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Enprise Group (NZSE:ENS) Beneish M-Score : -3.68 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Enprise 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 -3.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NZSE:ENS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.68   Med: -2.38   Max: -2
Current: -3.68

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Enprise Group was -2.00. The lowest was -3.68. And the median was -2.38.


Enprise Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Enprise 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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Enprise Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Enprise Group Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.26 -2.34 -2.00 -2.61 -3.68

Enprise Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - -2.61 - -3.68 -

Competitive Comparison of Enprise Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Enprise 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.


Enprise Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Enprise Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Enprise 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 Enprise 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 * 1.0123+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.6426+0.892 * 1.1071+0.115 * 0.6682
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9574+4.679 * -0.182401-0.327 * 1.8419
=-3.68

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NZ$3.58 Mil.
Revenue was NZ$20.75 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$20.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NZ$5.79 Mil.
Total Assets was NZ$12.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NZ$1.49 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NZ$2.81 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NZ$16.26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NZ$9.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$0.73 Mil.
Net Income was NZ$-10.28 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$-7.19 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NZ$-0.73 Mil.
Total Receivables was NZ$3.19 Mil.
Revenue was NZ$18.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$18.74 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NZ$5.24 Mil.
Total Assets was NZ$21.89 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NZ$1.75 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NZ$1.35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NZ$15.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NZ$8.61 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$0.97 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)
=(3.575 / 20.751) / (3.19 / 18.744)
=0.172281 / 0.170188
=1.0123

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)
=(18.744 / 18.744) / (20.751 / 20.751)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (5.794 + 1.486) / 12.944) / (1 - (5.237 + 1.746) / 21.89)
=0.437577 / 0.680996
=0.6426

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
=20.751 / 18.744
=1.1071

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))
=(1.354 / (1.354 + 1.746)) / (2.805 / (2.805 + 1.486))
=0.436774 / 0.653694
=0.6682

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)
=(16.263 / 20.751) / (15.344 / 18.744)
=0.783721 / 0.818609
=0.9574

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)
=((0.734 + 9.698) / 12.944) / ((0.97 + 8.608) / 21.89)
=0.805933 / 0.437551
=1.8419

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
=(-10.279 - -7.193 - -0.725) / 12.944
=-0.182401

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.

Enprise Group has a M-score of -3.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Enprise Group (NZSE:ENS) Business Description

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Address
16 Hugo Johnston Drive, Level 2, Penrose, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1061
Enprise Group Ltd is an investment vehicle for high-growth tech companies that complement its core ERP capability. The company invests in five businesses such as Enprise Solutions and Kilimanjaro Consulting which are cloud business software companies and providers of solutions based on the MYOB Advanced and MYOB Exo software platforms. iSell provides SaaS business systems (IT Quoter) to the global IT Reseller market. Datagate Innovation provides SaaS Telecom Billing for IT Managed Service Providers globally. Vadacom specialises in phone system software and unified communications solutions for Australian and New Zealand businesses.