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Acucap Properties (JSE:ACP) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Acucap Properties 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.

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

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acucap Properties was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Acucap Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acucap Properties'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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Acucap Properties Beneish M-Score Chart

Acucap Properties Annual Data
Trend Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.83 -3.07 - -

Acucap Properties Semi-Annual Data
Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Acucap Properties's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Acucap Properties'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.


Acucap Properties's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Acucap Properties's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Acucap Properties 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 Acucap Properties 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 * 1.003+0.892 * 1.0446+0.115 * 1.062
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.029153-0.327 * 1.1304
=-2.34

* 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 (Mar14) TTM:Last Year (Mar13) TTM:
Total Receivables was R0.0 Mil.
Revenue was R679.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was R679.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R269.7 Mil.
Total Assets was R12,572.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R1.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R14.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R1,171.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R5,980.1 Mil.
Net Income was R523.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was R190.9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R-33.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was R0.0 Mil.
Revenue was R650.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was R650.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R252.3 Mil.
Total Assets was R10,348.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R1.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R26.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R825.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R4,382.5 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 / 679.829) / (0 / 650.79)
=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)
=(650.79 / 650.79) / (679.829 / 679.829)
=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 - (269.679 + 1.64) / 12572.756) / (1 - (252.333 + 1.4) / 10348.663)
=0.97842 / 0.975482
=1.003

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
=679.829 / 650.79
=1.0446

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))
=(26.913 / (26.913 + 1.4)) / (13.985 / (13.985 + 1.64))
=0.950553 / 0.89504
=1.062

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)
=(0 / 679.829) / (0 / 650.79)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((5980.135 + 1171.804) / 12572.756) / ((4382.453 + 825.209) / 10348.663)
=0.568844 / 0.503221
=1.1304

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
=(523.75 - 190.901 - -33.687) / 12572.756
=0.029153

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.

Acucap Properties has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Acucap Properties (JSE:ACP) Business Description

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Acucap Properties Ltd carries on the business of a property holding company through the ownership of investment properties by its wholly owned subsidiaries. Its segments include Retail, Offices, Industrial, Property development and Storage.