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Mashonaland Holdings (XZIM:MASH.ZW) Beneish M-Score : 21.00 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Mashonaland 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 21 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XZIM:MASH.ZW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.97   Med: 14.91   Max: 49.85
Current: 21

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mashonaland Holdings was 49.85. The lowest was -1.97. And the median was 14.91.


Mashonaland Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mashonaland 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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Mashonaland Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Mashonaland Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 8.81 -1.97 49.85 21.00

Mashonaland Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar11 Mar12 Sep12 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - 49.85 - 21.00

Competitive Comparison of Mashonaland Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Mashonaland 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.


Mashonaland Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Mashonaland Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Mashonaland 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 Mashonaland 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 * 23.4431+0.528 * 0.7728+0.404 * 1.0192+0.892 * 1.8461+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2597+4.679 * 0.452255-0.327 * 0.6285
=21.00

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ZWL14,172 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL33,881 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL23,749 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL41,280 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL697,615 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL1,595 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL12,885 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL18,646 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL3,718 Mil.
Net Income was ZWL323,632 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ZWL8,132 Mil.
Total Receivables was ZWL327 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL18,353 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL9,942 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL5,599 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL73,250 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL201 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL5,541 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL2,710 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL1,027 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)
=(14172.094 / 33880.602) / (327.463 / 18352.958)
=0.418295 / 0.017843
=23.4431

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)
=(9941.952 / 18352.958) / (23749.464 / 33880.602)
=0.541708 / 0.700975
=0.7728

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 - (41280.121 + 1595.259) / 697614.501) / (1 - (5599.358 + 200.65) / 73249.935)
=0.93854 / 0.920819
=1.0192

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
=33880.602 / 18352.958
=1.8461

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))
=(34.719 / (34.719 + 200.65)) / (0 / (0 + 1595.259))
=0.147509 / 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)
=(12884.852 / 33880.602) / (5540.648 / 18352.958)
=0.380302 / 0.301894
=1.2597

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)
=((3717.877 + 18646.091) / 697614.501) / ((1026.592 + 2709.656) / 73249.935)
=0.032058 / 0.051007
=0.6285

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
=(323631.865 - 0 - 8132.482) / 697614.501
=0.452255

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.

Mashonaland Holdings has a M-score of 21.00 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Mashonaland Holdings (XZIM:MASH.ZW) Business Description

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Address
77 Jason Moyo Avenue, P O Box 717, 12th Floor, ZB Life Towers, Harare, ZWE
Mashonaland Holdings Ltd operates in the property investment and development business. Its property portfolio is distributed across the office, retail, industrial, residential, and health sector. It has four reportable segments which consist of the Office Segment; Industrial Segment; Pure Retail; and others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Office Segment. The business activities of the group are carried out throughout the region of Zimbabwe.

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