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Notore Chemical Industries (NSA:NOTORE) Beneish M-Score : -5.64 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Notore Chemical Industries 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 -5.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Notore Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NSA:NOTORE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.64   Med: -4.52   Max: 9.16
Current: -5.64

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Notore Chemical Industries was 9.16. The lowest was -5.64. And the median was -4.52.


Notore Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Notore Chemical Industries'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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Notore Chemical Industries Beneish M-Score Chart

Notore Chemical Industries Annual Data
Trend Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.40 9.16 - -5.64 -5.64

Notore Chemical Industries Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -5.64 -3.37 2.33 0.61 -5.64

Competitive Comparison of Notore Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Notore Chemical Industries'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.


Notore Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Notore Chemical Industries's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Notore Chemical Industries 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 Notore Chemical Industries 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 * 0.3832+0.528 * -0.16+0.404 * 0.8178+0.892 * 0.6669+0.115 * 1.4003
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2731+4.679 * -0.328008-0.327 * 1.2176
=-5.64

* 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 ₦1,206 Mil.
Revenue was 8831.956 + 4794.406 + 3817.617 + 4101.183 = ₦21,545 Mil.
Gross Profit was -6509.951 + -2215.468 + -3088.411 + -283.185 = ₦-12,097 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₦11,429 Mil.
Total Assets was ₦352,452 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₦263,437 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₦1,794 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₦2,374 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₦141,575 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦162,978 Mil.
Net Income was -48013.204 + -28232.291 + -30073.424 + -7932.37 = ₦-114,251 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₦0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 1355.708 = ₦1,356 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₦4,719 Mil.
Revenue was -643.085 + 6661.974 + 9902.698 + 16383.401 = ₦32,305 Mil.
Gross Profit was -6957.874 + 1755.954 + 1699.008 + 6404.71 = ₦2,902 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₦16,190 Mil.
Total Assets was ₦279,211 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₦187,859 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₦1,797 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₦2,796 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₦88,281 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦109,860 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)
=(1205.868 / 21545.162) / (4718.668 / 32304.988)
=0.055969 / 0.146066
=0.3832

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)
=(2901.798 / 32304.988) / (-12097.015 / 21545.162)
=0.089825 / -0.561472
=-0.16

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 - (11429.016 + 263437.087) / 352451.831) / (1 - (16190.462 + 187859.463) / 279211.168)
=0.220131 / 0.269191
=0.8178

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
=21545.162 / 32304.988
=0.6669

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))
=(1796.65 / (1796.65 + 187859.463)) / (1794.366 / (1794.366 + 263437.087))
=0.009473 / 0.006765
=1.4003

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)
=(2373.636 / 21545.162) / (2795.587 / 32304.988)
=0.11017 / 0.086537
=1.2731

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)
=((162978.2 + 141575.25) / 352451.831) / ((109860.464 + 88280.533) / 279211.168)
=0.864099 / 0.709646
=1.2176

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
=(-114251.289 - 0 - 1355.708) / 352451.831
=-0.328008

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.

Notore Chemical Industries has a M-score of -5.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Notore Chemical Industries (NSA:NOTORE) Business Description

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Notore Industrial Complex, Onne, Rivers State, NGA
Notore Chemical Industries PLC is a Nigerian company that manufactures chemical products. The company manufactures, treats, processes, produces, supplies and deals in nitrogenous fertilizers and all substances suited to improving the fertility of soil and water. It generates maximum revenue from Urea and other chemicals. The company offers products including NPK, Ammonia and Urea, and other chemicals. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Nigeria.

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