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United Capital (NSA:UCAP) Beneish M-Score : 11.37 (As of Mar. 02, 2025)


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What is United Capital 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 11.37 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

NSA:UCAP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -1.08   Max: 11.37
Current: 11.37

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of United Capital was 11.37. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -1.08.


United Capital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Capital'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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United Capital Beneish M-Score Chart

United Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - -2.54 -1.23

United Capital Quarterly Data
Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.93 2.28 -1.23 -0.92 11.37

Competitive Comparison of United Capital's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, United Capital'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.


United Capital's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, United Capital's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



United Capital 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 United Capital 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 * 14.8326+0.528 * 1.0117+0.404 * 0.9569+0.892 * 1.4452+0.115 * 3.4761
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7103+4.679 * 0.134164-0.327 * 1.1475
=11.37

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₦110,730 Mil.
Revenue was 8741.733 + 0 + 35103.987 + 6680.896 = ₦50,527 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7387.626 + 0 + 34135.393 + 5876.307 = ₦47,399 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₦623,423 Mil.
Total Assets was ₦1,264,241 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₦1,811 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₦173 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₦3,033 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₦783,158 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦296,422 Mil.
Net Income was 8247.987 + 0 + 2949.501 + 3780.999 = ₦14,978 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₦0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -151910.647 + 0 + 78577.984 + -81304.337 = ₦-154,637 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₦5,166 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 25238.786 + 5053.064 + 4670.075 = ₦34,962 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 24656.942 + 4409.149 + 4117.06 = ₦33,183 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₦379,608 Mil.
Total Assets was ₦805,771 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₦529 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₦230 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₦1,227 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₦485,129 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₦114,518 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)
=(110729.892 / 50526.616) / (5165.621 / 34961.925)
=2.191516 / 0.14775
=14.8326

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)
=(33183.151 / 34961.925) / (47399.326 / 50526.616)
=0.949123 / 0.938106
=1.0117

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 - (623423.085 + 1810.913) / 1264241.416) / (1 - (379607.511 + 529.404) / 805771.377)
=0.505447 / 0.528232
=0.9569

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
=50526.616 / 34961.925
=1.4452

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))
=(230.331 / (230.331 + 529.404)) / (173.032 / (173.032 + 1810.913))
=0.303173 / 0.087216
=3.4761

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)
=(3033.3 / 50526.616) / (1227.202 / 34961.925)
=0.060034 / 0.035101
=1.7103

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)
=((296421.969 + 783157.5) / 1264241.416) / ((114518.476 + 485129.359) / 805771.377)
=0.853935 / 0.744191
=1.1475

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
=(14978.487 - 0 - -154637) / 1264241.416
=0.134164

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.

United Capital has a M-score of 11.37 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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United Capital Business Description

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97/105 Broad Street, 3rd & 4th Floor, Afriland Towers, Lagos Island, Lagos, NGA
United Capital PLC is a financial and investment services company. It is engaged in six business segments including Investment banking, Asset management, Wealth management, Trusteeship, Securities trading, Consumer finance services, and UCEE MF. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Investment banking segment which provides issuing houses, corporate investment advisory services, project finance, debt restructuring, mergers & acquisitions, and debt capital markets.

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