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The Israel (The Israel) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is The Israel 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IRLCF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.82   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of The Israel was -2.06. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.82.


The Israel Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Israel'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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The Israel Beneish M-Score Chart

The Israel 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 -3.12 -2.80 -2.60 -2.86 -2.83

The Israel Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.16 -3.20 -2.95 -2.83 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of The Israel's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, The Israel'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.


The Israel's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, The Israel's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



The Israel 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 The Israel 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 * 1.2479+0.528 * 1.4636+0.404 * 1.0962+0.892 * 0.7413+0.115 * 1.0156
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2514+4.679 * -0.11333-0.327 * 0.9034
=-2.74

* 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 $1,814 Mil.
Revenue was 1735 + 1690 + 1862 + 1834 = $7,121 Mil.
Gross Profit was 556 + 559 + 585 + 644 = $2,344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,906 Mil.
Total Assets was $12,768 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,316 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $557 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,013 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,688 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,558 Mil.
Net Income was 62 + 28 + 58 + 70 = $218 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 275 + 477 + 455 + 458 = $1,665 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,961 Mil.
Revenue was 2116 + 2091 + 2519 + 2880 = $9,606 Mil.
Gross Profit was 845 + 930 + 1315 + 1538 = $4,628 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,771 Mil.
Total Assets was $13,344 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6,099 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $547 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,092 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,962 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,107 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)
=(1814 / 7121) / (1961 / 9606)
=0.25474 / 0.204143
=1.2479

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)
=(4628 / 9606) / (2344 / 7121)
=0.481782 / 0.329167
=1.4636

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 - (4906 + 6316) / 12768) / (1 - (5771 + 6099) / 13344)
=0.121084 / 0.110462
=1.0962

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
=7121 / 9606
=0.7413

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))
=(547 / (547 + 6099)) / (557 / (557 + 6316))
=0.082305 / 0.081042
=1.0156

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)
=(1013 / 7121) / (1092 / 9606)
=0.142255 / 0.113679
=1.2514

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)
=((2558 + 2688) / 12768) / ((3107 + 2962) / 13344)
=0.410871 / 0.454811
=0.9034

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
=(218 - 0 - 1665) / 12768
=-0.11333

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.

The Israel has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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The Israel (The Israel) Business Description

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23 Aranha Street, P.O. Box 20456, Millennium Tower, Tel Aviv, ISR, 61204
The Israel Corp Ltd is a holding company that provides focused exposure to mature assets in the natural resources industry. Operations are conducted through two affiliates: Israel Chemicals and the Bazan Group. It generates maximum revenue from the Israel Chemicals segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Israel and also has a presence in Europe; North America; Asia; South America and other countries.

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