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Rottneros AB (OSTO:RROS) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Rottneros 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSTO:RROS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -42.31   Med: -2.45   Max: 4.61
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Rottneros AB was 4.61. The lowest was -42.31. And the median was -2.45.


Rottneros AB Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rottneros 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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Rottneros AB Beneish M-Score Chart

Rottneros AB 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 -3.30 -2.79 -2.01 -1.88 -2.18

Rottneros AB 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 -2.42 -2.68 -3.02 -2.18 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Rottneros AB's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Rottneros 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.


Rottneros AB's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Rottneros AB's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Rottneros 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 Rottneros 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 * 0.8877+0.528 * 1.5602+0.404 * 0.792+0.892 * 0.8653+0.115 * 1.2981
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.022264-0.327 * 1.1075
=-2.42

* 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 kr626 Mil.
Revenue was 690 + 634 + 690 + 683 = kr2,697 Mil.
Gross Profit was 207 + 204 + 255 + 279 = kr945 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,180 Mil.
Total Assets was kr2,650 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,326 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr119 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr705 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr51 Mil.
Net Income was -2 + -64 + 33 + 34 = kr1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 60 + -77 + 60 + 17 = kr60 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr815 Mil.
Revenue was 750 + 745 + 820 + 802 = kr3,117 Mil.
Gross Profit was 367 + 365 + 505 + 467 = kr1,704 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,917 Mil.
Total Assets was kr3,323 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,178 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr141 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr526 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr753 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr103 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)
=(626 / 2697) / (815 / 3117)
=0.23211 / 0.261469
=0.8877

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)
=(1704 / 3117) / (945 / 2697)
=0.546679 / 0.350389
=1.5602

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 - (1180 + 1326) / 2650) / (1 - (1917 + 1178) / 3323)
=0.05434 / 0.068613
=0.792

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
=2697 / 3117
=0.8653

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))
=(141 / (141 + 1178)) / (119 / (119 + 1326))
=0.106899 / 0.082353
=1.2981

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 / 2697) / (526 / 3117)
=0 / 0.168752
=0

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)
=((51 + 705) / 2650) / ((103 + 753) / 3323)
=0.285283 / 0.257599
=1.1075

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
=(1 - 0 - 60) / 2650
=-0.022264

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.

Rottneros AB has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Rottneros AB (OSTO:RROS) Business Description

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Address
Rottneros Bruk, Box 144, Soderhamn, SWE, 826 23
Rottneros AB, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells bleached and unbleached chemical pulp as well as mechanical pulp in Europe and internationally. The pulp is used for the production of board & packaging, filters, electrotechnical applications, tissue paper, printing & printing paper and other special applications. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from Europe. Rottneros also develops and sells molded fiber trays and technology for this production.

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