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Brikor (JSE:BIK) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Brikor 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:BIK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Brikor was -1.73. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.48.


Brikor Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Brikor Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.38 -2.89 -2.10 -2.96 -2.46

Brikor Semi-Annual Data
Feb12 Aug12 Aug13 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 -2.10 - -2.96 - -2.46

Competitive Comparison of Brikor's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Brikor'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.


Brikor's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

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

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



Brikor 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 Brikor 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 * 1.2678+0.528 * 0.8116+0.404 * 0.9259+0.892 * 1.1245+0.115 * 0.6802
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.981+4.679 * -0.043972-0.327 * 0.8979
=-2.46

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R26.6 Mil.
Revenue was R350.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was R70.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R117.0 Mil.
Total Assets was R317.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R104.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R21.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R48.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R126.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R11.8 Mil.
Net Income was R8.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R22.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was R18.6 Mil.
Revenue was R311.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was R50.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R97.9 Mil.
Total Assets was R314.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R113.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R14.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R44.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R124.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R28.3 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)
=(26.574 / 350.549) / (18.639 / 311.733)
=0.075807 / 0.059792
=1.2678

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)
=(50.515 / 311.733) / (69.993 / 350.549)
=0.162046 / 0.199667
=0.8116

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 - (117.043 + 104.212) / 317.863) / (1 - (97.912 + 113.639) / 314.935)
=0.30393 / 0.328271
=0.9259

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
=350.549 / 311.733
=1.1245

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))
=(14.949 / (14.949 + 113.639)) / (21.483 / (21.483 + 104.212))
=0.116255 / 0.170914
=0.6802

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)
=(48.587 / 350.549) / (44.044 / 311.733)
=0.138603 / 0.141288
=0.981

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)
=((11.815 + 126.292) / 317.863) / ((28.25 + 124.144) / 314.935)
=0.434486 / 0.48389
=0.8979

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
=(8.244 - 0 - 22.221) / 317.863
=-0.043972

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.

Brikor has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Brikor (JSE:BIK) Business Description

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Address
1 Marievale Road, Vorsterskroon, Nigel, GT, ZAF, 1490
Brikor Ltd is a conglomerate company engaged in the manufacturing and supplying of bricks and mining of coal. The company operates in two segments which are Bricks, which include manufacturing and sales of bricks, and Coal which includes mining and sale of coal. The company earns the majority of its revenue from the Bricks segment.

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