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MWB Business Exchange (LSE:MBE) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Sep. 24, 2024)


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

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MWB Business Exchange was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


MWB Business Exchange Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MWB Business Exchange'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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MWB Business Exchange Beneish M-Score Chart

MWB Business Exchange Annual Data
Trend Jun05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Jun11 Jun12
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.50 -2.94 -5.39 -7.89 -

MWB Business Exchange Semi-Annual Data
Jun06 Dec06 Jun07 Dec07 Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec12
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.50 - -2.94 - -

Competitive Comparison of MWB Business Exchange's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, MWB Business Exchange'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.


MWB Business Exchange's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, MWB Business Exchange's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



MWB Business Exchange 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 MWB Business Exchange 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+0.528 * -3.2702+0.404 * 1.7541+0.892 * 0.7329+0.115 * 1.2384
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.146545-0.327 * 1.0839
=-5.35

* 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 (Jun12) TTM:Last Year (Jun11) TTM:
Total Receivables was £0.00 Mil.
Revenue was £121.08 Mil.
Gross Profit was £1.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £25.87 Mil.
Total Assets was £78.25 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £37.95 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £6.33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £2.83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £48.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £0.00 Mil.
Net Income was £-6.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £5.22 Mil.
Total Receivables was £0.00 Mil.
Revenue was £165.21 Mil.
Gross Profit was £-5.54 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £29.91 Mil.
Total Assets was £81.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £43.22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £9.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £46.82 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 / 121.08) / (0 / 165.205)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(-5.542 / 165.205) / (1.242 / 121.08)
=-0.033546 / 0.010258
=-3.2702

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 - (25.872 + 37.951) / 78.249) / (1 - (29.911 + 43.22) / 81.72)
=0.18436 / 0.105103
=1.7541

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
=121.08 / 165.205
=0.7329

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))
=(9.297 / (9.297 + 43.22)) / (6.33 / (6.33 + 37.951))
=0.177028 / 0.142951
=1.2384

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)
=(2.83 / 121.08) / (0 / 165.205)
=0.023373 / 0
=1

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 + 48.595) / 78.249) / ((0 + 46.823) / 81.72)
=0.62103 / 0.572969
=1.0839

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
=(-6.248 - 0 - 5.219) / 78.249
=-0.146545

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.

MWB Business Exchange has a M-score of -5.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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