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Vukile Property Fund (JSE:VKE) Beneish M-Score : -1.28 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Vukile Property Fund 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 -1.28 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

JSE:VKE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2   Max: -1.28
Current: -1.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vukile Property Fund was -1.28. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.00.


Vukile Property Fund Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vukile Property Fund'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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Vukile Property Fund Beneish M-Score Chart

Vukile Property Fund Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.78 -2.83 -2.46 -1.40 -1.28

Vukile Property Fund Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -1.40 - -1.28 -

Competitive Comparison of Vukile Property Fund's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Vukile Property Fund'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.


Vukile Property Fund's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Vukile Property Fund's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vukile Property Fund's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Vukile Property Fund 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 Vukile Property Fund 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 * 2.1657+0.528 * 0.9865+0.404 * 0.9778+0.892 * 1.0509+0.115 * 2.0274
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9617+4.679 * -0.003918-0.327 * 1.0116
=-1.28

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R437 Mil.
Revenue was R3,652 Mil.
Gross Profit was R2,383 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R2,168 Mil.
Total Assets was R40,076 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R71 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R1,777 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R16,300 Mil.
Net Income was R1,932 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R2,089 Mil.
Total Receivables was R192 Mil.
Revenue was R3,475 Mil.
Gross Profit was R2,237 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,128 Mil.
Total Assets was R34,725 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R67 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R1,878 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R13,605 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)
=(437 / 3652) / (192 / 3475)
=0.11966 / 0.055252
=2.1657

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)
=(2237 / 3475) / (2383 / 3652)
=0.643741 / 0.652519
=0.9865

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 - (2168 + 71) / 40076) / (1 - (1128 + 67) / 34725)
=0.944131 / 0.965587
=0.9778

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
=3652 / 3475
=1.0509

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))
=(6 / (6 + 67)) / (3 / (3 + 71))
=0.082192 / 0.040541
=2.0274

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)
=(95 / 3652) / (94 / 3475)
=0.026013 / 0.02705
=0.9617

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)
=((16300 + 1777) / 40076) / ((13605 + 1878) / 34725)
=0.451068 / 0.445875
=1.0116

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
=(1932 - 0 - 2089) / 40076
=-0.003918

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.

Vukile Property Fund has a M-score of -1.28 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Vukile Property Fund (JSE:VKE) Business Description

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11 9th Street, 4th Floor, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2198
Vukile Property Fund Ltd is a real estate company that owns property throughout South Africa. The company derives its revenue primarily from property leases. Retail properties, particularly shopping malls, represent more than half of Vukile's property portfolio. Offices, industrial buildings, and sovereign properties are also significant portfolio constituents. The majority of the company's tenants are large, listed national companies and major franchises, with the remainder comprising government and midsize to large professional firms.

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