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Doman Building Materials Group (FRA:2CW) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Doman Building Materials Group 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:2CW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.64
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Doman Building Materials Group was -1.64. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.41.


Doman Building Materials Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Doman Building Materials Group'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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Doman Building Materials Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Doman Building Materials Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -2.86 -1.64 -2.99 -2.73

Doman Building Materials Group Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.08 -2.73 -2.50 -2.54 -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Doman Building Materials Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Industrial Distribution subindustry, Doman Building Materials Group'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.


Doman Building Materials Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Distribution Industry

For the Industrial Distribution industry and Industrials sector, Doman Building Materials Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Doman Building Materials Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Doman Building Materials Group 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 Doman Building Materials Group 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 * 1.0503+0.528 * 1.0089+0.404 * 0.9557+0.892 * 0.9573+0.115 * 1.0101
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0557+4.679 * -0.045462-0.327 * 1.025
=-2.71

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €158 Mil.
Revenue was 441.048 + 467.607 + 409.484 + 360.475 = €1,679 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.476 + 73.276 + 68.251 + 55.066 = €265 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €410 Mil.
Total Assets was €991 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €190 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €140 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €435 Mil.
Net Income was 9.689 + 11.511 + 9.77 + 7.194 = €38 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.772 + -0.251 + -0.555 + 0 = €-2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 119.757 + 48.027 + -88.201 + 5.212 = €85 Mil.
Total Receivables was €157 Mil.
Revenue was 445.897 + 493.768 + 415.784 + 398.082 = €1,754 Mil.
Gross Profit was 71.171 + 84.178 + 67.038 + 56.98 = €279 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €393 Mil.
Total Assets was €989 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €188 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €144 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €143 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €417 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)
=(158.145 / 1678.614) / (157.296 / 1753.531)
=0.094212 / 0.089702
=1.0503

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)
=(279.367 / 1753.531) / (265.069 / 1678.614)
=0.159317 / 0.157909
=1.0089

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 - (410.427 + 189.645) / 991.007) / (1 - (393.334 + 187.701) / 989.451)
=0.394483 / 0.41277
=0.9557

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
=1678.614 / 1753.531
=0.9573

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))
=(47.456 / (47.456 + 187.701)) / (47.351 / (47.351 + 189.645))
=0.201806 / 0.199797
=1.0101

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)
=(145.535 / 1678.614) / (144.013 / 1753.531)
=0.0867 / 0.082127
=1.0557

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)
=((434.567 + 139.692) / 991.007) / ((416.69 + 142.69) / 989.451)
=0.57947 / 0.565344
=1.025

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
=(38.164 - -1.578 - 84.795) / 991.007
=-0.045462

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.

Doman Building Materials Group has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Doman Building Materials Group Business Description

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Address
1100 Melville Street, Suite 1600, PO Box 39, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6E 4A6
Doman Building Materials Group Ltd is a wholesale distributor of building materials and home renovation products. The company services the new home construction, home renovation and industrial markets by supplying the retail and wholesale lumber and building materials industry, hardware stores, industrial and furniture manufacturers and similar concerns. Its operations also include timber ownership and management of private timberlands and forest licenses, and agricultural post-peeling and pressure treating through CanWel Fibre Corp. Its operating segments are Building Materials and Other. Geographically the group has a business presence in Canada and the U.S.

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