The a2 Milk Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for The a2 Milk Co'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.
The a2 Milk Co Beneish M-Score Chart
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The a2 Milk Co Annual Data
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The a2 Milk Co Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of The a2 Milk Co's Beneish M-Score
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, The a2 Milk Co'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.
The a2 Milk Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, The a2 Milk Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where The a2 Milk Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.
The a2 Milk Co 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 The a2 Milk Co 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 * 0.8607 | + | 0.528 * 0.9893 | + | 0.404 * 0.8392 | + | 0.892 * 1.1143 | + | 0.115 * 1.0601 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.2751 | + | 4.679 * 0.026414 | - | 0.327 * 0.9439 |
| = | -2.48 |
* 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 (Jun23) TTM: | Last Year (Jun22) TTM: |
Total Receivables was A$72 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,454 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$676 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$1,026 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,473 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$240 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$493 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$347 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$75 Mil.
Net Income was A$142 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$102 Mil.
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Total Receivables was A$75 Mil.
Revenue was A$1,305 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$600 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$1,059 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,551 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$232 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$347 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$398 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$73 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (72.412 / 1454.43) | / | (75.499 / 1305.236) |
| = | 0.049787 | / | 0.057843 |
| | = | 0.8607 |
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) |
| = | (599.864 / 1305.236) | / | (675.677 / 1454.43) |
| = | 0.459583 | / | 0.464565 |
| | = | 0.9893 |
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 - (1025.731 + 240.013) / 1473.285) | / | (1 - (1058.878 + 231.963) / 1551.244) |
| = | 0.14087 | / | 0.167867 |
| | = | 0.8392 |
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 |
| = | 1454.43 | / | 1305.236 |
| | = | 1.1143 |
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)) |
| = | (17.113 / (17.113 + 231.963)) | / | (16.634 / (16.634 + 240.013)) |
| = | 0.068706 | / | 0.064813 |
| | = | 1.0601 |
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) |
| = | (493.367 / 1454.43) | / | (347.227 / 1305.236) |
| = | 0.339217 | / | 0.266026 |
| | = | 1.2751 |
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) |
| = | ((75.274 + 346.638) / 1473.285) | / | ((72.714 + 397.946) / 1551.244) |
| = | 0.286375 | / | 0.303408 |
| | = | 0.9439 |
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 |
| = | (142.27 - 1.629 | - | 101.725) | / | 1473.285 |
| | = | 0.026414 |
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 a2 Milk Co has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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