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Brookfield (Brookfield) Beneish M-Score

: -2.41 (As of Today)
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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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

BAMGF.PFD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.59   Med: -2.34   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Brookfield was -2.03. The lowest was -2.59. And the median was -2.34.


Brookfield Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Brookfield'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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Brookfield Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -2.41 -2.54 -2.26 -2.41

Brookfield Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.26 -2.36 -2.39 -2.36 -2.41

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Brookfield'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.


Brookfield Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Brookfield 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 Brookfield 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 * 1.0055+0.528 * 1.0157+0.404 * 1.0102+0.892 * 1.034+0.115 * 1.0054
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.1522+4.679 * -0.025526-0.327 * 0.9682
=-2.39

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $20,263.00 Mil.
Revenue was 24518 + 24441 + 23668 + 23297 = $95,924.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3923 + 3353 + 3762 + 3477 = $14,515.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $46,704.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $490,095.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $147,617.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9,075.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $14.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $91,134.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $176,108.00 Mil.
Net Income was 699 + 230 + 81 + 120 = $1,130.00 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 3359 + 1020 + 1946 + 848 = $7,173.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1506 + 3437 + 406 + 1118 = $6,467.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was $19,489.00 Mil.
Revenue was 24213 + 23418 + 23256 + 21882 = $92,769.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4006 + 3650 + 3415 + 3187 = $14,258.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $53,388.00 Mil.
Total Assets was $441,284.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $124,268.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7,683.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $89.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $77,747.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $170,777.00 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)
=(20263 / 95924) / (19489 / 92769)
=0.21124 / 0.210081
=1.0055

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)
=(14258 / 92769) / (14515 / 95924)
=0.153694 / 0.151318
=1.0157

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 - (46704 + 147617) / 490095) / (1 - (53388 + 124268) / 441284)
=0.603503 / 0.597411
=1.0102

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
=95924 / 92769
=1.034

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))
=(7683 / (7683 + 124268)) / (9075 / (9075 + 147617))
=0.058226 / 0.057916
=1.0054

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)
=(14 / 95924) / (89 / 92769)
=0.000146 / 0.000959
=0.1522

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)
=((176108 + 91134) / 490095) / ((170777 + 77747) / 441284)
=0.545286 / 0.563184
=0.9682

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
=(1130 - 7173 - 6467) / 490095
=-0.025526

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.

Brookfield has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Brookfield (Brookfield) Business Description

Address
181 Bay Street, Suite 100, Brookfield Place, P.O. Box 762, Toronto, ON, CAN, M5J 2T3
Brookfield Corp owns and manages the commercial property, power, and infrastructure assets. Its investment focus includes Real Estate, Infrastructure, Renewable Power and Private Equity. Real Estate is made up of office and retail properties; Renewable power is made up of hydroelectric, wind, solar, and storage generating facilities; Infrastructure is made up of utilities, transport, energy, data infrastructure, and sustainable resource assets; and Private Equity is focused on business services, infrastructure services, and industrial operations. The company generates the majority revenue through Private Equity. Located around the world, its assets are concentrated in the United States, and Canada.

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