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Alimak Group AB (OSTO:ALIG) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Alimak 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:ALIG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.52
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alimak Group AB was -1.52. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.37.


Alimak Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Alimak Group AB Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.51 -2.82 -2.80 -2.22 -2.59

Alimak 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 - - - -2.59 -

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

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Alimak 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.


Alimak Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Alimak Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alimak 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 Alimak 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 * 0.5813+0.528 * 0.8885+0.404 * 1.0087+0.892 * 1.5729+0.115 * 0.5927
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2722+4.679 * -0.040342-0.327 * 0.691
=-2.59

* 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 kr1,909 Mil.
Revenue was kr7,097 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr2,820 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3,987 Mil.
Total Assets was kr13,683 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr932 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr428 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr1,795 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr1,821 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr3,759 Mil.
Net Income was kr515 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr1,067 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr2,088 Mil.
Revenue was kr4,512 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr1,593 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr4,301 Mil.
Total Assets was kr14,327 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr929 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr213 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr897 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr3,708 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4,747 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)
=(1909 / 7097) / (2088 / 4512)
=0.268987 / 0.462766
=0.5813

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)
=(1593 / 4512) / (2820 / 7097)
=0.353059 / 0.397351
=0.8885

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 - (3987 + 932) / 13683) / (1 - (4301 + 929) / 14327)
=0.640503 / 0.634955
=1.0087

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
=7097 / 4512
=1.5729

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))
=(213 / (213 + 929)) / (428 / (428 + 932))
=0.186515 / 0.314706
=0.5927

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)
=(1795 / 7097) / (897 / 4512)
=0.252924 / 0.198803
=1.2722

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)
=((3759 + 1821) / 13683) / ((4747 + 3708) / 14327)
=0.407805 / 0.590144
=0.691

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
=(515 - 0 - 1067) / 13683
=-0.040342

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.

Alimak Group AB has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Alimak Group AB (OSTO:ALIG) Business Description

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Address
Blekholmstorget 30, Stockholm, SWE, SE-111 64
Alimak Group AB provides vertical access solutions to the permanently and temporarily installed products designed for residential, industrial, commercial and construction applications. The company has five segments, Facade Access, Construction, Height Safety and Productivity solutions, Industrial and Wind. The Group operates in various countries and all operating segments are represented in the geographical regions of Europe, Asia and Australia, South and North America and Other Markets. The Group develops, manufactures, sells and services various solutions with a focus on adding customer value through enhanced safety, higher productivity and improved cost efficiency. The products and solutions are sold under the brands Alimak, Tractel, CoxGomyl, Manntech, Avanti and Scanclimber.

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