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Purple Group (JSE:PPE) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Purple 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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:PPE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.3   Max: 0.5
Current: -2.35

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Purple Group was 0.50. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.30.


Purple Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Purple Group Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.56 -1.88 -2.24 -1.99 -2.35

Purple Group 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 -2.24 - -1.99 - -2.35

Competitive Comparison of Purple Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Financial Conglomerates subindustry, Purple 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.


Purple Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Purple Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Purple 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 Purple 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 * 0.8202+0.528 * 0.7921+0.404 * 1.0251+0.892 * 1.4505+0.115 * 1.1053
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7285+4.679 * -0.021115-0.327 * 0.904
=-2.35

* 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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R75.0 Mil.
Revenue was R400.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was R238.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R449.7 Mil.
Total Assets was R1,089.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R10.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R50.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R72.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R339.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R4.2 Mil.
Net Income was R24.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R47.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was R63.1 Mil.
Revenue was R276.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was R130.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R456.3 Mil.
Total Assets was R1,053.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R3.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R41.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R68.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R367.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R0.0 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)
=(75.029 / 400.432) / (63.067 / 276.062)
=0.18737 / 0.228452
=0.8202

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)
=(130.446 / 276.062) / (238.877 / 400.432)
=0.472524 / 0.596548
=0.7921

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 - (449.737 + 10.338) / 1089.383) / (1 - (456.307 + 3.678) / 1053.82)
=0.577674 / 0.563507
=1.0251

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
=400.432 / 276.062
=1.4505

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))
=(41.442 / (41.442 + 3.678)) / (50.832 / (50.832 + 10.338))
=0.918484 / 0.830996
=1.1053

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)
=(72.23 / 400.432) / (68.358 / 276.062)
=0.18038 / 0.247618
=0.7285

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)
=((4.208 + 339.522) / 1089.383) / ((0 + 367.824) / 1053.82)
=0.315527 / 0.349039
=0.904

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
=(24.795 - 0 - 47.797) / 1089.383
=-0.021115

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.

Purple Group has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Purple Group Business Description

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Address
173 Oxford Road, WeWork - Coworking & Office Space 1F, Rosebank, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Purple Group Ltd operates as a financial services company. The company engages in trading, investing, and asset management, and also offers various products and services related to investing and managing portfolios. Its product offerings include EasyEquites, a digital investment platform, EasyProperties, a digital platform to invest in real estate, EasyCrypto, a platform to invest in crypto assets, and others. The company's operating segments are; EasyTrader and EasyAssetManagement (EAM) representing its derivatives trading and asset management operations; Head Office and Investments representing fees and dividends earned on investments; and Easy Group. Maximum revenue is derived from its Easy Group segment which includes EasyEquities, EasyProperties, EasyCrypto, and RISE EasyRetire.

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