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Dawn Properties (XZIM:DAWN.ZW) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Dawn Properties 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 Dawn Properties's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dawn Properties was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Dawn Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dawn Properties'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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Dawn Properties Beneish M-Score Chart

Dawn Properties Annual Data
Trend Mar09 Mar11 Mar12 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
- 167.51 -0.48 -2.84 -0.32

Dawn Properties Semi-Annual Data
Mar09 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.84 - -0.32 -

Competitive Comparison of Dawn Properties's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Dawn Properties'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.


Dawn Properties's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Dawn Properties's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Dawn Properties 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 Dawn Properties 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 * 0.5971+0.528 * 0.4806+0.404 * 1.0728+0.892 * 0.9602+0.115 * 0.9741
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3279+4.679 * 0.551132-0.327 * 0.1429
=-0.33

* 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 (Dec19) TTM:Last Year (Dec18) TTM:
Total Receivables was ZWL6.98 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL66.54 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL66.54 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL17.26 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL1,523.18 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL9.34 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL1.69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL10.18 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL7.90 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL2.34 Mil.
Net Income was ZWL861.86 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ZWL22.38 Mil.
Total Receivables was ZWL12.18 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL69.30 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL33.31 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL46.33 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL637.61 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL7.33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL1.29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL7.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL20.18 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL9.81 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)
=(6.982 / 66.544) / (12.179 / 69.304)
=0.104923 / 0.175733
=0.5971

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)
=(33.309 / 69.304) / (66.544 / 66.544)
=0.480622 / 1
=0.4806

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 - (17.256 + 9.338) / 1523.178) / (1 - (46.334 + 7.332) / 637.605)
=0.98254 / 0.915832
=1.0728

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
=66.544 / 69.304
=0.9602

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))
=(1.285 / (1.285 + 7.332)) / (1.688 / (1.688 + 9.338))
=0.149124 / 0.153093
=0.9741

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)
=(10.18 / 66.544) / (7.984 / 69.304)
=0.152981 / 0.115203
=1.3279

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)
=((2.342 + 7.898) / 1523.178) / ((9.811 + 20.177) / 637.605)
=0.006723 / 0.047032
=0.1429

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
=(861.855 - 0 - 22.383) / 1523.178
=0.551132

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.

Dawn Properties has a M-score of -0.33 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Dawn Properties (XZIM:DAWN.ZW) Business Description

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Address
100 Nelson Mandela Avenue, 8th Floor, Beverley Court, Harare, ZWE
Dawn Properties Ltd is a Zimbabwe-based company which operates in the Real Estate industry. The company's operating segment includes Property investments; Property consultancy and Property development. Property investments segment principal business is that of investing in investment properties in the form of seven hotel properties and tracts of land. It generates maximum revenue from the Property investments in the form of rental income from lessees and property valuation, management, and consultancy services.

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