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Propel Funeral Partners (Propel Funeral Partners) Beneish M-Score : -2.24 (As of Jun. 12, 2024)


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What is Propel Funeral Partners 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 -2.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PFPLF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.36   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.24

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Propel Funeral Partners was -2.17. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.36.


Propel Funeral Partners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Propel Funeral Partners'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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Propel Funeral Partners Beneish M-Score Chart

Propel Funeral Partners Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -3.06 -2.48 -2.17 -2.24

Propel Funeral Partners Semi-Annual Data
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 - -2.17 - -2.24 -

Competitive Comparison of Propel Funeral Partners's Beneish M-Score

For the Personal Services subindustry, Propel Funeral Partners'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.


Propel Funeral Partners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Personal Services Industry

For the Personal Services industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Propel Funeral Partners's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Propel Funeral Partners 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 Propel Funeral Partners 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 * 1.3557+0.528 * 1.0077+0.404 * 0.8629+0.892 * 1.1072+0.115 * 1.0935
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9025+4.679 * -0.024092-0.327 * 1.2803
=-2.29

* 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 $7.3 Mil.
Revenue was $112.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was $79.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $86.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $362.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $165.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $44.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $78.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $100.8 Mil.
Net Income was $12.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $21.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $4.9 Mil.
Revenue was $101.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was $71.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $52.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $301.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $143.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $44.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $73.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $43.5 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)
=(7.337 / 112.815) / (4.888 / 101.89)
=0.065036 / 0.047973
=1.3557

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)
=(71.875 / 101.89) / (78.97 / 112.815)
=0.705418 / 0.699996
=1.0077

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 - (86.756 + 165.936) / 362.322) / (1 - (52.058 + 143.545) / 301.227)
=0.302576 / 0.350646
=0.8629

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
=112.815 / 101.89
=1.1072

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))
=(7.261 / (7.261 + 143.545)) / (7.643 / (7.643 + 165.936))
=0.048148 / 0.044032
=1.0935

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)
=(44.348 / 112.815) / (44.382 / 101.89)
=0.393104 / 0.435587
=0.9025

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)
=((100.802 + 78.6) / 362.322) / ((43.491 + 73.009) / 301.227)
=0.495145 / 0.386752
=1.2803

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
=(12.758 - -0.162 - 21.649) / 362.322
=-0.024092

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.

Propel Funeral Partners has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Propel Funeral Partners (Propel Funeral Partners) Business Description

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135 King Street, Level 18.03, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
Propel Funeral Partners Ltd is an Australia-based company engaged in the provision of death care services. The company owns funeral homes, cremation facilities, cemeteries, and related infrastructure in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, and New Zealand. It offers a range of services and products across death care such as tailored to personal, religious, or ethnic preferences. The Group is organized into two geographic segments, Australian operations, and New Zealand operations, both of which operate in the death care-related services industry. The Group generates the majority of its revenue from the Australia operations.

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