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Alviva Holdings (JSE:AVV) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Alviva Holdings 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 Alviva Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alviva Holdings was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Alviva Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alviva Holdings'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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Alviva Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Alviva Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.58 -1.91 -3.46 -2.37 -1.74

Alviva Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22
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 -3.46 - -2.37 - -1.74

Competitive Comparison of Alviva Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Alviva Holdings'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.


Alviva Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Alviva Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alviva Holdings 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 Alviva Holdings 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 * 0.9161+0.528 * 1.1212+0.404 * 0.7767+0.892 * 1.5732+0.115 * 1.6547
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0147+4.679 * 0.059111-0.327 * 1.0414
=-1.74

* 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 (Jun22) TTM:Last Year (Jun21) TTM:
Total Receivables was R3,649 Mil.
Revenue was R23,429 Mil.
Gross Profit was R3,552 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R7,271 Mil.
Total Assets was R9,723 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R771 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R254 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R481 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R5,249 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,165 Mil.
Net Income was R687 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R112 Mil.
Total Receivables was R2,532 Mil.
Revenue was R14,893 Mil.
Gross Profit was R2,532 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R4,983 Mil.
Total Assets was R6,997 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R457 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R318 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R301 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R3,464 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R968 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)
=(3649.227 / 23429.202) / (2532.177 / 14893.135)
=0.155755 / 0.170023
=0.9161

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)
=(2531.77 / 14893.135) / (3552.259 / 23429.202)
=0.169996 / 0.151617
=1.1212

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 - (7271.478 + 770.633) / 9722.616) / (1 - (4982.969 + 456.638) / 6996.732)
=0.172845 / 0.22255
=0.7767

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
=23429.202 / 14893.135
=1.5732

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))
=(317.502 / (317.502 + 456.638)) / (253.952 / (253.952 + 770.633))
=0.410135 / 0.247858
=1.6547

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)
=(481.025 / 23429.202) / (301.346 / 14893.135)
=0.020531 / 0.020234
=1.0147

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)
=((1165.481 + 5249.005) / 9722.616) / ((968.153 + 3464.404) / 6996.732)
=0.659749 / 0.633518
=1.0414

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
=(686.504 - 0 - 111.792) / 9722.616
=0.059111

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.

Alviva Holdings has a M-score of -1.74 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Alviva Holdings (JSE:AVV) Business Description

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Address
Corner of New Road and 6th Street, International business Gateway Park, P.O. Box 483, Halfway House, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685
Alviva Holdings Ltd provides information technology and communication technology. The company's operating segment includes Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Distribution; Services and Solutions; Financial Services and Central Group Services. It generates maximum revenue from the ICT Distribution segment. ICT Distribution segment which imports ICT hardware and software and sells it into the sub-Saharan African markets. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from South Africa.

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