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Qube Holdings (ASX:QUB) Beneish M-Score : -2.75 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Qube 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:QUB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.69   Max: -1.66
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Qube Holdings was -1.66. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.69.


Qube Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Qube Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -2.65 -1.66 -3.00 -2.75

Qube Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -3.00 - -2.75 -

Competitive Comparison of Qube Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Qube 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.


Qube Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Qube Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Qube 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 Qube 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 * 0.9773+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9606+0.892 * 1.1436+0.115 * 0.968
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0405+4.679 * -0.070305-0.327 * 1.0535
=-2.75

* 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$651 Mil.
Revenue was A$3,216 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$3,216 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$992 Mil.
Total Assets was A$6,103 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$3,214 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$307 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$2,195 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$780 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$2,187 Mil.
Net Income was A$222 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$208 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$443 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$582 Mil.
Revenue was A$2,813 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$2,813 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$840 Mil.
Total Assets was A$5,673 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$2,996 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$277 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1,845 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$998 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,620 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)
=(650.9 / 3216.4) / (582.4 / 2812.6)
=0.202369 / 0.207068
=0.9773

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)
=(2812.6 / 2812.6) / (3216.4 / 3216.4)
=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 - (992.4 + 3213.6) / 6103.4) / (1 - (840.4 + 2996.4) / 5672.5)
=0.310876 / 0.323614
=0.9606

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
=3216.4 / 2812.6
=1.1436

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))
=(276.6 / (276.6 + 2996.4)) / (307.4 / (307.4 + 3213.6))
=0.08451 / 0.087305
=0.968

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)
=(2195 / 3216.4) / (1844.8 / 2812.6)
=0.68244 / 0.655906
=1.0405

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)
=((2187 + 780.3) / 6103.4) / ((1619.7 + 998.1) / 5672.5)
=0.486172 / 0.46149
=1.0535

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
=(221.9 - 208.3 - 442.7) / 6103.4
=-0.070305

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.

Qube Holdings has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Qube Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
45 Clarence Street, Level 27, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Qube has three main divisions: operating; property; and Patrick. Operating undertakes road/rail transportation of containers to and from port, operation of container parks, customs/quarantine services, warehousing, intermodal terminals, international freight forwarding, domestic stevedoring, and bulk transport. Patrick is the container terminals business acquired from Asciano, and the property division includes tactical land holdings in Sydney.

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