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Delta Property Fund (JSE:DLT) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is Delta Property Fund 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:DLT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.77   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.28
Current: -2.95

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Delta Property Fund was -1.28. The lowest was -3.77. And the median was -2.68.


Delta Property Fund Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Delta Property Fund'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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Delta Property Fund Beneish M-Score Chart

Delta Property Fund 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 -2.67 -2.75 -2.69 -3.77 -2.95

Delta Property Fund Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 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 -2.69 - -3.77 - -2.95

Competitive Comparison of Delta Property Fund's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Delta Property Fund'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.


Delta Property Fund's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Delta Property Fund 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 Delta Property Fund 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 * 0.6863+0.528 * 1.0493+0.404 * 1.0095+0.892 * 0.9351+0.115 * 0.6078
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9459+4.679 * -0.025632-0.327 * 0.9928
=-2.95

* 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 R83 Mil.
Revenue was R1,138 Mil.
Gross Profit was R654 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R124 Mil.
Total Assets was R6,877 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R3,798 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R555 Mil.
Net Income was R-66 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R110 Mil.
Total Receivables was R129 Mil.
Revenue was R1,217 Mil.
Gross Profit was R734 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R193 Mil.
Total Assets was R7,204 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R109 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R3,579 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,014 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)
=(82.995 / 1137.751) / (129.33 / 1216.72)
=0.072947 / 0.106294
=0.6863

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)
=(733.723 / 1216.72) / (653.881 / 1137.751)
=0.603034 / 0.574714
=1.0493

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 - (123.614 + 3.848) / 6876.731) / (1 - (192.5 + 7.47) / 7203.632)
=0.981465 / 0.97224
=1.0095

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
=1137.751 / 1216.72
=0.9351

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))
=(6.795 / (6.795 + 7.47)) / (13.945 / (13.945 + 3.848))
=0.476341 / 0.783735
=0.6078

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)
=(96.564 / 1137.751) / (109.168 / 1216.72)
=0.084873 / 0.089723
=0.9459

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)
=((555.061 + 3797.881) / 6876.731) / ((1013.643 + 3579.414) / 7203.632)
=0.632996 / 0.637603
=0.9928

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
=(-66.482 - 0 - 109.78) / 6876.731
=-0.025632

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.

Delta Property Fund has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Delta Property Fund (JSE:DLT) Business Description

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Address
10 Muswell Road South, Postnet Suite 210, Private Bag X21, Silver Stream Office Park, Bryanston, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2021
Delta Property Fund Ltd engages in long-term investment in rental-generating properties. The company operates through the following segments: head office; industrial; office sovereign; office other and retail. The firm generates its revenue mainly from the Office Sovereign segment. The portfolio of the company consists of large assets; single tenanted by the national government, provincial government, state-owned enterprises, and large blue chip corporates under long leases.

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