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IMC (WAR:IMC) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Sep. 24, 2024)


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What is IMC 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

WAR:IMC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.21   Med: -2.99   Max: 15.67
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IMC was 15.67. The lowest was -6.21. And the median was -2.99.


IMC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

IMC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.54 -2.99 -2.31 15.66 -2.42

IMC Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -3.55 -2.50 -2.42 1.26 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of IMC's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, IMC'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.


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

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

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



IMC 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 IMC 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 * 0.9737+0.528 * 1.6075+0.404 * 0.7232+0.892 * 1.2429+0.115 * 1.0868
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9134+4.679 * -0.110754-0.327 * 0.9793
=-2.57

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was zł11.0 Mil.
Revenue was 188.301 + 226.938 + 155.901 + 102.858 = zł674.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 154.855 + 48.876 + -30.311 + -10.147 = zł163.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł522.5 Mil.
Total Assets was zł1,227.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł703.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł67.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł119.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł178.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł450.0 Mil.
Net Income was 97.541 + -14.352 + -72.018 + -32.484 = zł-21.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = zł0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 34.681 + 62.699 + 26.857 + -9.637 = zł114.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was zł9.1 Mil.
Revenue was 114.972 + 160.85 + 200.1 + 66.353 = zł542.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.78 + 32.956 + 29.536 + 56.899 = zł211.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was zł651.6 Mil.
Total Assets was zł1,272.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was zł619.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was zł65.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was zł105.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was zł219.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was zł445.7 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)
=(10.987 / 673.998) / (9.078 / 542.275)
=0.016301 / 0.016741
=0.9737

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)
=(211.171 / 542.275) / (163.273 / 673.998)
=0.389417 / 0.242246
=1.6075

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 - (522.525 + 703.573) / 1227.16) / (1 - (651.634 + 619.369) / 1272.525)
=0.000865 / 0.001196
=0.7232

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
=673.998 / 542.275
=1.2429

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))
=(64.996 / (64.996 + 619.369)) / (67.372 / (67.372 + 703.573))
=0.094973 / 0.087389
=1.0868

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)
=(119.614 / 673.998) / (105.365 / 542.275)
=0.177469 / 0.194302
=0.9134

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)
=((449.958 + 178.1) / 1227.16) / ((445.654 + 219.356) / 1272.525)
=0.511798 / 0.522591
=0.9793

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
=(-21.313 - 0 - 114.6) / 1227.16
=-0.110754

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.

IMC has a M-score of -2.57 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


IMC Business Description

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16 rue Erasme, Grand Duchy Luxembourg, LUX, L-1468
IMC SA is an integrated agricultural company operating in Ukraine. The company's activities are the cultivation of grain and oilseeds crops, potato production; dairy farming; storage and processing of grain and oilseeds crops. The Group operates in three segments: crop farming, dairy farming, elevators and warehouses. Crop farming segment, deals with cultivation and sale of such basic agricultural crops as corn and wheat. Dairy farming segment deals with breeding and sale of biological assets and agricultural products of live farming. Basic agricultural product of live farming for sale in this segment is milk. Elevators and warehouses segment deals with storage and processing of agricultural produce.

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