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Maxxam (Maxxam) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Maxxam was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Maxxam Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Maxxam Annual Data
Trend Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.49 -3.20 0.93 -3.22 -3.56

Maxxam Quarterly Data
Dec04 Mar05 Jun05 Sep05 Dec05 Mar06 Jun06 Sep06 Dec06 Mar07 Jun07 Sep07 Dec07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09
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 -1.62 -3.56 -3.76 -3.29 -2.65

Competitive Comparison of Maxxam's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Maxxam'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.


Maxxam's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Maxxam's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Maxxam 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 Maxxam 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 * 0.8762+0.528 * 0.8743+0.404 * 1.0234+0.892 * 0.7522+0.115 * 1.5796
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1254+4.679 * 0.018805-0.327 * 1.0246
=-2.75

* 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 (Sep09) TTM:Last Year (Sep08) TTM:
Total Receivables was $2.90 Mil.
Revenue was 18.2 + 18.6 + 15.7 + 14.9 = $67.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.5 + 4.5 + 5.4 + 4.7 = $19.10 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $41.70 Mil.
Total Assets was $361.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $206.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $33.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $27.30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $202.60 Mil.
Net Income was -8.5 + -10.2 + -12.5 + -0.4 = $-31.60 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.7 + -4.1 + -0.4 + 0.9 = $-2.90 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -5.4 + -15.1 + -8.7 + -6.3 = $-35.50 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.40 Mil.
Revenue was 23.7 + 23.3 + 21.7 + 20.9 = $89.60 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.3 + 3.5 + 6.5 + 5.9 = $22.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $72.90 Mil.
Total Assets was $410.30 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $212.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $14.10 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $39.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $206.70 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)
=(2.9 / 67.4) / (4.4 / 89.6)
=0.043027 / 0.049107
=0.8762

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)
=(22.2 / 89.6) / (19.1 / 67.4)
=0.247768 / 0.283383
=0.8743

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 - (41.7 + 206.8) / 361.6) / (1 - (72.9 + 212) / 410.3)
=0.312777 / 0.30563
=1.0234

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
=67.4 / 89.6
=0.7522

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))
=(14.1 / (14.1 + 212)) / (8.5 / (8.5 + 206.8))
=0.062362 / 0.03948
=1.5796

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)
=(33.1 / 67.4) / (39.1 / 89.6)
=0.491098 / 0.436384
=1.1254

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)
=((202.6 + 27.3) / 361.6) / ((206.7 + 47.9) / 410.3)
=0.635785 / 0.620522
=1.0246

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
=(-31.6 - -2.9 - -35.5) / 361.6
=0.018805

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.

Maxxam has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Maxxam (Maxxam) Business Description

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Maxxam Inc through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the residential and commercial real estate investment and development, and racing operations.
Executives
Charles E Hurwitz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board & CEO 1330 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 2000, HOUSTON TX 77056
Robert J Cruikshank director 2001 KIRBY, SUITE 313, HOUSTON TX 77019
Ezra G Levin director 1330 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 2000, HOUSTON TX 77056
Luxor Capital Group, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Luxor Capital Partners Offshore Ltd 10 percent owner C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LTD., PO BOX 309, UGLAND HOUSE, GEORGE TOWN E9 KY1-1104
Luxor Capital Partners, Lp 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Elizabeth D Brumley officer: Controller 9800 RICHMOND AVE., SUITE 700, HOUSTON TX 77042
Lcg Holdings Llc 10 percent owner 7 TIMES SQUARE, 43RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036

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