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Vrancart (BSE:VNC) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Vrancart 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BSE:VNC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -1.66   Max: 28.22
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vrancart was 28.22. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -1.66.


Vrancart Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Vrancart Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -2.64 -2.86 -2.22 -2.52

Vrancart Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Mar24
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 -2.52 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Vrancart's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Vrancart'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.


Vrancart's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Vrancart's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vrancart 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 Vrancart 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 * 0.8523+0.528 * 0.9994+0.404 * 0.7359+0.892 * 1.3531+0.115 * 1.3372
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0733+4.679 * -0.030972-0.327 * 0.9652
=-2.52

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was lei121.0 Mil.
Revenue was lei614.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was lei177.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was lei213.1 Mil.
Total Assets was lei689.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was lei462.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was lei35.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was lei2.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was lei166.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was lei180.5 Mil.
Net Income was lei22.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was lei0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was lei44.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was lei105.0 Mil.
Revenue was lei453.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was lei131.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was lei181.7 Mil.
Total Assets was lei534.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was lei338.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was lei35.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was lei1.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was lei164.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was lei114.5 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)
=(121.043 / 614.157) / (104.956 / 453.889)
=0.197088 / 0.231237
=0.8523

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)
=(131.259 / 453.889) / (177.705 / 614.157)
=0.289187 / 0.289348
=0.9994

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 - (213.068 + 462.256) / 688.999) / (1 - (181.668 + 338.408) / 534.492)
=0.019848 / 0.026971
=0.7359

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
=614.157 / 453.889
=1.3531

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))
=(35.138 / (35.138 + 338.408)) / (34.977 / (34.977 + 462.256))
=0.094066 / 0.070343
=1.3372

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)
=(2.472 / 614.157) / (1.702 / 453.889)
=0.004025 / 0.00375
=1.0733

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)
=((180.492 + 166.005) / 688.999) / ((114.527 + 163.965) / 534.492)
=0.502899 / 0.521041
=0.9652

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
=(22.949 - 0 - 44.289) / 688.999
=-0.030972

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.

Vrancart has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vrancart (BSE:VNC) Business Description

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Address
17th Ecaterina Teodoroiu Street, Adjud, Vrancea, ROU, 625100
Vrancart SA manufactures corrugated paper, paperboard, hygiene papers-sanitary and containers of paper. Its activity is represented by the manufacturing and trading of the following products namely single-faced corrugated cardboard, double-faced corrugated cardboard, double-double-faced corrugated cardboard, corrugated cardboard with micro-flutes, die-cut and printed corrugated cardboard packaging of various sizes and paperboards in various assortments.

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