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Prime Bank (DHA:PRIMEBANK) Beneish M-Score : -2.41 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Prime 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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:PRIMEBANK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.45   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.41

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Prime Bank was -2.08. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.45.


Prime 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 Prime 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 * 1.0064+0.892 * 1.094+0.115 * 0.8504
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0551+4.679 * 0.002421-0.327 * 0.9978
=-2.41

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 4714.061 + 4374.622 + 4257.658 + 4427.233 = BDT17,774 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4714.061 + 4374.622 + 4257.658 + 4427.233 = BDT17,774 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT24,275 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT467,143 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT8,739 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT926 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT342 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT62,889 Mil.
Net Income was 1265.7 + 1145.905 + 1040.173 + 1199.448 = BDT4,651 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5956.447 + 634.088 + -1525.607 + -1544.697 = BDT3,520 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 3928.966 + 4511.282 + 4047.272 + 3759.623 = BDT16,247 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3928.966 + 4511.282 + 4047.272 + 3759.623 = BDT16,247 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT24,002 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT422,434 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT8,340 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT740 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT297 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT56,995 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 / 17773.574) / (0 / 16247.143)
=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)
=(16247.143 / 16247.143) / (17773.574 / 17773.574)
=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 - (24275.273 + 8739.258) / 467142.898) / (1 - (24002.336 + 8339.53) / 422433.521)
=0.929327 / 0.923439
=1.0064

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
=17773.574 / 16247.143
=1.094

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))
=(740.008 / (740.008 + 8339.53)) / (926.36 / (926.36 + 8739.258))
=0.081503 / 0.095841
=0.8504

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)
=(342.404 / 17773.574) / (296.658 / 16247.143)
=0.019265 / 0.018259
=1.0551

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)
=((62889.099 + 0) / 467142.898) / ((56994.851 + 0) / 422433.521)
=0.134625 / 0.13492
=0.9978

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
=(4651.226 - 0 - 3520.231) / 467142.898
=0.002421

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.

Prime Bank has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Prime Bank (DHA:PRIMEBANK) Business Description

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119-120 Adamjee Court, Annex Building-2, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka, BGD, 1000
Prime Bank PLC Formerly Prime Bank Ltd is a commercial bank based in Bangladesh. The Bank offers all kinds of Commercial, Corporate, and Personal Banking services covering all segments of society. The Bank also provides off-shore banking services through its 3 (Three) Off-shore Banking Units (OBU). Its segment consists of Corporate & Institutional Banking, Commercial Banking, MSME(Micro, Small & Medium Enterprise), and Consumer.