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Alcadon Group AB (OSTO:ALCA) Beneish M-Score : -2.57 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Alcadon Group 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 -2.57 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:ALCA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.16   Max: -1.13
Current: -2.57

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alcadon Group AB was -1.13. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.16.


Alcadon Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alcadon Group 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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Alcadon Group AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Alcadon Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.16 -1.29 -1.56 -2.57

Alcadon Group AB Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -2.57 -

Competitive Comparison of Alcadon Group AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Alcadon Group 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.


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

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

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



Alcadon Group 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 Alcadon Group 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 * 0.7524+0.528 * 1.0455+0.404 * 1.0436+0.892 * 1.4165+0.115 * 0.613
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8486+4.679 * -0.062485-0.327 * 0.8882
=-2.57

* 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 kr312 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,573 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr384 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr685 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,581 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr417 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr355 Mil.
Net Income was kr38 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr137 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr293 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,110 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr284 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr752 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,662 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr99 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr516 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr398 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)
=(312.2 / 1572.828) / (292.938 / 1110.381)
=0.198496 / 0.263818
=0.7524

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)
=(283.603 / 1110.381) / (384.252 / 1572.828)
=0.255411 / 0.244306
=1.0455

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 - (684.623 + 91.375) / 1580.931) / (1 - (751.916 + 99.481) / 1662.49)
=0.509151 / 0.487878
=1.0436

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
=1572.828 / 1110.381
=1.4165

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))
=(22.228 / (22.228 + 99.481)) / (38.777 / (38.777 + 91.375))
=0.182632 / 0.297936
=0.613

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)
=(95.82 / 1572.828) / (79.712 / 1110.381)
=0.060922 / 0.071788
=0.8486

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)
=((354.916 + 416.835) / 1580.931) / ((398.113 + 515.649) / 1662.49)
=0.488162 / 0.549635
=0.8882

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
=(37.86 - 0 - 136.645) / 1580.931
=-0.062485

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.

Alcadon Group AB has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alcadon Group AB (OSTO:ALCA) Business Description

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Segelbatsvagen 7, Stockholm, SWE, 112 64
Alcadon Group AB is a Sweden based company involved in providing products for data and network communication. It offers Commercial Real Estate Networks, Residential network, Fiber network / FTTx and services including Training, Network Design, and Troubleshooting among others.

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