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Atlas African Industries (LSE:AAI) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is Atlas African Industries 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 Atlas African Industries's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atlas African Industries was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Atlas African Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Atlas African Industries'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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Atlas African Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Atlas African Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Atlas African Industries'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.


Atlas African Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Atlas African Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Atlas African Industries's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Atlas African Industries 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 Atlas African Industries 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 £0.00 Mil.
Revenue was £0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £3.25 Mil.
Total Assets was £11.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £0.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.
Net Income was £-0.84 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £-2.45 Mil.
Total Receivables was £0.00 Mil.
Revenue was £0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £6.47 Mil.
Total Assets was £6.47 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.35 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 - (3.251 + 0.103) / 11.405) / (1 - (6.471 + 0) / 6.471)
=0.705918 / 0
=

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
=0 / 0
=

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 + 0)) / (0.004 / (0.004 + 0.103))
= / 0.037383
=

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 / 0) / (0 / 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)
=((0 + 0.223) / 11.405) / ((0 + 0.346) / 6.471)
=0.019553 / 0.053469
=

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
=(-0.842 - 0 - -2.453) / 11.405
=0.141254

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.


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Atlas African Industries (LSE:AAI) Business Description

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Atlas African Industries Ltd, formerly known as Atlas Development & Support Services Ltd, was incorporated in Guernsey under the Law on December 5, 2012. The Company has a Joint Venture agreement with Ethiopian conglomerate Orchid Group to provide services in civil engineering and project management offering into industrial projects. The Company's operates in industrial division and support services division. Its 100% owned subsidiary, East Africa Packaging Holdings, is focused glass bottle manufacturing facility 45km north of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia known as the Chancho Project. The Chancho Project is in feasibility stage with a defined development strategy to construct and operate a glass bottle manufacturing facility. The JV provides services to clients in the natural resource development and infrastructure sectors, through civil engineering, project management, work-force accommodation solutions and on-going life support services.

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