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Port of Tauranga (NZSE:POT) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Port of Tauranga 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NZSE:POT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.49   Max: -2.13
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Port of Tauranga was -2.13. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.49.


Port of Tauranga Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Port of Tauranga'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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Port of Tauranga Beneish M-Score Chart

Port of Tauranga Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -2.82 -2.13 -2.49 -2.40

Port of Tauranga Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.49 - -2.40 -

Competitive Comparison of Port of Tauranga's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Port of Tauranga'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.


Port of Tauranga's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Port of Tauranga's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Port of Tauranga 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 Port of Tauranga 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 * 0.9971+0.528 * 1.0217+0.404 * 1.0964+0.892 * 1.1204+0.115 * 0.9236
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9792+4.679 * -0.01329-0.327 * 1.0108
=-2.40

* 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$69.2 Mil.
Revenue was NZ$420.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$302.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NZ$79.7 Mil.
Total Assets was NZ$2,824.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NZ$2,474.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NZ$40.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NZ$51.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NZ$220.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$342.7 Mil.
Net Income was NZ$117.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$10.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NZ$144.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was NZ$61.9 Mil.
Revenue was NZ$374.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$275.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NZ$71.5 Mil.
Total Assets was NZ$2,743.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NZ$2,432.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NZ$36.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NZ$46.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NZ$183.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$358.1 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)
=(69.152 / 420.02) / (61.901 / 374.885)
=0.16464 / 0.16512
=0.9971

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)
=(275.595 / 374.885) / (302.223 / 420.02)
=0.735145 / 0.719544
=1.0217

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 - (79.679 + 2474.135) / 2824.269) / (1 - (71.536 + 2432.363) / 2743.526)
=0.095761 / 0.087343
=1.0964

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
=420.02 / 374.885
=1.1204

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))
=(36.657 / (36.657 + 2432.363)) / (40.423 / (40.423 + 2474.135))
=0.014847 / 0.016076
=0.9236

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)
=(51.334 / 420.02) / (46.79 / 374.885)
=0.122218 / 0.124812
=0.9792

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)
=((342.732 + 220.637) / 2824.269) / ((358.083 + 183.339) / 2743.526)
=0.199474 / 0.197345
=1.0108

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
=(117.136 - 10.098 - 144.572) / 2824.269
=-0.01329

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.

Port of Tauranga has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Port of Tauranga (NZSE:POT) Business Description

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Salisbury Avenue, Private Bag 12504, Tauranga Mail Centre, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga, NTL, NZL, 3143
The Port of Tauranga Limited, situated in the Bay of Plenty on the east coast of New Zealand, is the country's largest port, handling both container and break bulk cargo. It is involved in export and import of cargo and runs a rail link through to Auckland. The biggest commodities traded through the port are logs and forestry, dairy, fertilizers, oil and coal. The firm's principal activities also include the leasing of land and buildings.

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