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Nation Media Group (NAI:NMG) Beneish M-Score : -2.26 (As of Sep. 25, 2024)


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What is Nation Media Group 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 -2.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nation Media Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:NMG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.82
Current: -2.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nation Media Group was -1.82. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.62.


Nation Media Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nation Media Group'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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Nation Media Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Nation Media Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -2.57 -2.86 -2.37 -2.26

Nation Media Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
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 -2.67 -2.57 -2.86 -2.37 -2.26

Competitive Comparison of Nation Media Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Nation Media Group'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.


Nation Media Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Nation Media Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Nation Media Group 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 Nation Media Group 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 * 1.0784+0.528 * 1.062+0.404 * 1.296+0.892 * 0.975+0.115 * 0.8348
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0841+4.679 * 0.012234-0.327 * 1.0175
=-2.26

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was KES3,443 Mil.
Revenue was KES7,116 Mil.
Gross Profit was KES5,393 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KES7,302 Mil.
Total Assets was KES11,804 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KES1,654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KES609 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KES4,307 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KES3,588 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES307 Mil.
Net Income was KES-202 Mil.
Gross Profit was KES0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was KES-346 Mil.
Total Receivables was KES3,274 Mil.
Revenue was KES7,298 Mil.
Gross Profit was KES5,874 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KES7,954 Mil.
Total Assets was KES12,299 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KES2,056 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KES596 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KES4,075 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KES3,675 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES313 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)
=(3442.5 / 7116.2) / (3274 / 7298.3)
=0.483755 / 0.448598
=1.0784

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)
=(5873.7 / 7298.3) / (5392.9 / 7116.2)
=0.804804 / 0.757834
=1.062

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 - (7302 + 1653.9) / 11803.5) / (1 - (7953.6 + 2056.1) / 12299.1)
=0.24125 / 0.186144
=1.296

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
=7116.2 / 7298.3
=0.975

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))
=(595.7 / (595.7 + 2056.1)) / (608.9 / (608.9 + 1653.9))
=0.22464 / 0.269091
=0.8348

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)
=(4307 / 7116.2) / (4074.7 / 7298.3)
=0.605239 / 0.558308
=1.0841

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)
=((306.9 + 3588.1) / 11803.5) / ((313.4 + 3675.4) / 12299.1)
=0.329987 / 0.324316
=1.0175

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
=(-201.7 - 0 - -346.1) / 11803.5
=0.012234

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.

Nation Media Group has a M-score of -2.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nation Media Group Business Description

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Address
Kimathi Street, P. O Box 49010, Nation Centre, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
Nation Media Group PLC is a media house in East and Central Africa. Its principal activities of the group are the publication, printing, and distribution of newspapers and magazines, radio and television broadcasting, and digital online products. It has businesses in television networks, film, and TV entertainment and delivers content on a multi-platform basis. Its operating segments are Newspapers & Digital and broadcasting. It generated the majority of its revenue from Newspapers & Digital segments that are engaged in the sale of newspapers, advertisements published in the newspapers, advertisements in the digital platforms, and subscriptions of e-paper.

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