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Agilyx ASA (OSL:AGLX) Beneish M-Score : 2.14 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Agilyx ASA 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 2.14 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

OSL:AGLX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: 2.14   Max: 59.94
Current: 2.14

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Agilyx ASA was 59.94. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was 2.14.


Agilyx ASA Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Agilyx ASA'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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Agilyx ASA Beneish M-Score Chart

Agilyx ASA Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 59.94 -2.76 2.14

Agilyx ASA Semi-Annual Data
Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial 59.94 - -2.76 - 2.14

Competitive Comparison of Agilyx ASA's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Agilyx ASA'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.


Agilyx ASA's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Agilyx ASA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Agilyx ASA 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 Agilyx ASA 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 * 0.3594+0.528 * -0.2244+0.404 * 5.3788+0.892 * 0.855+0.115 * 0.7015
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3023+4.679 * 0.852771-0.327 * 0.0512
=2.14

* 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 kr6.21 Mil.
Revenue was kr62.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr6.29 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr127.17 Mil.
Total Assets was kr1,374.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr17.09 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr9.96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr139.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr31.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.63 Mil.
Net Income was kr1,028.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr-143.93 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr20.23 Mil.
Revenue was kr72.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr-1.65 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr179.52 Mil.
Total Assets was kr242.96 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr23.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr8.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr125.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr106.33 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4.59 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)
=(6.214 / 62.189) / (20.225 / 72.737)
=0.099921 / 0.278057
=0.3594

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)
=(-1.65 / 72.737) / (6.287 / 62.189)
=-0.022684 / 0.101095
=-0.2244

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 - (127.173 + 17.09) / 1374.597) / (1 - (179.521 + 23.011) / 242.962)
=0.895051 / 0.166405
=5.3788

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
=62.189 / 72.737
=0.855

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))
=(8.013 / (8.013 + 23.011)) / (9.959 / (9.959 + 17.09))
=0.258284 / 0.368184
=0.7015

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)
=(139.822 / 62.189) / (125.576 / 72.737)
=2.24834 / 1.726439
=1.3023

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)
=((0.633 + 31.522) / 1374.597) / ((4.594 + 106.33) / 242.962)
=0.023392 / 0.456549
=0.0512

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
=(1028.292 - 0 - -143.925) / 1374.597
=0.852771

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.

Agilyx ASA has a M-score of 2.14 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Agilyx ASA (OSL:AGLX) Business Description

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13240 SW Wall Street, Tigard, NOR, Oregon
Agilyx ASA is a developer of conversion technologies across the value chain intended to offer two molecular recycling product pathways enabling a circular economy for polystyrene and polymethyl methacrylate. The company offers waste sourcing and processing, thereby helping the entire plastic recycling market to convert recycled waste plastics into valuable resources such as oils and chemical substrate products.

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