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KAL Group (JSE:KAL) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is KAL 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:KAL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.34   Max: -1.66
Current: -2.81

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KAL Group was -1.66. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.34.


KAL Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KAL 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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KAL Group Beneish M-Score Chart

KAL Group Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 -2.40 -1.66 -2.62 -2.81

KAL Group Semi-Annual Data
Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 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 -1.66 - -2.62 - -2.81

Competitive Comparison of KAL Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, KAL 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.


KAL Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, KAL Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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KAL 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 KAL 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 * 0.982+0.528 * 0.9524+0.404 * 1.0643+0.892 * 0.9704+0.115 * 0.9792
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0747+4.679 * -0.060175-0.327 * 0.9577
=-2.81

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R2,461 Mil.
Revenue was R21,735 Mil.
Gross Profit was R2,974 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R4,232 Mil.
Total Assets was R8,215 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R2,184 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R178 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R1,515 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R3,535 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,159 Mil.
Net Income was R395 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R890 Mil.
Total Receivables was R2,582 Mil.
Revenue was R22,397 Mil.
Gross Profit was R2,918 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R4,619 Mil.
Total Assets was R8,290 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R1,964 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R157 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R1,453 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R4,363 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R583 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)
=(2461.01 / 21734.924) / (2582.341 / 22397.058)
=0.113228 / 0.115298
=0.982

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)
=(2918.347 / 22397.058) / (2973.537 / 21734.924)
=0.1303 / 0.136809
=0.9524

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 - (4231.904 + 2183.677) / 8214.962) / (1 - (4619.465 + 1964.226) / 8289.718)
=0.219037 / 0.2058
=1.0643

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
=21734.924 / 22397.058
=0.9704

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))
=(156.562 / (156.562 + 1964.226)) / (178.047 / (178.047 + 2183.677))
=0.073823 / 0.075389
=0.9792

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)
=(1515.081 / 21734.924) / (1452.767 / 22397.058)
=0.069707 / 0.064864
=1.0747

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)
=((1158.85 + 3535.474) / 8214.962) / ((583.103 + 4363.287) / 8289.718)
=0.571436 / 0.59669
=0.9577

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
=(395.316 - 0 - 889.648) / 8214.962
=-0.060175

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.

KAL Group has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KAL Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Westhoven Street, Suite 110, , Private Bag X3041, Cape Winelands, Paarl, WC, ZAF, 7646
KAL Group Ltd engages in the retail and trading of agricultural, and fuel, and related products. Its segments include Agrimark, The Fuel Company (TFC), Agrimark Grain and Manufacturing. The majority of the revenue is generated from its The Fuel Company segment which provides a full retail fuel offering to customers and includes convenience store and quick service restaurant outlets of its subsidiaries. The Agrimark Grain segment includes the sale of grain products and provides a complete range of services, including storage, and handling of grain products. The Manufacturing segment manufactures and sells dripper pipe, other irrigation equipment, food grade plastic bulk bins for the agricultural market, and distributes other irrigation parts.

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