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Bawat Water Technologies AB (OSTO:BAWAT) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Bawat Water Technologies AB 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Bawat Water Technologies AB's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

OSTO:BAWAT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: 2.6   Max: 8.23
Current: -3.03

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bawat Water Technologies AB was 8.23. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was 2.60.


Bawat Water Technologies AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bawat Water Technologies AB'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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Bawat Water Technologies AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Bawat Water Technologies AB Annual Data
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Beneish M-Score
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Bawat Water Technologies AB Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 8.23 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of Bawat Water Technologies AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Bawat Water Technologies AB'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.


Bawat Water Technologies AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Bawat Water Technologies AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Bawat Water Technologies AB 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 Bawat Water Technologies AB 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 * 1.0982+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0588+0.892 * 1.0938+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -2.3505+4.679 * -0.280162-0.327 * 1.0393
=-3.03

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr6.66 Mil.
Revenue was 7.649 + 4.135 + 4.159 + 2.398 = kr18.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.649 + 4.135 + 4.159 + 2.398 = kr18.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr15.18 Mil.
Total Assets was kr49.17 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr0.77 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr-14.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr14.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -7.108 + -11.487 + -10.221 + -7.115 = kr-35.93 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -8.889 + -6.038 + -7.229 + 0 = kr-22.16 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr5.55 Mil.
Revenue was 3.306 + 6.195 + 3.967 + 3.3 = kr16.77 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.306 + 6.195 + 3.967 + 3.3 = kr16.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr19.39 Mil.
Total Assets was kr57.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1.46 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr5.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr15.99 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr0.00 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)
=(6.661 / 18.341) / (5.545 / 16.768)
=0.363175 / 0.330689
=1.0982

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)
=(16.768 / 16.768) / (18.341 / 18.341)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (15.182 + 0.771) / 49.168) / (1 - (19.389 + 1.458) / 57.596)
=0.675541 / 0.638048
=1.0588

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
=18.341 / 16.768
=1.0938

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 / (0 + 1.458)) / (0 / (0 + 0.771))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(-14.328 / 18.341) / (5.573 / 16.768)
=-0.781201 / 0.332359
=-2.3505

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 + 14.188) / 49.168) / ((0 + 15.992) / 57.596)
=0.288562 / 0.277658
=1.0393

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
=(-35.931 - 0 - -22.156) / 49.168
=-0.280162

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.

Bawat Water Technologies AB has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Bawat Water Technologies AB (OSTO:BAWAT) Business Description

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c/o Advokatfirman Lindahl KB, P.O. Box 5898, Stockholm, SWE, SE-102 40
Bawat Water Technologies AB markets its patented ballast water management system globally, a cost-efficient, flexible, and sustainable solution to the problem of ballast water treatment.

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