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DSV AS (OCSE:DSV) Beneish M-Score : -2.24 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is DSV AS 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 -2.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OCSE:DSV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.66
Current: -2.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DSV AS was -1.66. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.49.


DSV AS Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DSV AS'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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DSV AS Beneish M-Score Chart

DSV AS 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 -1.98 -2.57 -1.80 -2.80 -2.66

DSV AS 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 -3.01 -3.07 -3.02 -2.66 -2.24

Competitive Comparison of DSV AS's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, DSV AS'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.


DSV AS's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, DSV AS's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DSV AS's Beneish M-Score falls into.



DSV AS 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 DSV AS 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 * 1.3859+0.528 * 0.8169+0.404 * 1.0177+0.892 * 0.6876+0.115 * 1.8912
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.004387-0.327 * 1.0087
=-2.24

* 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 kr34,792 Mil.
Revenue was 38340 + 36528 + 35576 + 37727 = kr148,171 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8874 + 14361 + 9321 + 10014 = kr42,570 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr46,410 Mil.
Total Assets was kr152,023 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr22,856 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2,645 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr41,819 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr35,599 Mil.
Net Income was 2377 + 2909 + 2778 + 3362 = kr11,426 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1756 + 1959 + 3750 + 4628 = kr12,093 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr36,511 Mil.
Revenue was 40954 + 51231 + 60560 + 62749 = kr215,494 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10122 + 15352 + 12270 + 12830 = kr50,574 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr50,840 Mil.
Total Assets was kr154,772 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr21,145 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr5,160 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr1,338 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr43,470 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr34,669 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)
=(34792 / 148171) / (36511 / 215494)
=0.23481 / 0.169429
=1.3859

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)
=(50574 / 215494) / (42570 / 148171)
=0.234689 / 0.287303
=0.8169

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 - (46410 + 22856) / 152023) / (1 - (50840 + 21145) / 154772)
=0.544372 / 0.534896
=1.0177

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
=148171 / 215494
=0.6876

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))
=(5160 / (5160 + 21145)) / (2645 / (2645 + 22856))
=0.19616 / 0.103721
=1.8912

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 / 148171) / (1338 / 215494)
=0 / 0.006209
=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)
=((35599 + 41819) / 152023) / ((34669 + 43470) / 154772)
=0.509252 / 0.504865
=1.0087

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
=(11426 - 0 - 12093) / 152023
=-0.004387

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.

DSV AS has a M-score of -2.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


DSV AS (OCSE:DSV) Business Description

Address
Hovedgaden 630, Hedehusene, DNK, 2640
DSV is a Danish-listed transport and logistics company, offering transport services worldwide by road, air, sea, and train, with the bulk of its activities coming from its European trucking network and airfreight and sea freight forwarding businesses. Since its founding in 1976, the company has grown rapidly, mainly via acquisitions. The company has been active in the mergers and acquisitions segment, most recently acquiring peer GIL in 2021. This acquisition further diversifies its revenue base away from European road freight and adds scale in key regions such as the Middle East. It also moves DSV into third spot among the largest 3PL firms globally.

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