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Dutch-Bangla Bank (DHA:DUTCHBANGL) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Dutch-Bangla Bank Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:DUTCHBANGL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.35   Max: 0.1
Current: -2.4

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dutch-Bangla Bank was 0.10. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.35.


Dutch-Bangla Bank 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 Dutch-Bangla Bank 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9992+0.892 * 1.1746+0.115 * 1.0181
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -0.313+4.679 * -0.031006-0.327 * 1.4735
=-2.40

* 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 BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 8842.475 + 10466.258 + 8601.659 + 8610.974 = BDT36,521 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8842.475 + 10466.258 + 8601.659 + 8610.974 = BDT36,521 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT0 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT614,571 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT10,948 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT2,993 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT25,874 Mil.
Net Income was 1281.515 + 3880.077 + 1733.845 + 1150.191 = BDT8,046 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 20861.367 + 6859.303 + -14730.456 + 14110.867 = BDT27,101 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 7364.464 + 8346.644 + 8359.85 + 7020.912 = BDT31,092 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7364.464 + 8346.644 + 8359.85 + 7020.912 = BDT31,092 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT0 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT555,631 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT9,488 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT2,654 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT-152 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT15,875 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)
=(0 / 36521.366) / (0 / 31091.87)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(31091.87 / 31091.87) / (36521.366 / 36521.366)
=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 - (0 + 10947.811) / 614570.572) / (1 - (0 + 9487.69) / 555631.422)
=0.982186 / 0.982924
=0.9992

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
=36521.366 / 31091.87
=1.1746

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))
=(2653.913 / (2653.913 + 9487.69)) / (2992.943 / (2992.943 + 10947.811))
=0.21858 / 0.21469
=1.0181

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)
=(55.722 / 36521.366) / (-151.571 / 31091.87)
=0.001526 / -0.004875
=-0.313

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)
=((25874.246 + 0) / 614570.572) / ((15875.295 + 0) / 555631.422)
=0.042101 / 0.028572
=1.4735

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
=(8045.628 - 0 - 27101.081) / 614570.572
=-0.031006

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.

Dutch-Bangla Bank has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dutch-Bangla Bank (DHA:DUTCHBANGL) Business Description

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Address
47 Motijheel Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1000
Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC offers a range of banking and investment services for personal and corporate customers. The principal activities of the Bank are to carry on all kinds of commercial banking business in Bangladesh. It provides full range of real-time online banking services such as retail loan products, business loans, LC trade, and deposits, through all Branches, Internet Payment Gateway, ATMs, ADMs and Internet Banking Channels.