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Domain Holdings Australia (ASX:DHG) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Domain Holdings Australia 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:DHG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.54   Max: -2.29
Current: -2.71

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Domain Holdings Australia was -2.29. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.54.


Domain Holdings Australia Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Domain Holdings Australia'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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Domain Holdings Australia Beneish M-Score Chart

Domain Holdings Australia Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.81 -2.29 -2.37 -2.71

Domain Holdings Australia Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 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 - -2.37 - -2.71 -

Competitive Comparison of Domain Holdings Australia's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Domain Holdings Australia'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.


Domain Holdings Australia's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Domain Holdings Australia's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Domain Holdings Australia 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 Domain Holdings Australia 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 * 0.8504+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0319+0.892 * 0.9689+0.115 * 0.8075
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9711+4.679 * -0.020488-0.327 * 0.892
=-2.71

* 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$49.4 Mil.
Revenue was A$345.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$345.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$91.9 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,490.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$22.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$38.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$156.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$53.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$234.6 Mil.
Net Income was A$26.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-9.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$66.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$60.0 Mil.
Revenue was A$356.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$356.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$132.0 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,529.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$29.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$30.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$166.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$92.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$238.1 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)
=(49.406 / 345.463) / (59.963 / 356.542)
=0.143014 / 0.168179
=0.8504

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)
=(356.542 / 356.542) / (345.463 / 345.463)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (91.946 + 22.495) / 1490.124) / (1 - (131.951 + 29.165) / 1529.582)
=0.9232 / 0.894667
=1.0319

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
=345.463 / 356.542
=0.9689

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))
=(30.207 / (30.207 + 29.165)) / (38.316 / (38.316 + 22.495))
=0.508775 / 0.630083
=0.8075

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)
=(156.741 / 345.463) / (166.576 / 356.542)
=0.453713 / 0.467199
=0.9711

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)
=((234.628 + 52.988) / 1490.124) / ((238.102 + 92.859) / 1529.582)
=0.193015 / 0.216373
=0.892

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
=(26.098 - -9.572 - 66.2) / 1490.124
=-0.020488

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.

Domain Holdings Australia has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Domain Holdings Australia (ASX:DHG) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
100 Harris Street, Level 5, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2009
Domain is a technology company operating in the Australian real estate sector. Domain's primary business is a digital listings platform for residential real estate, www.domain.com.au, which is the second-largest residential real estate listings platform in Australia, after www.realestate.com.au, which is owned by REA Group. Domain is majority-owned by media company Nine Entertainment, while REA is majority-owned by rival media company News Corp. Domain's other businesses include a digital listings platform for commercial real estate, solutions for developers and agents, and print advertising.

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