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Les Gaz Industriels (XMAU:GIL.I0000) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Sep. 20, 2024)


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What is Les Gaz Industriels 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XMAU:GIL.I0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.61   Max: 1.64
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Les Gaz Industriels was 1.64. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.61.


Les Gaz Industriels Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Les Gaz Industriels'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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Les Gaz Industriels Beneish M-Score Chart

Les Gaz Industriels 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 -3.10 -2.71 1.64 -1.82 -2.51

Les Gaz Industriels 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 - -2.51 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Les Gaz Industriels's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Les Gaz Industriels'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.


Les Gaz Industriels's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Les Gaz Industriels's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Les Gaz Industriels 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 Les Gaz Industriels 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 * 1.1607+0.528 * 0.9268+0.404 * 1.0036+0.892 * 0.9027+0.115 * 0.86
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0888+4.679 * -0.010967-0.327 * 0.9038
=-2.51

* 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 MUR36.4 Mil.
Revenue was MUR192.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR69.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MUR87.4 Mil.
Total Assets was MUR332.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MUR238.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MUR13.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MUR56.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MUR51.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR4.5 Mil.
Net Income was MUR15.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MUR19.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was MUR34.8 Mil.
Revenue was MUR213.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was MUR71.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MUR90.9 Mil.
Total Assets was MUR336.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MUR239.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MUR11.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MUR57.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MUR58.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MUR3.6 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)
=(36.42 / 192.817) / (34.761 / 213.602)
=0.188884 / 0.162737
=1.1607

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)
=(71.384 / 213.602) / (69.526 / 192.817)
=0.334192 / 0.36058
=0.9268

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 - (87.398 + 238.539) / 332.008) / (1 - (90.948 + 239.572) / 336.654)
=0.018286 / 0.01822
=1.0036

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
=192.817 / 213.602
=0.9027

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))
=(11.206 / (11.206 + 239.572)) / (13.073 / (13.073 + 238.539))
=0.044685 / 0.051957
=0.86

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)
=(56.625 / 192.817) / (57.611 / 213.602)
=0.293672 / 0.269712
=1.0888

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)
=((4.54 + 51.223) / 332.008) / ((3.648 + 58.917) / 336.654)
=0.167957 / 0.185844
=0.9038

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
=(15.565 - 0 - 19.206) / 332.008
=-0.010967

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.

Les Gaz Industriels has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Les Gaz Industriels Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Pailles Road, G.R.N.W, P.O. Box 673, Bell Village, MUS
Les Gaz Industriels Ltd manufactures and distributes medical and industrial gases in bulk and in cylinders as well as gas equipment, personal protective equipment, and welding accessories. Its medical gases include oxygen, air, entonox and nitrous oxide gases that are mainly used in hospitals, clinics, and for medical and surgical treatments; and industrial gases comprise nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon, hydrogen, helium, and acetylene gases, which are used in a range of industries, including oil and gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, power, steelmaking, metals, food and water. Geographically all the operations function through Mauritius. It caters to the domestic market and earns key revenue from international sales of products.

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