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BridgeFort Capital (XZIM:BFCA.ZW) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is BridgeFort Capital 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.

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

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BridgeFort Capital was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


BridgeFort Capital Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BridgeFort Capital'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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BridgeFort Capital Beneish M-Score Chart

BridgeFort Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.66 -2.27 40.25 - -

BridgeFort Capital Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - 40.25 - - -

Competitive Comparison of BridgeFort Capital's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, BridgeFort Capital'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.


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

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

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



BridgeFort Capital 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 BridgeFort Capital 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was ZWL8.03 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL8.03 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL131.61 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL7.11 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL0.14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL3.77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL15.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL0.00 Mil.
Net Income was ZWL-1,440.96 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ZWL-0.04 Mil.
Total Receivables was ZWL30.88 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL256.95 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL30.91 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL1,643.19 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL7.25 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL0.39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL93.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL5.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL0.00 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)
=(8.032 / 0) / (30.875 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=(256.947 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 - (8.032 + 7.113) / 131.609) / (1 - (30.905 + 7.249) / 1643.189)
=0.884924 / 0.976781
=

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
=0 / 0
=

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))
=(0.387 / (0.387 + 7.249)) / (0.136 / (0.136 + 7.113))
=0.050681 / 0.018761
=

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)
=(3.769 / 0) / (93.442 / 0)
= /
=

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 + 15.719) / 131.609) / ((0 + 5.73) / 1643.189)
=0.119437 / 0.003487
=

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
=(-1440.955 - 0 - -0.039) / 131.609
=-10.948461

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.


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BridgeFort Capital (XZIM:BFCA.ZW) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 7 Bernard Avenue, Rolf Valley, Harare, ZWE
BridgeFort Capital Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based company engaged in the healthcare sector. The company manufactures, markets, and distributes health, hygiene, beauty, and pharmaceutical products. In addition, the group also manufactures and distributes petroleum jelly and glycerine. The group's operating segments are Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Medical, and Manufacturing, of which the majority of the revenue is derived from the FMCG segment. The FMCG segment distributes products manufactured by the Manufacturing segment and also trades in other personal care products, toiletries, and other fast-moving consumer goods.

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