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New Frontier Properties (JSE:NFP) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is New Frontier Properties 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 New Frontier Properties's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New Frontier Properties was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


New Frontier Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Frontier Properties'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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New Frontier Properties Beneish M-Score Chart

New Frontier Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.54 -4.86 -5.60

New Frontier Properties Quarterly Data
May15 Nov15 Feb16 May16 Aug16 Nov16 Feb17 May17 Aug17 Nov17 Feb18 May18 Aug18 Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20
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 -6.85 -5.60 -5.76 -6.46 -3.30

Competitive Comparison of New Frontier Properties's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, New Frontier Properties'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.


New Frontier Properties's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, New Frontier Properties's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Frontier Properties's Beneish M-Score falls into.



New Frontier Properties 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 New Frontier Properties 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 * 0.4876+0.528 * 0.9656+0.404 * 1.0883+0.892 * 0.8097+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7843+4.679 * -0.044148-0.327 * 1.2112
=-3.51

* 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 (May20) TTM:Last Year (May19) TTM:
Total Receivables was R43.4 Mil.
Revenue was 37.978 + 45.638 + 71.883 + 63.742 = R219.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.978 + 45.638 + 71.883 + 63.742 = R219.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R75.3 Mil.
Total Assets was R1,554.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R29.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R613.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R1,774.2 Mil.
Net Income was -17.334 + -30.827 + 164.423 + -138.325 = R-22.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = R0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -6.307 + 16.231 + 21.744 + 14.917 = R46.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was R110.0 Mil.
Revenue was 67.81 + 70.239 + 70.996 + 61.735 = R270.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.81 + 70.239 + 70.996 + 52.413 = R261.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R327.1 Mil.
Total Assets was R2,605.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R0.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R20.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R309.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R2,995.0 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)
=(43.413 / 219.241) / (109.965 / 270.78)
=0.198015 / 0.406105
=0.4876

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)
=(261.458 / 270.78) / (219.241 / 219.241)
=0.965574 / 1
=0.9656

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 - (75.263 + 0) / 1554.936) / (1 - (327.058 + 0.26) / 2605.784)
=0.951597 / 0.874388
=1.0883

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
=219.241 / 270.78
=0.8097

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 / (0 + 0.26)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
=0 /
=1

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)
=(29.639 / 219.241) / (20.516 / 270.78)
=0.135189 / 0.075766
=1.7843

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)
=((1774.194 + 613.914) / 1554.936) / ((2994.961 + 309.225) / 2605.784)
=1.535824 / 1.26802
=1.2112

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
=(-22.063 - 0 - 46.585) / 1554.936
=-0.044148

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.

New Frontier Properties has a M-score of -3.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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New Frontier Properties (JSE:NFP) Business Description

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B45 Twenty Foot Road, 5th Floor, La Croisette, Grand Baie, MUS
New Frontier Properties Ltd operates as a UK real estate investment trust. The company's primary objective is to acquire and develop good quality, income-generating retail and logistics property in the UK and Europe. Its investment portfolio comprises UK shopping centers, Cleveland Centre in Middlesbrough, Coopers Square in Burton upon Trent, and Houndshill Shopping Centre in Blackpool.

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