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Insimbi Industrial Holdings (JSE:ISB) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Insimbi Industrial 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:ISB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.18   Max: -1.47
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Insimbi Industrial Holdings was -1.47. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.18.


Insimbi Industrial Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Insimbi Industrial 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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Insimbi Industrial Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Insimbi Industrial Holdings 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 -2.79 -2.07 -2.75 -2.61 -2.55

Insimbi Industrial Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24
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 - -2.61 - -2.55 -

Competitive Comparison of Insimbi Industrial Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Insimbi Industrial 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.


Insimbi Industrial Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Insimbi Industrial 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 Insimbi Industrial 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 * 1.0872+0.528 * 1.1413+0.404 * 0.9455+0.892 * 0.9754+0.115 * 1.1483
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1219+4.679 * -0.03668-0.327 * 1.0265
=-2.55

* 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 R589 Mil.
Revenue was R5,590 Mil.
Gross Profit was R451 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,059 Mil.
Total Assets was R1,604 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R347 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R714 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R136 Mil.
Net Income was R43 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R102 Mil.
Total Receivables was R555 Mil.
Revenue was R5,731 Mil.
Gross Profit was R528 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,023 Mil.
Total Assets was R1,593 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R363 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R650 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R172 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)
=(588.691 / 5590.294) / (555.171 / 5731.423)
=0.105306 / 0.096864
=1.0872

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)
=(527.657 / 5731.423) / (450.963 / 5590.294)
=0.092064 / 0.080669
=1.1413

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 - (1059.405 + 347.232) / 1603.717) / (1 - (1023.271 + 362.559) / 1592.862)
=0.12289 / 0.129975
=0.9455

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
=5590.294 / 5731.423
=0.9754

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))
=(35.588 / (35.588 + 362.559)) / (29.309 / (29.309 + 347.232))
=0.089384 / 0.077837
=1.1483

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)
=(18.827 / 5590.294) / (17.205 / 5731.423)
=0.003368 / 0.003002
=1.1219

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)
=((136.316 + 713.505) / 1603.717) / ((172.073 + 650.199) / 1592.862)
=0.529907 / 0.516223
=1.0265

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
=(42.876 - 0 - 101.7) / 1603.717
=-0.03668

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.

Insimbi Industrial Holdings has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Insimbi Industrial Holdings Business Description

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Address
359 Crocker Road, Wadeville, Extension 4, Germiston, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1407
Insimbi Industrial Holdings Ltd is a South Africa based company engaged in providing commodities like ferrous and non-ferrous alloys to the steel, aluminum, cement and foundry industries. In addition, it also operates in refractory materials and plastics division. The company's business segments are Non-ferrous, Ferrous, Refractory and Plastics. The group generates the majority of the revenue from the Non-ferrous segment. Non-ferrous segment consists of the divisions which service the foundry and non-ferrous industry, both automotive and heavy, aluminum industry and the powder coating industry. The company exports internationally and derives its key revenue from South Africa.

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