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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon (JSE:WBO) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon 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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:WBO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.39
Current: -2.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon was -1.39. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.43.


Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon'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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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Beneish M-Score Chart

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.89 -1.39 -3.56 -2.34 -2.32

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 - -2.34 - -2.32 -

Competitive Comparison of Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon'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.


Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon 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 Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon 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 * 0.9554+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9861+0.892 * 1.1581+0.115 * 0.8317
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0872+4.679 * 0.019788-0.327 * 0.9657
=-2.32

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R6,421 Mil.
Revenue was R27,526 Mil.
Gross Profit was R27,526 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R10,989 Mil.
Total Assets was R15,362 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R2,487 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R334 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R1,279 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R10,289 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R128 Mil.
Net Income was R968 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R664 Mil.
Total Receivables was R5,803 Mil.
Revenue was R23,769 Mil.
Gross Profit was R23,769 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R10,553 Mil.
Total Assets was R14,646 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R2,270 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R248 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R1,016 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R10,154 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R132 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)
=(6420.753 / 27525.577) / (5802.963 / 23768.747)
=0.233265 / 0.244143
=0.9554

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)
=(23768.747 / 23768.747) / (27525.577 / 27525.577)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (10989.052 + 2486.956) / 15361.796) / (1 - (10553.271 + 2269.889) / 14646.421)
=0.122758 / 0.124485
=0.9861

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
=27525.577 / 23768.747
=1.1581

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))
=(248.048 / (248.048 + 2269.889)) / (334.139 / (334.139 + 2486.956))
=0.098512 / 0.118443
=0.8317

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)
=(1278.938 / 27525.577) / (1015.824 / 23768.747)
=0.046464 / 0.042738
=1.0872

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)
=((128.214 + 10288.797) / 15361.796) / ((131.617 + 10153.539) / 14646.421)
=0.678112 / 0.70223
=0.9657

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
=(968.162 - 0 - 664.183) / 15361.796
=0.019788

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.

Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon has a M-score of -2.32 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Business Description

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Address
53 Andries Street, Wynberg, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2090
Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon Ltd is a South Africa-based construction company. The company's business activities encompass designing, construction, and procurement, as well as civil engineering, works for large-scale public and private projects, roads and earthworks projects, and turnkey projects. The company also provides construction materials, real estate development, and other services. Its customers predominantly come from the retail, residential, hotel and entertainment, infrastructure, mining, energy, and oil and gas sectors. Its segment include: Plastic Packaging Segment and Property Investment Segment. Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovconc operates in South Africa, United Kingdom and Rest of Africa. Substantial part of the overall revenue is generated from its operations in South Africa.

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