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Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Mota-Engil Africa NV 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 Mota-Engil Africa NV's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mota-Engil Africa NV was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Mota-Engil Africa NV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mota-Engil Africa NV'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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Mota-Engil Africa NV Beneish M-Score Chart

Mota-Engil Africa NV Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beneish M-Score
- - - -

Mota-Engil Africa NV Semi-Annual Data
Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beneish M-Score - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Mota-Engil Africa NV's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Mota-Engil Africa NV'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.


Mota-Engil Africa NV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Mota-Engil Africa NV's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mota-Engil Africa NV's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Mota-Engil Africa NV 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 Mota-Engil Africa NV 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Dec14) TTM:Last Year (Dec13) TTM:
Total Receivables was €666 Mil.
Revenue was €1,048 Mil.
Gross Profit was €713 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,199 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,695 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €319 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €223 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €989 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €151 Mil.
Net Income was €73 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €161 Mil.
Total Receivables was €0 Mil.
Revenue was €2 Mil.
Gross Profit was €2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1 Mil.
Total Assets was €1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €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)
=(665.857 / 1048.065) / (0.368 / 2.277)
=0.63532 / 0.161616
=

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)
=(2.277 / 2.277) / (712.858 / 1048.065)
=1 / 0.680166
=

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 - (1198.609 + 319.173) / 1694.721) / (1 - (1.215 + 0) / 1.215)
=0.104406 / 0
=

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
=1048.065 / 2.277
=

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)) / (65.323 / (65.323 + 319.173))
= / 0.169893
=

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)
=(223.145 / 1048.065) / (0.182 / 2.277)
=0.212911 / 0.07993
=

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)
=((151.14 + 989.449) / 1694.721) / ((0 + 1.122) / 1.215)
=0.673025 / 0.923457
=

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
=(72.948 - 0 - 161.236) / 1694.721
=-0.052096

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.


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Mota-Engil Africa NV (LTS:0R6D) Business Description

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Mota-Engil Africa NV was incorporated on October 31, 2012 by a notarial deed of incorporation as a private company with limited liability under the laws of the Netherlands. The Company is a provider of integrated engineering and construction services. The Company also provides other services, across its target markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. Its portfolio of services ranges from Engineering and Construction which includes infrastructure such as roads, railways, bridges and dams, mining services, civil construction works and real estate construction and services, Logistics which includes ports and other infrastructure management and Environment and Services which includes waste management and collection and water treatment and distribution. The Company currently operates in ten countries comprising its primary markets of Angola, Malawi and Mozambique as well as its other markets of Cape Verde, Ghana, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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