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Alteo (XMAU:ALTG_N0000) Beneish M-Score : -1.31 (As of Sep. 25, 2024)


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What is Alteo 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.31 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XMAU:ALTG_N0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.31
Current: -1.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alteo was -1.31. The lowest was -3.27. And the median was -2.42.


Alteo Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Alteo Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.85 -2.59 -1.61 -2.98 -1.31

Alteo Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -1.31 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Alteo's Beneish M-Score

For the Confectioners subindustry, Alteo'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.


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

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

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



Alteo 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 Alteo 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 * 0.8329+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.4514+0.892 * 0.9787+0.115 * 1.7109
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.189254-0.327 * 0.3973
=-1.31

* 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 MUR802 Mil.
Revenue was MUR4,392 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR4,392 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MUR3,490 Mil.
Total Assets was MUR22,237 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MUR14,752 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MUR469 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MUR0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MUR1,875 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR1,234 Mil.
Net Income was MUR5,079 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MUR871 Mil.
Total Receivables was MUR984 Mil.
Revenue was MUR4,487 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR4,487 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MUR13,284 Mil.
Total Assets was MUR32,027 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MUR14,778 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MUR823 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MUR0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MUR9,336 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR1,936 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)
=(802.338 / 4391.867) / (984.246 / 4487.344)
=0.182687 / 0.219338
=0.8329

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)
=(4487.344 / 4487.344) / (4391.867 / 4391.867)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (3490.026 + 14751.89) / 22236.638) / (1 - (13284.244 + 14778.267) / 32026.668)
=0.179646 / 0.123777
=1.4514

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
=4391.867 / 4487.344
=0.9787

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))
=(823.25 / (823.25 + 14778.267)) / (469.444 / (469.444 + 14751.89))
=0.052767 / 0.030841
=1.7109

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 / 4391.867) / (0 / 4487.344)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((1234.225 + 1875.469) / 22236.638) / ((1936.116 + 9335.611) / 32026.668)
=0.139846 / 0.351948
=0.3973

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
=(5079.409 - 0 - 871.04) / 22236.638
=0.189254

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.

Alteo has a M-score of -1.31 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Alteo Business Description

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Address
Vivea Business Park, Saint Pierre, MUS, 81430
Alteo Ltd is engaged in the growing and milling of sugar cane, the production of electricity and the construction of villas. The company has three reportable segments sugar segment, which generates maximum revenue and includes planting and harvesting of sugar cane and other food crops, sugar cane milling and sugar refining; Energy segment, which operates bagasse/coal power plants to supply steam and electricity and Property segment, which promotes, markets and sells villas, apartments and serviced land. The company geographically operates in Mauritius.

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