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Pacte Novation (XPAR:MLPAC) Beneish M-Score : -3.17 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Pacte Novation 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 -3.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPAR:MLPAC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.53   Max: -0.71
Current: -3.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pacte Novation was -0.71. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.53.


Pacte Novation Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pacte Novation'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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Pacte Novation Beneish M-Score Chart

Pacte Novation Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.71 -3.05 -2.58 -2.72 -3.17

Pacte Novation Semi-Annual Data
Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 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 -0.71 -3.05 -2.58 -2.72 -3.17

Competitive Comparison of Pacte Novation's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Pacte Novation'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.


Pacte Novation's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Pacte Novation's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pacte Novation 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 Pacte Novation 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 * 0.6182+0.528 * 1.0923+0.404 * 0.9252+0.892 * 0.9423+0.115 * 1.1121
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.058367-0.327 * 1.1296
=-3.17

* 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 €1.28 Mil.
Revenue was €7.83 Mil.
Gross Profit was €3.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4.48 Mil.
Total Assets was €5.02 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.03 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.
Net Income was €-0.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €0.13 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2.20 Mil.
Revenue was €8.31 Mil.
Gross Profit was €3.93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4.29 Mil.
Total Assets was €4.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.03 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2.18 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 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)
=(1.284 / 7.826) / (2.204 / 8.305)
=0.164068 / 0.265382
=0.6182

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)
=(3.926 / 8.305) / (3.387 / 7.826)
=0.472727 / 0.432788
=1.0923

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 - (4.483 + 0.022) / 5.02) / (1 - (4.293 + 0.029) / 4.861)
=0.10259 / 0.110883
=0.9252

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
=7.826 / 8.305
=0.9423

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))
=(0.042 / (0.042 + 0.029)) / (0.025 / (0.025 + 0.022))
=0.591549 / 0.531915
=1.1121

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 / 7.826) / (0 / 8.305)
=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)
=((0 + 2.549) / 5.02) / ((0.002 + 2.183) / 4.861)
=0.507769 / 0.449496
=1.1296

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
=(-0.159 - 0 - 0.134) / 5.02
=-0.058367

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.

Pacte Novation has a M-score of -3.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pacte Novation Business Description

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Pacte Novation SA is a multidisciplinary software engineering service provider. The company specializes in BRMS and artificial intelligence, software engineering, railway information system, big data and data science, among others.

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