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Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX:CWY) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Cleanaway Waste Management 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:CWY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.73   Max: -2.26
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cleanaway Waste Management was -2.26. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.73.


Cleanaway Waste Management Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cleanaway Waste Management'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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Cleanaway Waste Management Beneish M-Score Chart

Cleanaway Waste Management 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 -2.71 -2.99 -2.74 -2.52 -2.79

Cleanaway Waste Management Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 - -2.52 - -2.79 -

Competitive Comparison of Cleanaway Waste Management's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Cleanaway Waste Management'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.


Cleanaway Waste Management's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Cleanaway Waste Management's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cleanaway Waste Management 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 Cleanaway Waste Management 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 * 0.8719+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9694+0.892 * 1.1811+0.115 * 0.9539
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9787+4.679 * -0.07882-0.327 * 0.9178
=-2.79

* 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 A$552 Mil.
Revenue was A$3,507 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$3,507 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$715 Mil.
Total Assets was A$6,073 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$2,187 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$366 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1,206 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$885 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,491 Mil.
Net Income was A$22 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$19 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$482 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$536 Mil.
Revenue was A$2,969 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$2,969 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$656 Mil.
Total Assets was A$5,863 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$2,049 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$325 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1,043 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$915 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,583 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)
=(551.7 / 3507.1) / (535.7 / 2969.3)
=0.157309 / 0.180413
=0.8719

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)
=(2969.3 / 2969.3) / (3507.1 / 3507.1)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (714.7 + 2187.3) / 6073.3) / (1 - (655.5 + 2049.2) / 5862.7)
=0.522171 / 0.53866
=0.9694

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
=3507.1 / 2969.3
=1.1811

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))
=(324.5 / (324.5 + 2049.2)) / (365.9 / (365.9 + 2187.3))
=0.136706 / 0.14331
=0.9539

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)
=(1205.9 / 3507.1) / (1043.2 / 2969.3)
=0.343845 / 0.351329
=0.9787

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)
=((1490.7 + 884.7) / 6073.3) / ((1583.2 + 915.2) / 5862.7)
=0.391122 / 0.426152
=0.9178

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
=(21.6 - 18.5 - 481.8) / 6073.3
=-0.07882

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.

Cleanaway Waste Management has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cleanaway Waste Management (ASX:CWY) Business Description

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Address
441 St Kilda Road, Level 4, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3004
Cleanaway Waste Management is Australia's largest waste management business with a national footprint spanning collection, midstream waste processing, treatment, and valorization, and downstream waste disposal. Cleanaway is active in municipal and commercial and industrial, or C&I, waste stream segments and in nonhazardous and hazardous liquid waste and medical waste streams following the acquisition of Toxfree in fiscal 2018. While Cleanaway is allocating greater capital to midstream waste processing and treatment, earnings remain skewed toward waste collection. Cleanaway is particularly strong in C&I and municipal waste collection with strong market share in all large Australian metro waste collection market.

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