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Auckland International Airport (Auckland International Airport) Beneish M-Score : -1.65 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Auckland International Airport 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 -1.65 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

AUKNY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.65
Current: -1.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Auckland International Airport was -1.65. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.41.


Auckland International Airport Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Auckland International Airport'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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Auckland International Airport Beneish M-Score Chart

Auckland International Airport Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.46 -2.91 -2.35 -1.65

Auckland International Airport Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.35 - -1.65 -

Competitive Comparison of Auckland International Airport's Beneish M-Score

For the Airports & Air Services subindustry, Auckland International Airport'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.


Auckland International Airport's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Auckland International Airport 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 Auckland International Airport 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 * 0.9511+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9461+0.892 * 2.0258+0.115 * 0.8435
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6001+4.679 * -0.01519-0.327 * 1.1842
=-1.71

* 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 $26.3 Mil.
Revenue was $362.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was $362.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $98.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,643.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,630.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $89.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $42.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $365.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $851.7 Mil.
Net Income was $26.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-72.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $199.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $13.7 Mil.
Revenue was $179.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $179.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $47.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,450.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,438.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $71.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $35.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $387.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $610.5 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)
=(26.319 / 362.822) / (13.659 / 179.098)
=0.07254 / 0.076266
=0.9511

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)
=(179.098 / 179.098) / (362.822 / 362.822)
=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 - (98.65 + 4630.859) / 6643.742) / (1 - (47.522 + 4438.437) / 6450.381)
=0.288126 / 0.304544
=0.9461

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
=362.822 / 179.098
=2.0258

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))
=(71.855 / (71.855 + 4438.437)) / (89.141 / (89.141 + 4630.859))
=0.015931 / 0.018886
=0.8435

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)
=(42.945 / 362.822) / (35.324 / 179.098)
=0.118364 / 0.197233
=0.6001

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)
=((851.718 + 365.767) / 6643.742) / ((610.546 + 387.611) / 6450.381)
=0.183253 / 0.154744
=1.1842

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
=(26.503 - -72.025 - 199.448) / 6643.742
=-0.01519

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.

Auckland International Airport has a M-score of -1.71 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Auckland International Airport (Auckland International Airport) Business Description

Address
4 Leonard Isitt Drive, Auckland Airport Business District, Manukau, NTL, NZL, 2022
Auckland Airport is New Zealand's largest airport, handling 21 million passenger movements in fiscal 2019, approximately 70% of the country's international visitors. It owns 1,500 hectares of land, and hosts ancillary commercial services, including retail and duty-free, car parking, hotels, warehouses, and offices. Substantial development opportunities could bring its capacity up to near 28 million passenger movements per year by 2032, as well as adding capacity in the ancillary services offered. It also has a minority stake in the small but fast growing Queenstown airport on New Zealand's south island.