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Eco5tech (WAR:ECT) Beneish M-Score : -4.52 (As of Jun. 14, 2024)


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What is Eco5tech 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 -4.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Eco5tech's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WAR:ECT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.52   Med: -2.8   Max: 0.7
Current: -4.52

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eco5tech was 0.70. The lowest was -4.52. And the median was -2.80.


Eco5tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eco5tech'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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Eco5tech Beneish M-Score Chart

Eco5tech Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.83 -3.44

Eco5tech Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 0.70 -2.43 -3.16 -3.44 -4.52

Competitive Comparison of Eco5tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Eco5tech'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.


Eco5tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Eco5tech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Eco5tech's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Eco5tech 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 Eco5tech 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 * 0.9137+0.528 * 1.2006+0.404 * 0.786+0.892 * 1.0421+0.115 * 1.4918
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.508453-0.327 * 0.6036
=-4.52

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was zł6.43 Mil.
Revenue was 0.724 + 6.774 + 4.849 + 3.641 = zł15.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.034 + 6.148 + 3.611 + 3.422 = zł13.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł7.85 Mil.
Total Assets was zł8.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł0.01 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł1.11 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -2.205 + -0.005 + 0.091 + 1.056 = zł-1.06 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = zł0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.177 + 0.313 + 2.004 + 3.128 = zł3.27 Mil.
Total Receivables was zł6.75 Mil.
Revenue was 3.214 + 4.769 + 3.564 + 3.795 = zł15.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.142 + 4.671 + 3.554 + 3.78 = zł15.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł8.21 Mil.
Total Assets was zł9.13 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł0.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł13.76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł1.96 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł0.00 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)
=(6.428 / 15.988) / (6.751 / 15.342)
=0.402052 / 0.440034
=0.9137

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)
=(15.147 / 15.342) / (13.147 / 15.988)
=0.98729 / 0.822304
=1.2006

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 - (7.847 + 0.019) / 8.518) / (1 - (8.21 + 0.03) / 9.129)
=0.076544 / 0.097382
=0.786

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
=15.988 / 15.342
=1.0421

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))
=(0.041 / (0.041 + 0.03)) / (0.012 / (0.012 + 0.019))
=0.577465 / 0.387097
=1.4918

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 / 15.988) / (13.762 / 15.342)
=0 / 0.897015
=0

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)
=((0 + 1.105) / 8.518) / ((0 + 1.962) / 9.129)
=0.129725 / 0.214919
=0.6036

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
=(-1.063 - 0 - 3.268) / 8.518
=-0.508453

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.

Eco5tech has a M-score of -4.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eco5tech (WAR:ECT) Business Description

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Address
ul. Filtrowa 65/45, Warsaw, POL, 02-055
Eco5tech SA is involved in construction design and implementation of design-build projects. It also offers consulting related to the preparation and construction of investment projects, supervising construction works as well.

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