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ENL (XMAU:ENLG.N0000) Beneish M-Score : -2.26 (As of Apr. 28, 2025)


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What is ENL 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 -2.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XMAU:ENLG.N0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.69   Med: -2.55   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.26

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ENL was -2.26. The lowest was -2.69. And the median was -2.55.


ENL Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

ENL Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.69 -2.55 -2.65 -2.33 -2.26

ENL Quarterly Data
Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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Competitive Comparison of ENL's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, ENL'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.


ENL's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

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

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


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ENL 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 ENL 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 * 1.0849+0.528 * 1.03+0.404 * 1.0315+0.892 * 1.1861+0.115 * 0.9382
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9847+4.679 * -0.010105-0.327 * 1.0109
=-2.26

* 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 MUR5,416 Mil.
Revenue was MUR24,733 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR10,899 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MUR16,246 Mil.
Total Assets was MUR98,782 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MUR37,852 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MUR1,073 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MUR2,133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MUR12,105 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR29,842 Mil.
Net Income was MUR2,101 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MUR3,099 Mil.
Total Receivables was MUR4,209 Mil.
Revenue was MUR20,852 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR9,465 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MUR14,959 Mil.
Total Assets was MUR91,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MUR36,397 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MUR966 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MUR1,826 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MUR11,987 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR26,433 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)
=(5415.722 / 24732.783) / (4208.763 / 20851.806)
=0.218969 / 0.201842
=1.0849

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)
=(9464.645 / 20851.806) / (10898.825 / 24732.783)
=0.4539 / 0.440663
=1.03

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 - (16246.008 + 37851.972) / 98781.931) / (1 - (14958.603 + 36397.391) / 91466.553)
=0.452349 / 0.438527
=1.0315

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
=24732.783 / 20851.806
=1.1861

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))
=(966.42 / (966.42 + 36397.391)) / (1073.137 / (1073.137 + 37851.972))
=0.025865 / 0.027569
=0.9382

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)
=(2132.943 / 24732.783) / (1826.26 / 20851.806)
=0.08624 / 0.087583
=0.9847

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)
=((29841.555 + 12104.807) / 98781.931) / ((26432.65 + 11987.147) / 91466.553)
=0.424636 / 0.420042
=1.0109

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
=(2100.656 - 0 - 3098.804) / 98781.931
=-0.010105

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.

ENL has a M-score of -2.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


ENL Business Description

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Vivea Business Park, ENL House, Moka, MUS
ENL Ltd is a company based in Mauritius that operates in diversified businesses, including the agribusiness, real estate, hospitality, logistics, Land & investments, finance and technology , commerce, and manufacturing sectors, which are also their reportable segments. Revenue performance is driven by positive contributions across all segments, particularly in Hospitality, Real estate and Commerce & manufacturing.

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