FIFAX (OHEL:FIFAX) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)

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What is FIFAX 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.

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

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FIFAX was -0.37. The lowest was -0.37. And the median was -0.37.

FIFAX Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FIFAX's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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FIFAX Beneish M-Score Chart

FIFAX Annual Data

Trend

Dec19

Dec20

Dec21

Dec22

Dec23

Beneish M-Score

-0.37

FIFAX Semi-Annual Data
	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24
Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial					-	-0.37	-	-	-

Competitive Comparison of FIFAX's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, FIFAX'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.

FIFAX's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, FIFAX's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

FIFAX 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 FIFAX for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Dec23) TTM:

Last Year (Dec22) TTM:

Total Receivables was €0.19 Mil.
Revenue was €0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was €-0.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4.95 Mil.
Total Assets was €22.25 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €17.29 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.60 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.75 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3.83 Mil.
Net Income was €-7.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €-5.17 Mil.

Total Receivables was €1.20 Mil.
Revenue was €1.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was €-3.30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €2.54 Mil.
Total Assets was €20.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €18.17 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1.44 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €3.93 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)
	=	(0.192 / 0)	/	(1.203 / 1.155)
	=		/	1.041558
	=

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)
	=	(-3.299 / 1.155)	/	(-0.22 / 0)
	=	-2.856277	/
	=

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 - (4.952 + 17.287) / 22.249)	/	(1 - (2.535 + 18.165) / 20.711)
	=	0.000449	/	0.000531
	=

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
	=	0	/	1.155
	=

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))
	=	(1.415 / (1.415 + 18.165))	/	(1.596 / (1.596 + 17.287))
	=	0.072268	/	0.08452
	=

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)
	=	(1.505 / 0)	/	(0.961 / 1.155)
	=		/	0.832035
	=

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)
	=	((3.826 + 0.746) / 22.249)	/	((3.926 + 1.442) / 20.711)
	=	0.205492	/	0.259186
	=

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
	=	(-7.225 - 0	-	-5.165)	/	22.249
	=	-0.092588

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.

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FIFAX PLC is a pioneer in large-scale fish farming with the least possible environmental impact. The company focuses on the Finnish and Swedish markets.

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