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Willdale (XZIM:WILD.ZW) Beneish M-Score : 0.09 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Willdale 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XZIM:WILD.ZW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.05   Med: 0.28   Max: 0.69
Current: 0.09

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Willdale was 0.69. The lowest was -2.05. And the median was 0.28.


Willdale Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Willdale Annual Data
Trend Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.05 0.69 0.47 0.09

Willdale Semi-Annual Data
Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.69 - 0.47 - 0.09

Competitive Comparison of Willdale's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Willdale'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.


Willdale's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Willdale's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Willdale 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 Willdale 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 * 2.7898+0.528 * 0.6957+0.404 * 1.2133+0.892 * 2.0565+0.115 * 1.9788
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1205+4.679 * 0.034701-0.327 * 1.6225
=0.09

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ZWL528 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL36,926 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL10,466 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL26,596 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL143,196 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL76,225 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL2,120 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL10,396 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL18,424 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL838 Mil.
Net Income was ZWL8,304 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was ZWL3,335 Mil.
Total Receivables was ZWL92 Mil.
Revenue was ZWL17,955 Mil.
Gross Profit was ZWL3,540 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ZWL9,619 Mil.
Total Assets was ZWL70,469 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ZWL44,474 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ZWL2,516 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ZWL4,511 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ZWL5,684 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ZWL158 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)
=(528.259 / 36925.907) / (92.07 / 17955.486)
=0.014306 / 0.005128
=2.7898

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)
=(3540.219 / 17955.486) / (10465.715 / 36925.907)
=0.197166 / 0.283425
=0.6957

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 - (26596.155 + 76224.745) / 143195.697) / (1 - (9619.306 + 44473.874) / 70469.217)
=0.281955 / 0.232386
=1.2133

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
=36925.907 / 17955.486
=2.0565

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))
=(2516.396 / (2516.396 + 44473.874)) / (2120.153 / (2120.153 + 76224.745))
=0.053551 / 0.027062
=1.9788

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)
=(10396.09 / 36925.907) / (4511.407 / 17955.486)
=0.281539 / 0.251255
=1.1205

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)
=((837.84 + 18423.712) / 143195.697) / ((158.47 + 5683.652) / 70469.217)
=0.134512 / 0.082903
=1.6225

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
=(8304.107 - 0 - 3335.138) / 143195.697
=0.034701

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.

Willdale has a M-score of 0.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Willdale (XZIM:WILD.ZW) Business Description

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19.5km Peg Lomagundi Road, Mount Hampden, Harare, ZWE
Willdale Ltd is a clay brick manufacturer and distributor in Zimbabwe. Its clay brick products portfolio includes Blue Heart, Blue Multi, Blue Smooth, Cinker, Dark Splashed, Rustic, window Cill, Red Defour, Plum, and others. Geographically company has a presence in Zimbabwe.

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