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Beforepay Group (ASX:B4P) Beneish M-Score : 0.41 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Beforepay 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 0.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ASX:B4P' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.36   Med: -0.48   Max: 0.41
Current: 0.41

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beforepay Group was 0.41. The lowest was -1.36. And the median was -0.48.


Beforepay Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beforepay 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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Beforepay Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Beforepay Group Annual Data
Trend Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.36 0.41

Beforepay Group Semi-Annual Data
Jun21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.36 - 0.41 -

Competitive Comparison of Beforepay Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Beforepay 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.


Beforepay Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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Beforepay 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 Beforepay 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 * 1.0438+0.528 * 0.9774+0.404 * 5.6464+0.892 * 1.1499+0.115 * 3.4041
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6024+4.679 * 0.107399-0.327 * 0.9945
=0.41

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$50.18 Mil.
Revenue was A$35.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$33.79 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$70.24 Mil.
Total Assets was A$73.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$1.62 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$10.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$5.23 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$37.73 Mil.
Net Income was A$3.86 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$0.01 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$-4.04 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$41.81 Mil.
Revenue was A$30.71 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$28.72 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$64.81 Mil.
Total Assets was A$65.17 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$0.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$15.09 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$38.31 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$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)
=(50.183 / 35.313) / (41.809 / 30.709)
=1.421091 / 1.361458
=1.0438

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)
=(28.72 / 30.709) / (33.789 / 35.313)
=0.935231 / 0.956843
=0.9774

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 - (70.239 + 1.623) / 73.492) / (1 - (64.809 + 0.108) / 65.173)
=0.022179 / 0.003928
=5.6464

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
=35.313 / 30.709
=1.1499

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))
=(0.484 / (0.484 + 0.108)) / (0.513 / (0.513 + 1.623))
=0.817568 / 0.240169
=3.4041

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)
=(10.454 / 35.313) / (15.091 / 30.709)
=0.296038 / 0.491419
=0.6024

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)
=((37.726 + 5.23) / 73.492) / ((0 + 38.305) / 65.173)
=0.584499 / 0.587743
=0.9945

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
=(3.864 - 0.008 - -4.037) / 73.492
=0.107399

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.

Beforepay Group has a M-score of 0.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Beforepay Group Business Description

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77 Castlereagh Street, Suite 1, Level 9, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Beforepay Group Ltd operates in the pay-on-demand industry. It offers an app that helps users access their Pay On-Demand, track their spending habits, and learn how to budget.

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