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Phoenix Group (ADX:PHX) Beneish M-Score : -0.09 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Phoenix Group 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 -0.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ADX:PHX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -0.09   Med: -0.09   Max: -0.09
Current: -0.09

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Phoenix Group was -0.09. The lowest was -0.09. And the median was -0.09.


Phoenix Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Phoenix Group'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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Phoenix Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Phoenix Group Annual Data
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Beneish M-Score
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Phoenix Group Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -0.09

Competitive Comparison of Phoenix Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Phoenix Group'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.


Phoenix Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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Phoenix Group 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 Phoenix Group 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 * 0.6389+0.528 * 1.1002+0.404 * 1.4712+0.892 * 1.1953+0.115 * 0.1607
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.9366+4.679 * 0.502761-0.327 * 0.3542
=-0.09

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was د.إ190 Mil.
Revenue was 573.409 + 441.275 + 253.19 + 805.923 = د.إ2,074 Mil.
Gross Profit was 183.692 + 171.63 + 85.501 + 223.508 = د.إ664 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ1,842 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ3,591 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ782 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ138 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ359 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ13 Mil.
Net Income was 623.836 + 449.157 + 242.971 + 409.452 = د.إ1,725 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = د.إ0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 816.909 + 96.678 + -507.32 + -486.064 = د.إ-80 Mil.
Total Receivables was د.إ249 Mil.
Revenue was 843.248 + 590.65 + 300.998 + 0 = د.إ1,735 Mil.
Gross Profit was 304.664 + 201.778 + 105.038 + 0 = د.إ611 Mil.
Total Current Assets was د.إ834 Mil.
Total Assets was د.إ1,448 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was د.إ349 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was د.إ2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was د.إ60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was د.إ408 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was د.إ15 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)
=(190.384 / 2073.797) / (249.282 / 1734.896)
=0.091805 / 0.143687
=0.6389

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)
=(611.48 / 1734.896) / (664.331 / 2073.797)
=0.352459 / 0.320345
=1.1002

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 - (1841.616 + 781.6) / 3590.601) / (1 - (833.808 + 348.622) / 1447.521)
=0.269421 / 0.183134
=1.4712

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
=2073.797 / 1734.896
=1.1953

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))
=(2.027 / (2.027 + 348.622)) / (29.164 / (29.164 + 781.6))
=0.005781 / 0.035971
=0.1607

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)
=(138.165 / 2073.797) / (59.684 / 1734.896)
=0.066624 / 0.034402
=1.9366

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)
=((13.476 + 358.565) / 3590.601) / ((15.126 + 408.339) / 1447.521)
=0.103615 / 0.292545
=0.3542

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
=(1725.416 - 0 - -79.797) / 3590.601
=0.502761

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.

Phoenix Group has a M-score of -0.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Phoenix Group Business Description

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No. 3412. ResCo-Work 10, 34 Floor, Al Maqam Tower, ADGM Square, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, ARE
Phoenix Group PLC is a technology conglomerate bringing blockchain solutions to an expansive market. The Group develops, operates, and manages specialized data centres, hosting class performance computing power for digital asset across the UAE, Oman, U.S. and Canada. Additionally, it also hosts, operates and maintains equipment within its existing data centres and enables investment opportunities within cloud mining. The Group is the exclusive distributor of equipment manufacturer MicroBT and prominent distributor of Digital wallet Ledgers and CoolWallets, across the Middle East. The Group has four business verticals including trading, hosting, mining and investments.