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Digicore Holdings (JSE:DGC) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is Digicore Holdings 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Digicore Holdings was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Digicore Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Digicore Holdings'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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Digicore Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Digicore Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Digicore Holdings'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.


Digicore Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Digicore Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Digicore Holdings 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 Digicore Holdings 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+0.528 * 1.0432+0.404 * 1.2799+0.892 * 1.0152+0.115 * 0.9335
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.186662-0.327 * 0.9687
=-3.20

* 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 (Jun14) TTM:Last Year (Jun13) TTM:
Total Receivables was R0.0 Mil.
Revenue was R891.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was R566.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R286.4 Mil.
Total Assets was R760.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R137.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R77.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R170.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R8.0 Mil.
Net Income was R7.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R149.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was R0.0 Mil.
Revenue was R878.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was R582.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R388.0 Mil.
Total Assets was R840.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R162.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R82.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R189.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R14.5 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)
=(0 / 891.943) / (0 / 878.578)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(582.402 / 878.578) / (566.754 / 891.943)
=0.662892 / 0.635415
=1.0432

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 - (286.386 + 137.619) / 760.36) / (1 - (388.031 + 162.239) / 840.91)
=0.442363 / 0.345626
=1.2799

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
=891.943 / 878.578
=1.0152

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))
=(82.597 / (82.597 + 162.239)) / (77.878 / (77.878 + 137.619))
=0.337356 / 0.361388
=0.9335

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 / 891.943) / (0 / 878.578)
=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)
=((7.99 + 170.421) / 760.36) / ((14.481 + 189.206) / 840.91)
=0.23464 / 0.242222
=0.9687

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
=(7.036 - 0 - 148.966) / 760.36
=-0.186662

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.

Digicore Holdings has a M-score of -3.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Digicore Holdings (JSE:DGC) Business Description

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Digicore Holdings Limited provides machine (M2M) communication and telematics solutions. The company researches, designs, develop, manufactures, sells and supports tailored solutions for customers.

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