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Freightos (Freightos) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Freightos 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CRGO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -1.9   Max: -1.88
Current: -2.83

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Freightos was -1.88. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -1.90.


Freightos Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Freightos Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.88

Freightos Quarterly Data
Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.90 - -1.88 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Freightos's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Freightos'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.


Freightos's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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



Freightos 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 Freightos 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 * 0.997+0.528 * 0.9789+0.404 * 1.1348+0.892 * 1.0663+0.115 * 0.9482
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9692+4.679 * -0.075385-0.327 * 1.3063
=-2.83

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $3.55 Mil.
Revenue was 5.355 + 5.258 + 5.107 + 5.093 = $20.81 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.35 + 3.272 + 2.802 + 2.918 = $12.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $57.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $85.04 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.59 Mil.
Net Income was -4.616 + -3.315 + -7.16 + -5.711 = $-20.80 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.284 + 1.658 + 0.693 + -0.553 = $2.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.741 + -2.992 + -5.295 + -6.445 = $-16.47 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.34 Mil.
Revenue was 4.823 + 4.849 + 4.688 + 5.159 = $19.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.81 + 2.871 + 2.575 + 3.074 = $11.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $73.59 Mil.
Total Assets was $102.51 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1.96 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $24.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.25 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)
=(3.554 / 20.813) / (3.343 / 19.519)
=0.170759 / 0.171269
=0.997

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)
=(11.33 / 19.519) / (12.342 / 20.813)
=0.58046 / 0.592995
=0.9789

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 - (57.72 + 1.939) / 85.044) / (1 - (73.59 + 1.956) / 102.51)
=0.298493 / 0.263038
=1.1348

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
=20.813 / 19.519
=1.0663

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))
=(2.535 / (2.535 + 1.956)) / (2.852 / (2.852 + 1.939))
=0.564462 / 0.595283
=0.9482

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)
=(25.768 / 20.813) / (24.935 / 19.519)
=1.238072 / 1.277473
=0.9692

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)
=((0.588 + 14.484) / 85.044) / ((0.254 + 13.654) / 102.51)
=0.177226 / 0.135675
=1.3063

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
=(-20.802 - 2.082 - -16.473) / 85.044
=-0.075385

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.

Freightos has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Freightos (Freightos) Business Description

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1 Derech Agudat Sport HaPo’el, Technology Park Building 2, Jerusalem, ISR, 9695102
Freightos Ltd operates as a vendor-neutral booking and payment platform for international freight. Its platform supports supply chain efficiency and agility by enabling real-time procurement of ocean and air shipping across more than ten thousand importers/exporters. forwarders, and dozens of airlines and ocean carriers. WebCargo by Freightos is a freight platform connecting carriers and forwarders in particular an air cargo eBooking platform. Freightos.com is a digital international freight marketplace for importers and exporters for instant pricing, booking, and shipment management. The company operates in two segments-Platform segment and Solutions segment. Geographically, the company operates in Europe, Hong Kong, United States which is majority revenue generator and others.