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Square Textiles (DHA:SQUARETEXT) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Square Textiles 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:SQUARETEXT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.89
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Square Textiles was -1.89. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was -2.47.


Square Textiles Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Square Textiles'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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Square Textiles Beneish M-Score Chart

Square Textiles Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.09 -2.08 -2.64 -2.43 -2.49

Square Textiles 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 -2.49 -2.47 -2.49 -2.59 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Square Textiles's Beneish M-Score

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Square Textiles'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.


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

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

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



Square Textiles 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 Square Textiles 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 * 0.9977+0.528 * 1.1386+0.404 * 0.8273+0.892 * 1.0412+0.115 * 1.1497
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8971+4.679 * -0.024119-0.327 * 1.1283
=-2.56

* 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 BDT4,424 Mil.
Revenue was 5312.784 + 4411.323 + 5377.675 + 3115.536 = BDT18,217 Mil.
Gross Profit was 577.606 + 649.58 + 583.916 + 467.102 = BDT2,278 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT11,914 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT22,463 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT10,493 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT569 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT178 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT12,520 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT0 Mil.
Net Income was 248.373 + 353.739 + 330.596 + 257.695 = BDT1,190 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 532.502 + 888.868 + 0 + 310.818 = BDT1,732 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT4,258 Mil.
Revenue was 4067.514 + 3947.437 + 4483.012 + 4998.307 = BDT17,496 Mil.
Gross Profit was 400.709 + 568.301 + 786.213 + 736.072 = BDT2,491 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT10,480 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT18,582 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT8,046 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT506 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT191 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT9,049 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT130 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)
=(4423.599 / 18217.318) / (4258.254 / 17496.27)
=0.242824 / 0.243381
=0.9977

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)
=(2491.295 / 17496.27) / (2278.204 / 18217.318)
=0.14239 / 0.125057
=1.1386

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 - (11913.708 + 10493.358) / 22463.349) / (1 - (10479.846 + 8045.957) / 18582.086)
=0.002506 / 0.003029
=0.8273

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
=18217.318 / 17496.27
=1.0412

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))
=(505.646 / (505.646 + 8045.957)) / (568.915 / (568.915 + 10493.358))
=0.059129 / 0.051428
=1.1497

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)
=(178.03 / 18217.318) / (190.609 / 17496.27)
=0.009773 / 0.010894
=0.8971

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 + 12519.715) / 22463.349) / ((130.04 + 9049.184) / 18582.086)
=0.55734 / 0.493982
=1.1283

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
=(1190.403 - 0 - 1732.188) / 22463.349
=-0.024119

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.

Square Textiles has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Square Textiles (DHA:SQUARETEXT) Business Description

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Address
Square Centre, 48 Mohakhali Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1212
Square Textiles PLC is engaged in developing, manufacturing, and marketing cotton/yarn for human as well as industrial use. The company produces cotton yarn, polyester, organic yarn, bamboo yarn and blended yarn mix of cotton, and polyester of different counts. The firm is based in Bangladesh.

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