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enX Group (JSE:ENX) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is enX Group 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:ENX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: -2.44   Max: -0.38
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of enX Group was -0.38. The lowest was -3.64. And the median was -2.44.


enX Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for enX Group'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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enX Group Beneish M-Score Chart

enX Group Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.90 -3.17 -3.06 -0.38 -2.53

enX Group Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 -3.06 - -0.38 - -2.53

Competitive Comparison of enX Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, enX Group'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.


enX Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, enX Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



enX Group 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 enX Group 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 * 0.7618+0.528 * 0.8671+0.404 * 0.6034+0.892 * 1.2595+0.115 * 0.2267
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.04869-0.327 * 0.9163
=-2.53

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R934 Mil.
Revenue was R4,195 Mil.
Gross Profit was R558 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R5,196 Mil.
Total Assets was R5,572 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R177 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R512 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R2,881 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R49 Mil.
Net Income was R296 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R25 Mil.
Total Receivables was R973 Mil.
Revenue was R3,331 Mil.
Gross Profit was R384 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R2,992 Mil.
Total Assets was R5,889 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R2,549 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R516 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R2,438 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R941 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)
=(933.744 / 4194.783) / (973.183 / 3330.535)
=0.222596 / 0.2922
=0.7618

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)
=(384.415 / 3330.535) / (558.389 / 4194.783)
=0.115421 / 0.133115
=0.8671

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 - (5195.728 + 177.493) / 5571.978) / (1 - (2991.923 + 2548.597) / 5888.657)
=0.035671 / 0.05912
=0.6034

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
=4194.783 / 3330.535
=1.2595

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))
=(515.906 / (515.906 + 2548.597)) / (512.478 / (512.478 + 177.493))
=0.168349 / 0.742753
=0.2267

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 / 4194.783) / (0 / 3330.535)
=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)
=((48.757 + 2880.573) / 5571.978) / ((941.08 + 2437.571) / 5888.657)
=0.525725 / 0.573756
=0.9163

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
=(295.862 - 0 - 24.564) / 5571.978
=0.04869

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.

enX Group has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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enX Group (JSE:ENX) Business Description

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enX Group Ltd is a diversified industrial group that provides industrial equipment, parts, related components, support services, and petrochemical products to diverse industries in South Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the UK. The company operates through three segments including enX Power, enX Lubricants and enX Chemicals. enX Power involves New Way Power designs, manufacturers, installs, rents and maintains diesel generators and distributes a range of industrial engines. enX Chemicals involves West African International imports, stores and distributes plastics, polymers, rubber and speciality chemicals as well as conveyor belting, steel cord and conveyer belting fabric into Southern Africa. enX Lubricants segment African Group Lubricants produces and markets oil lubricants.