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Maistro (LSE:MAIS) Beneish M-Score : -2.06 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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

LSE:MAIS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.24   Med: -2.06   Max: 12.21
Current: -2.06

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Maistro was 12.21. The lowest was -6.24. And the median was -2.06.


Maistro Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Maistro'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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Maistro Beneish M-Score Chart

Maistro Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 -2.76 -6.24 12.21 -2.06

Maistro Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18
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 -6.24 - 12.21 - -2.06

Competitive Comparison of Maistro's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Maistro'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.


Maistro's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Maistro's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Maistro 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 Maistro 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 * 1.0101+0.528 * 1.9368+0.404 * 1.2398+0.892 * 2.5372+0.115 * 1.0027
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.505+4.679 * -0.275546-0.327 * 1.6747
=-1.93

* 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 (Dec18) TTM:Last Year (Dec17) TTM:
Total Receivables was £0.47 Mil.
Revenue was £1.50 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £1.91 Mil.
Total Assets was £3.16 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £0.78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £3.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £1.12 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.
Net Income was £-2.91 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £-2.03 Mil.
Total Receivables was £0.18 Mil.
Revenue was £0.59 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £2.99 Mil.
Total Assets was £4.39 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £0.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £0.89 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £2.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £0.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 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)
=(0.469 / 1.502) / (0.183 / 0.592)
=0.31225 / 0.309122
=1.0101

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)
=(0.1 / 0.592) / (0.131 / 1.502)
=0.168919 / 0.087217
=1.9368

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 - (1.914 + 0.024) / 3.161) / (1 - (2.993 + 0.025) / 4.387)
=0.386903 / 0.312058
=1.2398

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
=1.502 / 0.592
=2.5372

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))
=(0.886 / (0.886 + 0.025)) / (0.775 / (0.775 + 0.024))
=0.972558 / 0.969962
=1.0027

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)
=(3.203 / 1.502) / (2.5 / 0.592)
=2.13249 / 4.222973
=0.505

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)
=((0 + 1.115) / 3.161) / ((0 + 0.924) / 4.387)
=0.352736 / 0.210622
=1.6747

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
=(-2.905 - 0 - -2.034) / 3.161
=-0.275546

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.

Maistro has a M-score of -1.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Maistro (LSE:MAIS) Business Description

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Maistro PLC operates an enterprise services platform that helps organizations eliminated the waste and inefficiency inherent in traditional purchasing of business services. It provides cloud-based software and managed services to create an end to end solution that includes sourcing, supplier short listing, contract and project management through to payment processing and reporting. The firm has the provision of services segment. It derives revenue from Buyer plans, Buyer premium services, Buyer market intelligence tools, Service provider subscriptions and Project revenue. The company operates mainly in UK and US.

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