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Eimskipafelag Islands ehf (OISE:EIM) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Eimskipafelag Islands ehf 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OISE:EIM' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eimskipafelag Islands ehf was -2.25. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.73.


Eimskipafelag Islands ehf Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eimskipafelag Islands ehf'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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Eimskipafelag Islands ehf Beneish M-Score Chart

Eimskipafelag Islands ehf 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 -3.03 -2.89 -2.65 -2.94 -2.74

Eimskipafelag Islands ehf 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 - - - -2.74 -

Competitive Comparison of Eimskipafelag Islands ehf's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Eimskipafelag Islands ehf'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.


Eimskipafelag Islands ehf's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Eimskipafelag Islands ehf's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Eimskipafelag Islands ehf 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 Eimskipafelag Islands ehf 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 * 1.1142+0.528 * 1.086+0.404 * 1.2001+0.892 * 0.7957+0.115 * 0.9915
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.070737-0.327 * 0.922
=-2.74

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr19,498 Mil.
Revenue was kr124,720 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr93,652 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr26,195 Mil.
Total Assets was kr93,267 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr50,586 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr9,360 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr18,792 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr25,951 Mil.
Net Income was kr8,157 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr14,754 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr21,993 Mil.
Revenue was kr156,742 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr127,815 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr34,051 Mil.
Total Assets was kr97,600 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr49,174 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr9,007 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr22,250 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr28,534 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)
=(19497.894 / 124719.695) / (21992.564 / 156742.185)
=0.156334 / 0.14031
=1.1142

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)
=(127814.833 / 156742.185) / (93652.015 / 124719.695)
=0.815446 / 0.7509
=1.086

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 - (26195.279 + 50585.619) / 93267.094) / (1 - (34050.849 + 49173.775) / 97600.458)
=0.176763 / 0.147293
=1.2001

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
=124719.695 / 156742.185
=0.7957

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))
=(9006.527 / (9006.527 + 49173.775)) / (9359.58 / (9359.58 + 50585.619))
=0.154804 / 0.156136
=0.9915

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 / 124719.695) / (0 / 156742.185)
=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)
=((25950.823 + 18791.954) / 93267.094) / ((28533.968 + 22249.647) / 97600.458)
=0.479727 / 0.520321
=0.922

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
=(8156.89 - 0 - 14754.352) / 93267.094
=-0.070737

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.

Eimskipafelag Islands ehf has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eimskipafelag Islands ehf (OISE:EIM) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Sundabakki 2, Reykjavík, ISL, 104
Eimskipafelag Islands ehf Formerly Eimpskipafelag Islands provides shipping, logistics, supply chain services. The company's operations are divided into two market segments namely Liner services and Forwarding services. The liner services segment includes operations such as port operations, cold storage facilities, warehousing, trucking and distribution, air freight and agency services in Iceland and Norway. The forwarding services segment includes reefer forwarding, a system based on a network of own offices, association with deep-sea lines and associates. The company earns the majority of its revenues from Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Asia.