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Transnational (NSA:TRCNP) Beneish M-Score : -1.51 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Transnational 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.51 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSA:TRCNP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.68   Max: -0.34
Current: -1.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Transnational was -0.34. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.68.


Transnational Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Transnational Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 -2.80 -2.63 -2.30 -1.51

Transnational Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.30 -1.60 -1.77 -1.31 -1.51

Competitive Comparison of Transnational's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Transnational'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.


Transnational's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Transnational's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Transnational 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 Transnational 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 * 1.0577+0.528 * 1.1551+0.404 * 1.0734+0.892 * 2.0707+0.115 * 0.9932
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9349+4.679 * -0.035807-0.327 * 0.9799
=-1.51

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₦320,643 Mil.
Revenue was 110252.184 + 122236.902 + 86874.502 + 88552.32 = ₦407,916 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62815.105 + 47372.558 + 39268.256 + 46210.155 = ₦195,666 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₦345,410 Mil.
Total Assets was ₦751,563 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₦322,745 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₦9,240 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₦49,281 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₦377,116 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦50,415 Mil.
Net Income was 6650.124 + 11913.469 + 8115.96 + 24845.361 = ₦51,525 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₦0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 46792.465 + 24101.217 + 18706.096 + -11163.449 = ₦78,436 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₦146,398 Mil.
Revenue was 68962.809 + 45903.096 + 49729.885 + 32393.842 = ₦196,990 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44884.131 + 21020.25 + 29020.437 + 14219.052 = ₦109,144 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₦174,244 Mil.
Total Assets was ₦529,924 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₦300,890 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₦8,554 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₦25,457 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₦255,568 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦52,055 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)
=(320643.269 / 407915.908) / (146398.319 / 196989.632)
=0.786052 / 0.743178
=1.0577

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)
=(109143.87 / 196989.632) / (195666.074 / 407915.908)
=0.554059 / 0.479673
=1.1551

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 - (345410.118 + 322745.132) / 751563.305) / (1 - (174244.044 + 300889.633) / 529923.719)
=0.110979 / 0.103392
=1.0734

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
=407915.908 / 196989.632
=2.0707

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))
=(8553.605 / (8553.605 + 300889.633)) / (9239.785 / (9239.785 + 322745.132))
=0.027642 / 0.027832
=0.9932

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)
=(49281.186 / 407915.908) / (25456.93 / 196989.632)
=0.120812 / 0.12923
=0.9349

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)
=((50415.46 + 377115.505) / 751563.305) / ((52054.53 + 255567.685) / 529923.719)
=0.568856 / 0.580503
=0.9799

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
=(51524.914 - 0 - 78436.329) / 751563.305
=-0.035807

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.

Transnational has a M-score of -1.51 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Transnational Business Description

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Address
38 Glover Road, Transnational House, Ikoyi, Lagos, NGA
Transnational Corp PLC is a diversified conglomerate. Its business segments are Power, Oil and Gas, Hospitality, Corporate Centre and Agro-allied. The group generates the majority of the revenue from the Power segment. In the Power segment, the company through its subsidiary is engaged in the generation of electric power. The group provides hospitality services to the customers in the Hospitality segment. Oil and Gas segment includes exploration, refining, and marketing of petroleum products, and in the Agro-Allied segment, the group processes fruit concentrates from fruits. Corporate Centre segment is the parent Company, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, and the other non-operational subsidiaries.

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