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Marel hf (OISE:MAREL) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Marel hf 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OISE:MAREL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Marel hf was -2.08. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.57.


Marel hf Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Marel hf'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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Marel hf Beneish M-Score Chart

Marel hf 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 -2.46 -2.46 -2.68 -2.37 -2.78

Marel hf 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 -2.30 -2.41 -2.57 -2.78 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Marel hf's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Marel hf'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.


Marel hf's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Marel hf's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Marel hf 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 Marel hf 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 * 0.8388+0.528 * 0.9536+0.404 * 1.054+0.892 * 0.9796+0.115 * 0.9298
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0446+4.679 * -0.042526-0.327 * 0.9494
=-2.85

* 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 kr50,399 Mil.
Revenue was 61981.417 + 67519.432 + 59529.423 + 63247.347 = kr252,278 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22307.902 + 23842.8 + 21106.691 + 21322.022 = kr88,579 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr109,061 Mil.
Total Assets was kr384,868 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr57,685 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr14,453 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr57,911 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr89,277 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr124,819 Mil.
Net Income was -480.709 + 1311.203 + 1489.711 + 464.173 = kr2,784 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 976.44 + 12765.393 + 4675.626 + 733.693 = kr19,151 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr61,334 Mil.
Revenue was 66201.71 + 71620.04 + 61658.069 + 58042.69 = kr257,523 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22594.996 + 24024.629 + 20347.436 + 19255.038 = kr86,222 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr130,021 Mil.
Total Assets was kr401,620 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr55,637 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr12,737 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr56,589 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr122,090 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr113,241 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)
=(50399.334 / 252277.619) / (61333.502 / 257522.509)
=0.199777 / 0.238168
=0.8388

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)
=(86222.099 / 257522.509) / (88579.415 / 252277.619)
=0.334814 / 0.351119
=0.9536

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 - (109060.855 + 57685.08) / 384867.645) / (1 - (130021.105 + 55636.663) / 401619.761)
=0.566745 / 0.537728
=1.054

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
=252277.619 / 257522.509
=0.9796

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))
=(12736.652 / (12736.652 + 55636.663)) / (14452.83 / (14452.83 + 57685.08))
=0.186281 / 0.20035
=0.9298

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)
=(57911.188 / 252277.619) / (56588.9 / 257522.509)
=0.229553 / 0.219744
=1.0446

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)
=((124819.097 + 89276.675) / 384867.645) / ((113241.325 + 122089.922) / 401619.761)
=0.556284 / 0.585955
=0.9494

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
=(2784.378 - 0 - 19151.152) / 384867.645
=-0.042526

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.

Marel hf has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Marel hf (OISE:MAREL) Business Description

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Austurhraun 9, Gardabaer, ISL, 210
Marel hf is an Iceland-based company that acts as a provider of equipment, systems and services for the poultry, fish, meat and further processing industries and is involved in the manufacturing, development, distribution and sales of solutions for these industries. The company offers systems for processing broilers, turkeys and ducks, equipment and systems for salmon and whitefish processing, both farmed and wild, onboard and ashore. In addition, it also focuses on deboning and trimming, case ready foodservice and bacon processing. The firm also provides products for portioning, coating, heat treatment and sausage making. It organizes its business in four divisions; poultry, fish, meat, and others.

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