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Brimstone Investment (JSE:BRT) Beneish M-Score : -3.64 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Brimstone Investment 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 -3.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:BRT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: -2.54   Max: -0.06
Current: -3.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Brimstone Investment was -0.06. The lowest was -3.64. And the median was -2.54.


Brimstone Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brimstone Investment'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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Brimstone Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

Brimstone Investment Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.86 -0.06 -1.98 -2.43 -3.64

Brimstone Investment Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -1.98 - -2.43 - -3.64

Competitive Comparison of Brimstone Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Brimstone Investment'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.


Brimstone Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Brimstone Investment's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Brimstone Investment 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 Brimstone Investment 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 * 0.2146+0.528 * 0.0697+0.404 * 1.7288+0.892 * 0.3411+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.053945-0.327 * 0.7232
=-3.64

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R60 Mil.
Revenue was R2,227 Mil.
Gross Profit was R2,227 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R260 Mil.
Total Assets was R5,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R232 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,689 Mil.
Net Income was R-200 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R-485 Mil.
Total Receivables was R825 Mil.
Revenue was R6,529 Mil.
Gross Profit was R455 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R2,887 Mil.
Total Assets was R12,256 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R2,660 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R1,509 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R4,653 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)
=(60.406 / 2227.262) / (824.935 / 6528.963)
=0.027121 / 0.12635
=0.2146

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)
=(455.096 / 6528.963) / (2227.262 / 2227.262)
=0.069704 / 1
=0.0697

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 - (259.93 + 23.984) / 5282.541) / (1 - (2887.122 + 2660.398) / 12255.704)
=0.946254 / 0.547352
=1.7288

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
=2227.262 / 6528.963
=0.3411

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))
=(9.381 / (9.381 + 2660.398)) / (0 / (0 + 23.984))
=0.003514 / 0
=1

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 / 2227.262) / (0 / 6528.963)
=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)
=((1688.632 + 232.075) / 5282.541) / ((4652.956 + 1508.892) / 12255.704)
=0.363595 / 0.502774
=0.7232

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
=(-200.407 - 0 - -485.373) / 5282.541
=0.053945

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.

Brimstone Investment has a M-score of -3.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Brimstone Investment Business Description

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Address
1 Mariendahl Lane, Boundary Terraces, 1st Floor, Slade House, Newlands, GT, ZAF, 7700
Brimstone Investment Corp Ltd is an investment holding company. The company invests in various sectors, including food, financial services, healthcare, property, among others. The company is also engaged in deep-sea trawling of the groundfish species called Hake, processing of the catch into frozen and chilled seafood and the marketing of these products. The primary business segments of the Group are Food and Investments. The company generates maximum revenue from the Food segment.