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AB Akola Group (OVSE:AKO1L) Beneish M-Score : -2.97 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is AB Akola Group 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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OVSE:AKO1L' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.35
Current: -2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AB Akola Group was -1.35. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.43.


AB Akola Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

AB Akola Group Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.22 -3.08 -2.66 -1.35 -2.13

AB Akola Group 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 -2.11 -2.13 -1.95 -2.97 -

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

For the Farm Products subindustry, AB Akola Group'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.


AB Akola Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, AB Akola Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AB Akola Group 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 AB Akola Group 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 * 1.1719+0.528 * 1.2305+0.404 * 1.2515+0.892 * 0.7928+0.115 * 0.9526
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3102+4.679 * -0.146678-0.327 * 0.9561
=-3.01

* 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 €234 Mil.
Revenue was 365.973 + 338.061 + 420.405 + 499.258 = €1,624 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.017 + 28.453 + 48.25 + 24.85 = €129 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €604 Mil.
Total Assets was €874 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €232 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €450 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €110 Mil.
Net Income was -3.786 + -2.441 + 14.287 + -4.26 = €4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 69.994 + 8.065 + 1.969 + 51.95 = €132 Mil.
Total Receivables was €252 Mil.
Revenue was 366.433 + 543.863 + 590.063 + 547.789 = €2,048 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.77 + 51.29 + 56.059 + 86.437 = €200 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €717 Mil.
Total Assets was €944 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €194 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €577 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €55 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)
=(233.814 / 1623.697) / (251.683 / 2048.148)
=0.144001 / 0.122883
=1.1719

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)
=(199.556 / 2048.148) / (128.57 / 1623.697)
=0.097432 / 0.079183
=1.2305

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 - (604.122 + 231.681) / 873.872) / (1 - (717.326 + 194.075) / 944.27)
=0.043564 / 0.034809
=1.2515

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
=1623.697 / 2048.148
=0.7928

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))
=(22.55 / (22.55 + 194.075)) / (28.424 / (28.424 + 231.681))
=0.104097 / 0.109279
=0.9526

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)
=(12.214 / 1623.697) / (11.758 / 2048.148)
=0.007522 / 0.005741
=1.3102

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)
=((110.292 + 449.534) / 873.872) / ((55.408 + 577.29) / 944.27)
=0.640627 / 0.670039
=0.9561

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
=(3.8 - 0 - 131.978) / 873.872
=-0.146678

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.

AB Akola Group has a M-score of -3.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AB Akola Group (OVSE:AKO1L) Business Description

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Address
Subacius Street 5, Vilnius, LTU, LT-01302
AB Akola Group formerly Linas Agro Group AB is an agribusiness company. The business activities of the group are divided into five operating segments namely Grain, oilseed and feed, Products and Services for Farming, Agricultural Production, Food products and others. Its products include grain, oilseed, raw feedstuffs, milk, poultry, and other products and services. The company earns maximum revenue from Grain, oilseed and feed segment. The company Geographically operates in Lithuani, Europe, Scandinavian countries, Africa, Asia, CIS and other.

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