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Indofood Agri Resources (Indofood Agri Resources) Beneish M-Score

: -3.06 (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 -3.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

INDFY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.75   Max: -2.39
Current: -3.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Indofood Agri Resources was -2.39. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.75.


Indofood Agri Resources Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Indofood Agri Resources'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.

* Premium members only.

Indofood Agri Resources 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 -2.76 -2.97 -2.74 -3.01 -3.06

Indofood Agri Resources 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 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 -2.74 - -3.01 - -3.06

Competitive Comparison

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Indofood Agri Resources'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.


Indofood Agri Resources Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Indofood Agri Resources 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 Indofood Agri Resources 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 * 0.7212+0.528 * 1.249+0.404 * 1.0327+0.892 * 0.9176+0.115 * 0.9456
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.094+4.679 * -0.085891-0.327 * 0.8865
=-3.05

* 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 $56 Mil.
Revenue was $1,038 Mil.
Gross Profit was $213 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $645 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,408 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,141 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $622 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $61 Mil.
Net Income was $40 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $247 Mil.
Total Receivables was $84 Mil.
Revenue was $1,131 Mil.
Gross Profit was $290 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $671 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,433 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,154 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $94 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $628 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $150 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)
=(55.68 / 1038.065) / (84.144 / 1131.337)
=0.053638 / 0.074376
=0.7212

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)
=(289.791 / 1131.337) / (212.882 / 1038.065)
=0.256149 / 0.205076
=1.249

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 - (645.037 + 1141.497) / 2407.74) / (1 - (670.804 + 1153.993) / 2432.522)
=0.258004 / 0.249833
=1.0327

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
=1038.065 / 1131.337
=0.9176

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))
=(93.684 / (93.684 + 1153.993)) / (98.461 / (98.461 + 1141.497))
=0.075087 / 0.079407
=0.9456

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)
=(80.609 / 1038.065) / (80.301 / 1131.337)
=0.077653 / 0.070979
=1.094

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)
=((61.124 + 621.549) / 2407.74) / ((149.711 + 628.256) / 2432.522)
=0.283533 / 0.319819
=0.8865

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
=(39.845 - 0 - 246.648) / 2407.74
=-0.085891

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.

Indofood Agri Resources has a M-score of -3.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Indofood Agri Resources (Indofood Agri Resources) Business Description

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8 Eu Tong Sen Street, No. 16-96/97 The Central, Singapore, SGP, 059818
Indofood Agri Resources Ltd is engaged in agribusiness. The principal activities of the firm include research and development, oil palm seed breeding, cultivation of oil palm plantations, production and refining of crude palm oil, sugarcane and industrial timber plantations and, marketing and selling end products. It operates through following segments: Plantations, Edible Oils and Fats and others segment. The Plantations segment develops and maintains oil palm, rubber and sugar cane plantations, and other business activities relating to palm oil, rubber and sugar cane processing, marketing, and selling. The Edible Oils and Fats segment which generates majority revenue produces, markets, and sells edible oil, margarine, shortening, and other related products and its derivative products.

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