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BEXIMCO (DHA:BEXIMCO) Beneish M-Score : -1.67 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is BEXIMCO 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 -1.67 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

DHA:BEXIMCO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.45   Med: -1.88   Max: -0.76
Current: -1.67

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BEXIMCO was -0.76. The lowest was -2.45. And the median was -1.88.


BEXIMCO Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

BEXIMCO Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -0.76 -2.45 -1.46

BEXIMCO Quarterly Data
Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 -2.09 -1.81 -1.46 -2.05 -1.67

Competitive Comparison of BEXIMCO's Beneish M-Score

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, BEXIMCO'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.


BEXIMCO's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, BEXIMCO's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BEXIMCO 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 BEXIMCO 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 * 2.9078+0.528 * 1.1427+0.404 * 0.9685+0.892 * 0.4108+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8768+4.679 * -0.070303-0.327 * 1.0189
=-1.67

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was BDT27,856 Mil.
Revenue was 1150.365 + 3004.97 + 6862.144 + 6707.209 = BDT17,725 Mil.
Gross Profit was -975.107 + 374.43 + 984.768 + 2447.892 = BDT2,832 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT64,991 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT175,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT44,874 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT155 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT29,572 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT66,903 Mil.
Net Income was -2430.295 + -1134.518 + -1155.318 + 765.384 = BDT-3,955 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2018.061 + 9843.85 + 0 + -3473.684 = BDT8,388 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT23,320 Mil.
Revenue was 8601.328 + 5810.855 + 10457.873 + 18275.373 = BDT43,145 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2492.032 + 937.163 + 1407.558 + 3040.853 = BDT7,878 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT67,593 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT186,037 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT46,561 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT201 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT29,523 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT70,812 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)
=(27856.355 / 17724.688) / (23319.56 / 43145.429)
=1.571613 / 0.540487
=2.9078

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)
=(7877.606 / 43145.429) / (2831.983 / 17724.688)
=0.182583 / 0.159776
=1.1427

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 - (64990.556 + 44874.14) / 175567.329) / (1 - (67592.559 + 46561.264) / 186037.012)
=0.37423 / 0.386392
=0.9685

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
=17724.688 / 43145.429
=0.4108

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))
=(0 / (0 + 46561.264)) / (0 / (0 + 44874.14))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(154.711 / 17724.688) / (200.683 / 43145.429)
=0.008729 / 0.004651
=1.8768

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)
=((66903.398 + 29571.701) / 175567.329) / ((70812.331 + 29523.271) / 186037.012)
=0.549505 / 0.539331
=1.0189

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
=(-3954.747 - 0 - 8388.227) / 175567.329
=-0.070303

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.

BEXIMCO has a M-score of -1.67 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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BEXIMCO Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Bir Uttam M. A. Rob Sarak Road No. 2, Plot No. 24 (New) 17 (Old), Dhanmondi, Dhaka, BGD, 1205
BEXIMCO Ltd is a Bangladesh-based company, its business activities include investment operation, agency, and trading in other commodities. The company is also engaged in manufacturing and marketing of yarn that is consumed by weaving mills of Bangladesh including its own weaving mills producing and marketing fabric, that are also consumed by the export-oriented garments industries of Bangladesh including the garments factories of Beximco Group. It operates in two divisions: textiles and others out of which textile derives the majority revenue.

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