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Bure Equity AB (OSTO:BURE) Beneish M-Score : -1.27 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Bure Equity 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.27 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSTO:BURE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.65   Med: -1.55   Max: 2.15
Current: -1.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bure Equity AB was 2.15. The lowest was -6.65. And the median was -1.55.


Bure Equity AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bure Equity 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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Bure Equity AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Bure Equity 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 -0.97 -2.57 -0.88 -6.11 -2.00

Bure Equity 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 -2.41 -1.30 -1.47 -2.00 -1.27

Competitive Comparison of Bure Equity AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Bure Equity 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.


Bure Equity AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Bure Equity AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bure Equity 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 Bure Equity 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 * 1.5084+0.528 * 0.9424+0.404 * 0.9489+0.892 * 1.2312+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2499+4.679 * 0.178505-0.327 * 2.1672
=-1.27

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr13.0 Mil.
Revenue was 57 + 18 + 7 + 131 = kr213.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45 + 4 + -2 + 115 = kr162.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,599.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr22,173.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr4.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr8.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr48.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 2992 + 2973 + -1374 + 730 = kr5,321.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 38 + 832 + 385 + 108 = kr1,363.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr7.0 Mil.
Revenue was 65 + 2 + 6 + 100 = kr173.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 56 + -7 + 0 + 75 = kr124.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr377.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr17,009.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr4.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr26.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr17.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.0 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)
=(13 / 213) / (7 / 173)
=0.061033 / 0.040462
=1.5084

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)
=(124 / 173) / (162 / 213)
=0.716763 / 0.760563
=0.9424

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 - (1599 + 0) / 22173) / (1 - (377 + 0) / 17009)
=0.927885 / 0.977835
=0.9489

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
=213 / 173
=1.2312

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))
=(4 / (4 + 0)) / (4 / (4 + 0))
=1 / 1
=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)
=(8 / 213) / (26 / 173)
=0.037559 / 0.150289
=0.2499

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 + 48) / 22173) / ((0 + 17) / 17009)
=0.002165 / 0.000999
=2.1672

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
=(5321 - 0 - 1363) / 22173
=0.178505

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.

Bure Equity AB has a M-score of -1.27 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Bure Equity AB (OSTO:BURE) Business Description

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Address
Nybrogatan 6, Stockholm, SWE, SE-114 34
Bure Equity AB is a Sweden-based investment company. The foundation of the company's business model is far-reaching engagement and a strong presence in the portfolio companies. The company specializes in long-term owning, developing, as well as disposing of listed and unlisted operating entities. Bure's objectives are to be a profitable investment for shareholders and to be a competitive investment alternative in the market.

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