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Benchmark Holdings (OSL:BMK) Beneish M-Score : -3.56 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Benchmark Holdings 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 -3.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSL:BMK' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.13
Current: -3.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Benchmark Holdings was -1.13. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.67.


Benchmark Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Benchmark Holdings'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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Benchmark Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Benchmark Holdings Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.09 -2.49 -2.71 -2.78 -3.56

Benchmark Holdings 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 - - - -3.56 -

Competitive Comparison of Benchmark Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Benchmark Holdings'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.


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

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

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


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Benchmark Holdings 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 Benchmark Holdings 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 * 0.7288+0.528 * 1.1093+0.404 * 0.6327+0.892 * 0.9201+0.115 * 0.4058
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.107737-0.327 * 1.1626
=-3.52

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr371.3 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,269.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr617.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr3,553.5 Mil.
Total Assets was kr5,408.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr198.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr470.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr2,055.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr39.9 Mil.
Net Income was kr-554.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was kr28.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr553.7 Mil.
Revenue was kr1,379.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was kr744.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr1,991.3 Mil.
Total Assets was kr6,255.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr1,237.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr493.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr996.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr1,087.8 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)
=(371.285 / 1269.724) / (553.676 / 1379.916)
=0.292414 / 0.401239
=0.7288

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)
=(744.411 / 1379.916) / (617.502 / 1269.724)
=0.539461 / 0.486328
=1.1093

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 - (3553.513 + 198.949) / 5408.266) / (1 - (1991.303 + 1237.256) / 6255.566)
=0.306162 / 0.48389
=0.6327

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
=1269.724 / 1379.916
=0.9201

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))
=(493.867 / (493.867 + 1237.256)) / (470.921 / (470.921 + 198.949))
=0.285287 / 0.703004
=0.4058

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)
=(0 / 1269.724) / (0 / 1379.916)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((39.863 + 2055.178) / 5408.266) / ((1087.787 + 996.495) / 6255.566)
=0.387378 / 0.333188
=1.1626

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
=(-554.511 - 0 - 28.158) / 5408.266
=-0.107737

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.

Benchmark Holdings has a M-score of -3.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Benchmark Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Yeoman Way, Benchmark House, Highdown House, West Sussex, Worthing, Sussex, GBR, BN99 3HH
Benchmark Holdings PLC offers products and solutions that improve farming efficiency, growth, and animal health and welfare for aquaculture producers. Its portfolio of products and solutions includes salmon eggs, live feed (artemia), diets and probiotics, sea lice treatments, and others. The company's reportable segments are; Genetics, Advanced Nutrition, and Health. Maximum revenue for the company is generated from its Advanced Nutrition segment which manufactures and provides nutrition and health products to the aquaculture industry. The Health segment focuses on providing health products to the aquaculture market. Geographically, the company derives its maximum revenue from Norway and the rest from Chile, Iceland, Canada, Greece, China, the United Kingdom, and other markets.

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