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Lemonsoft Oyj (OHEL:LEMON) Beneish M-Score : -1.49 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Lemonsoft Oyj 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 -1.49 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OHEL:LEMON' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.73   Med: -1.49   Max: -1.42
Current: -1.49

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lemonsoft Oyj was -1.42. The lowest was -1.73. And the median was -1.49.


Lemonsoft Oyj Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lemonsoft Oyj'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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Lemonsoft Oyj Beneish M-Score Chart

Lemonsoft Oyj Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.44 -1.50

Lemonsoft Oyj Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 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 -1.54 -1.73 -1.42 -1.50 -1.49

Competitive Comparison of Lemonsoft Oyj's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Lemonsoft Oyj'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.


Lemonsoft Oyj's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Lemonsoft Oyj's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lemonsoft Oyj 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 Lemonsoft Oyj 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 * 1.8808+0.528 * 1.0654+0.404 * 1.1506+0.892 * 1.1643+0.115 * 0.7128
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.012486-0.327 * 1.2741
=-1.49

* 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 €5.86 Mil.
Revenue was 6.897 + 7.437 + 6.825 + 6.163 = €27.32 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.136 + 5.12 + 3.189 + 2.238 = €12.68 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €13.24 Mil.
Total Assets was €47.81 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €10.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €5.59 Mil.
Net Income was 0.653 + 1.724 + 1.66 + 0.99 = €5.03 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.578 + 1.996 + 0.222 + 0.634 = €4.43 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2.68 Mil.
Revenue was 5.918 + 6.449 + 5.781 + 5.318 = €23.47 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.235 + 4.726 + 2.612 + 2.032 = €11.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €14.04 Mil.
Total Assets was €39.03 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.88 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €8.25 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1.75 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)
=(5.86 / 27.322) / (2.676 / 23.466)
=0.214479 / 0.114037
=1.8808

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)
=(11.605 / 23.466) / (12.683 / 27.322)
=0.494545 / 0.464205
=1.0654

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 - (13.244 + 1.194) / 47.813) / (1 - (14.039 + 1.315) / 39.034)
=0.698032 / 0.606651
=1.1506

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
=27.322 / 23.466
=1.1643

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))
=(0.878 / (0.878 + 1.315)) / (1.53 / (1.53 + 1.194))
=0.400365 / 0.561674
=0.7128

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 / 27.322) / (0 / 23.466)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((5.59 + 10.015) / 47.813) / ((1.754 + 8.245) / 39.034)
=0.326376 / 0.256161
=1.2741

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
=(5.027 - 0 - 4.43) / 47.813
=0.012486

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.

Lemonsoft Oyj has a M-score of -1.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Lemonsoft Oyj (OHEL:LEMON) Business Description

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Vaasanpuistikko 20 A 4.krs, Vaasa, FIN, 65100
Lemonsoft Oyj is a Finnish software company that designs, develops, and sells ERP software solutions to streamline its customers' processes across different business lines and administration.

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