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Tasmea (ASX:TEA) Beneish M-Score : -2.41 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Tasmea 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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:TEA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.41   Med: -2.41   Max: -2.41
Current: -2.41

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tasmea was -2.41. The lowest was -2.41. And the median was -2.41.


Tasmea Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tasmea'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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Tasmea Beneish M-Score Chart

Tasmea Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.41

Tasmea Semi-Annual Data
Jun22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score - - - -2.41 -

Competitive Comparison of Tasmea's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Tasmea'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.


Tasmea's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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


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Tasmea 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 Tasmea 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 * 1.0329+0.528 * 0.9033+0.404 * 0.9869+0.892 * 1.2501+0.115 * 1.3977
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9628+4.679 * -0.046929-0.327 * 0.8804
=-2.41

* 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$59.5 Mil.
Revenue was A$400.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$114.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$133.1 Mil.
Total Assets was A$290.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$64.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$10.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$52.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$114.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$40.9 Mil.
Net Income was A$30.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$1.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$43.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$46.1 Mil.
Revenue was A$320.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$82.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$91.9 Mil.
Total Assets was A$191.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$37.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$9.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$43.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$78.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$38.1 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)
=(59.494 / 400.005) / (46.077 / 319.982)
=0.148733 / 0.143999
=1.0329

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)
=(82.384 / 319.982) / (114.01 / 400.005)
=0.257464 / 0.285021
=0.9033

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 - (133.097 + 64.502) / 290.865) / (1 - (91.937 + 37.525) / 191.771)
=0.32065 / 0.324914
=0.9869

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
=400.005 / 319.982
=1.2501

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))
=(9.17 / (9.17 + 37.525)) / (10.544 / (10.544 + 64.502))
=0.196381 / 0.1405
=1.3977

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)
=(52.125 / 400.005) / (43.306 / 319.982)
=0.130311 / 0.135339
=0.9628

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)
=((40.869 + 114.329) / 290.865) / ((38.063 + 78.155) / 191.771)
=0.533574 / 0.606025
=0.8804

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
=(30.474 - 1.125 - 42.999) / 290.865
=-0.046929

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.

Tasmea has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Tasmea Business Description

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Address
75 Verde Drive, Jandakot, WA, AUS, 6164
Tasmea Ltd is a skilled services group consisting of seventeen wholly integrated subsidiaries. The company provides essential maintenance, engineering, specialized project services and solutions across the following four service streams to the mining & resources, oil & gas, waste & water, power & renewable energy, and defense & infrastructure industries. Its segment includes Electrical services, Mechanical services, Civil services and Water & fluid services. The company derives maximum revenue from Mechanical services.

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