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Infrasors Holdings (JSE:IRA) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


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What is Infrasors Holdings 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.

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

JSE:IRA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7   Med: -2.61   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.4

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Infrasors Holdings was -2.15. The lowest was -7.00. And the median was -2.61.


Infrasors Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Infrasors Holdings'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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Infrasors Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Infrasors Holdings Annual Data
Trend Feb08 Feb09 Feb10 Feb11 Feb12 Feb13 Feb14 Feb15
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.15 -7.00 -2.81 -2.40

Infrasors Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Feb08 Feb09 Feb10 Aug10 Feb11 Aug11 Feb12 Aug12 Feb13 Aug13 Feb14 Aug14 Feb15
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -7.00 - -2.81 - -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Infrasors Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Infrasors Holdings'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.


Infrasors Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Infrasors Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Infrasors Holdings 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 Infrasors Holdings 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+0.528 * 1.2457+0.404 * 0.8703+0.892 * 1.0298+0.115 * 2.1947
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9736+4.679 * -0.041357-0.327 * 0.914
=-2.40

* 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 (Feb15) TTM:Last Year (Feb14) TTM:
Total Receivables was R0.0 Mil.
Revenue was R337.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was R64.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R87.0 Mil.
Total Assets was R324.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R203.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R14.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R30.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R79.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R37.8 Mil.
Net Income was R15.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R28.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was R0.0 Mil.
Revenue was R327.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was R77.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R81.4 Mil.
Total Assets was R326.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R205.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R34.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R30.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R62.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R67.1 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)
=(0 / 337.274) / (0 / 327.51)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(77.738 / 327.51) / (64.264 / 337.274)
=0.237361 / 0.190539
=1.2457

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 - (86.957 + 203.291) / 324.13) / (1 - (81.417 + 205.872) / 326.506)
=0.104532 / 0.120111
=0.8703

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
=337.274 / 327.51
=1.0298

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))
=(34.108 / (34.108 + 205.872)) / (14.077 / (14.077 + 203.291))
=0.142129 / 0.064761
=2.1947

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)
=(30.305 / 337.274) / (30.225 / 327.51)
=0.089853 / 0.092287
=0.9736

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)
=((37.826 + 79.552) / 324.13) / ((67.117 + 62.246) / 326.506)
=0.362132 / 0.396204
=0.914

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
=(15.448 - 0 - 28.853) / 324.13
=-0.041357

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.

Infrasors Holdings has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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