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Eniro Group AB (OSTO:ENRO) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Eniro 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:ENRO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.15   Med: -3.23   Max: -0.16
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eniro Group AB was -0.16. The lowest was -7.15. And the median was -3.23.


Eniro Group AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Eniro 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 -4.27 -3.23 -2.98 -2.46 -2.65

Eniro 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 -2.17 -2.41 -2.35 -2.65 -2.53

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

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Eniro 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.


Eniro Group AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Eniro Group AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Eniro 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 Eniro 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 * 1.0901+0.528 * 1.01+0.404 * 1.0111+0.892 * 0.9927+0.115 * 1.0065
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.062436-0.327 * 1.0502
=-2.53

* 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 kr145.0 Mil.
Revenue was 232 + 241 + 238 + 239 = kr950.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 212 + 219 + 218 + 211 = kr860.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr311.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr977.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr48.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr78.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr378.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr18.0 Mil.
Net Income was 4 + 10 + 16 + -29 = kr1.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12 + 53 + -15 + 12 = kr62.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr134.0 Mil.
Revenue was 242 + 251 + 248 + 216 = kr957.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 225 + 231 + 225 + 194 = kr875.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr340.0 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,039.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr49.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr81.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr270.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr385.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr16.0 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)
=(145 / 950) / (134 / 957)
=0.152632 / 0.140021
=1.0901

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)
=(875 / 957) / (860 / 950)
=0.914316 / 0.905263
=1.01

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 - (311 + 48) / 977) / (1 - (340 + 49) / 1039)
=0.632549 / 0.625602
=1.0111

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
=950 / 957
=0.9927

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))
=(81 / (81 + 49)) / (78 / (78 + 48))
=0.623077 / 0.619048
=1.0065

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 / 950) / (270 / 957)
=0 / 0.282132
=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)
=((18 + 378) / 977) / ((16 + 385) / 1039)
=0.405322 / 0.385948
=1.0502

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
=(1 - 0 - 62) / 977
=-0.062436

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.

Eniro Group AB has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eniro Group AB (OSTO:ENRO) Business Description

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Gardsvagen 6, Solna, Stockholm, SWE, 169 70
Eniro Group AB is a search engine company for individuals and companies operating in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Poland. Its operations are divided into three business areas. The Marketing Partner business area offers local small and medium-sized companies a comprehensive range of digital marketing services with the help of both external partnerships and its own local search engines. The Voice business area offers customer service and response service for larger companies in the Nordic region, as well as directory inquiry services. The Venture business area consists of the successful app and other growth initiatives.

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