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Emira Property Fund (JSE:EMI) Beneish M-Score : -1.20 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Emira 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.2 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

JSE:EMI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.01   Max: 3.88
Current: -1.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Emira Property Fund was 3.88. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.01.


Emira Property Fund Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Emira Property Fund Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.33 3.88 -0.78 -2.78 -1.20

Emira Property Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 -2.78 - - -1.20 -

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

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Emira 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.


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

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

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


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Emira 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 Emira 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 * 2.011+0.528 * 0.9892+0.404 * 0.8712+0.892 * 1.2995+0.115 * 0.8916
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9724+4.679 * 0.036044-0.327 * 1.066
=-1.20

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R170 Mil.
Revenue was R1,893 Mil.
Gross Profit was R1,007 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R2,829 Mil.
Total Assets was R15,604 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R77 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R118 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R2,525 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R4,583 Mil.
Net Income was R517 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R-45 Mil.
Total Receivables was R65 Mil.
Revenue was R1,457 Mil.
Gross Profit was R766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R851 Mil.
Total Assets was R14,072 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R1,830 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R4,183 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)
=(169.724 / 1893.272) / (64.948 / 1456.949)
=0.089646 / 0.044578
=2.011

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)
=(766.246 / 1456.949) / (1006.588 / 1893.272)
=0.525925 / 0.531666
=0.9892

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 - (2829.483 + 77.366) / 15604.269) / (1 - (851.114 + 78.012) / 14071.564)
=0.813715 / 0.933971
=0.8712

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
=1893.272 / 1456.949
=1.2995

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))
=(0.792 / (0.792 + 78.012)) / (0.882 / (0.882 + 77.366))
=0.01005 / 0.011272
=0.8916

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)
=(117.619 / 1893.272) / (93.084 / 1456.949)
=0.062125 / 0.06389
=0.9724

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)
=((4583.117 + 2524.989) / 15604.269) / ((4183.001 + 1830.211) / 14071.564)
=0.455523 / 0.427331
=1.066

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
=(517.236 - 0 - -45.199) / 15604.269
=0.036044

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.

Emira Property Fund has a M-score of -1.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Emira Property Fund Business Description

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Address
33 Sloane Street, 1st Floor, Block A, Knightsbridge Office Park, Bryanston, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2191
Emira Property Fund Ltd is a South African real estate investment trust. The company's portfolio consists of office, retail, residential, and industrial properties. Most of the properties are in Gauteng, with the others in Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. The company operates through five segments namely: Office; Retail; Industrial; Residential and Corporate. The office segment comprises commercial properties. The retail segment includes shopping centers. The industrial segment consists of industrial properties. The residential segment comprises directly held residential property and the corporate segment comprises the South African administration activities of the Group.

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