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Khulna Power Co (DHA:KPCL) Beneish M-Score : -3.00 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Khulna Power Co 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 -3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:KPCL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.22   Med: -2.27   Max: 110.49
Current: -3

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Khulna Power Co was 110.49. The lowest was -7.22. And the median was -2.27.


Khulna Power Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Khulna Power Co'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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Khulna Power Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Khulna Power Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.34 99.33 -2.96 -2.16 -2.57

Khulna Power Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 9.18 -7.22 -2.57 -2.01 -3.00

Competitive Comparison of Khulna Power Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Khulna Power Co'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.


Khulna Power Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Khulna Power Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Khulna Power Co 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 Khulna Power Co 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 * 0.6892+0.528 * 0.1502+0.404 * 1.2569+0.892 * 1.2806+0.115 * 1.0538
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6474+4.679 * -0.052502-0.327 * 0.878
=-3.00

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was BDT2,887 Mil.
Revenue was 365.018 + 1826.522 + 2263.029 + 1019.84 = BDT5,474 Mil.
Gross Profit was -62.678 + 117.667 + 276.857 + -38.155 = BDT294 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT3,553 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT9,393 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT4,309 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT224 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT2,084 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT5 Mil.
Net Income was -47.572 + 63.886 + 152.851 + -23.169 = BDT146 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 561.277 + 50.241 + -1985.59 + 2013.198 = BDT639 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT3,271 Mil.
Revenue was 770.682 + 1005.718 + 2364.248 + 134.212 = BDT4,275 Mil.
Gross Profit was -64.325 + 129.886 + 51.803 + -82.912 = BDT34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT4,299 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT10,117 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT4,507 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT247 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT2,554 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT8 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)
=(2887.026 / 5474.409) / (3270.889 / 4274.86)
=0.527368 / 0.765145
=0.6892

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)
=(34.452 / 4274.86) / (293.691 / 5474.409)
=0.008059 / 0.053648
=0.1502

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 - (3553.457 + 4309.15) / 9392.664) / (1 - (4299.195 + 4506.626) / 10116.989)
=0.162899 / 0.129601
=1.2569

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
=5474.409 / 4274.86
=1.2806

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))
=(247.177 / (247.177 + 4506.626)) / (223.652 / (223.652 + 4309.15))
=0.051996 / 0.049341
=1.0538

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)
=(20.801 / 5474.409) / (25.093 / 4274.86)
=0.0038 / 0.00587
=0.6474

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)
=((4.675 + 2084.166) / 9392.664) / ((8.155 + 2554.372) / 10116.989)
=0.222391 / 0.253289
=0.878

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
=(145.996 - 0 - 639.126) / 9392.664
=-0.052502

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.

Khulna Power Co has a M-score of -3.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Khulna Power Co (DHA:KPCL) Business Description

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Address
12-14 Gulshan North C/A, Landmark, 3rd Floor, Gulshan-2, Dhaka, BGD, 1212
Khulna Power Co Ltd is engaged in generating electricity, selling such generated electricity to the Bangladesh Power Development Board, and acquiring fuel required for such electricity generation from home and abroad. The company receives revenue in the form of capacity, rental, and energy. The energy payment generates maximum revenue for the company.

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