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MoveByBike Europe AB (XSAT:MBBAB) Beneish M-Score : -6.77 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is MoveByBike Europe 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 -6.77 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XSAT:MBBAB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.2   Med: -5.98   Max: -3.3
Current: -6.77

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MoveByBike Europe AB was -3.30. The lowest was -9.20. And the median was -5.98.


MoveByBike Europe AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MoveByBike Europe 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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MoveByBike Europe AB Beneish M-Score Chart

MoveByBike Europe AB Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - -5.98 -3.30

MoveByBike Europe AB Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24
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 -3.30 -6.35 -7.60 -9.20 -6.77

Competitive Comparison of MoveByBike Europe AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, MoveByBike Europe 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.


MoveByBike Europe AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, MoveByBike Europe AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



MoveByBike Europe 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 MoveByBike Europe 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 * 0.464+0.528 * 0.3333+0.404 * 2.7534+0.892 * 1.2402+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.917575-0.327 * 1.7531
=-6.77

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr4.75 Mil.
Revenue was 5.812 + 5.374 + 5.336 + 4.19 = kr20.71 Mil.
Gross Profit was -15.296 + -2.597 + -1.3 + -1.773 = kr-20.97 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr5.13 Mil.
Total Assets was kr34.03 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr3.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr14.20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr38.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4.74 Mil.
Net Income was -19.995 + -4.367 + -2.874 + -3.375 = kr-30.61 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.137 + -2.57 + -0.521 + 1.569 = kr0.62 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr8.25 Mil.
Revenue was 3.949 + 3.691 + 4.794 + 4.267 = kr16.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.455 + -1.578 + -0.9 + -1.701 = kr-5.63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr10.48 Mil.
Total Assets was kr18.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr3.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr5.35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr13.08 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.78 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)
=(4.747 / 20.712) / (8.249 / 16.701)
=0.229191 / 0.493923
=0.464

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)
=(-5.634 / 16.701) / (-20.966 / 20.712)
=-0.337345 / -1.012263
=0.3333

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 - (5.13 + 3.758) / 34.031) / (1 - (10.479 + 3.381) / 18.943)
=0.738826 / 0.268331
=2.7534

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
=20.712 / 16.701
=1.2402

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 + 3.381)) / (14.195 / (14.195 + 3.758))
=0 / 0.790676
=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)
=(0 / 20.712) / (5.345 / 16.701)
=0 / 0.320041
=0

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)
=((4.743 + 38.915) / 34.031) / ((0.78 + 13.082) / 18.943)
=1.282889 / 0.731774
=1.7531

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
=(-30.611 - 0 - 0.615) / 34.031
=-0.917575

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.

MoveByBike Europe AB has a M-score of -6.77 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MoveByBike Europe AB (XSAT:MBBAB) Business Description

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Byggmastaregatan 3, Malmo, SWE, 211 30
MoveByBike Europe AB is a Swedish transport and logistics company that offers a completely environmentally friendly delivery and distribution service. The company has developed a complete infrastructure for bicycle logistics with flexible, fast, cost-effective and environmentally friendly transport with deliveries at times and places chosen by the recipient.

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