663471
=0.9831

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
=(0.017 - 0 - 0.729) / 20.729
=-0.034348

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.

Exalt AB has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Exalt AB Business Description

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Hallonbergsplan 5, Sundbyberg, SWE, 174 52
Exalt AB is engaged as a network contractor and implementing communications networks. The company offers design and installation of types of broadband and communications. It has three business division namely Structured real estate networks, Network technology and security, and Transmission Technology. The group provides a solution on Never wired, installation, activity based office, secure operation and xWDM-Installations.

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