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NN Group NV (XTER:2NN) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is NN Group NV Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTER:2NN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.57   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NN Group NV was -2.09. The lowest was -2.57. And the median was -2.48.


NN Group NV 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 NN Group NV 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 * 1.1122+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0002+0.892 * 1.0159+0.115 * 0.8888
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.006232-0.327 * 0.8282
=-2.29

* 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 €2,139 Mil.
Revenue was €11,149 Mil.
Gross Profit was €11,149 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0 Mil.
Total Assets was €210,375 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €302 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €157 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €11,758 Mil.
Net Income was €1,583 Mil.
Gross Profit was €673 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-401 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,893 Mil.
Revenue was €10,974 Mil.
Gross Profit was €10,974 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0 Mil.
Total Assets was €208,941 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €348 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €152 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €14,100 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)
=(2139 / 11149) / (1893 / 10974)
=0.191856 / 0.172499
=1.1122

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)
=(10974 / 10974) / (11149 / 11149)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 302) / 210375) / (1 - (0 + 348) / 208941)
=0.998564 / 0.998334
=1.0002

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
=11149 / 10974
=1.0159

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))
=(152 / (152 + 348)) / (157 / (157 + 302))
=0.304 / 0.342048
=0.8888

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 / 11149) / (0 / 10974)
=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)
=((11758 + 0) / 210375) / ((14100 + 0) / 208941)
=0.055891 / 0.067483
=0.8282

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
=(1583 - 673 - -401) / 210375
=0.006232

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.

NN Group NV has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NN Group NV Business Description

Address
Schenkkade 65, P.O. Box 90504, The Hague, ZH, NLD, 2595 AS
Nationale Nederlanden Group is a European insurance company that primarily sells long-term savings in the Netherlands. The business is made up of four divisions: Netherlands life; Netherlands nonlife; insurance Europe; and Japan life. The Netherlands life business is the biggest division and tends to generate around three quarters of operating income. That business sells traditional spread-based long-term savings and more modern defined contribution savings products. Since 2022, assets that are managed to support the traditional savings products and in-house part of defined contribution products are managed by Goldman Sachs. Since around 2013, NN has managed its individual life insurance business as closed to new business.