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Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) Beneish M-Score

: -2.86 (As of Today)
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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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ASX:IPL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Incitec Pivot was -2.09. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.66.


Incitec Pivot Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Incitec Pivot'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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Incitec Pivot Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.56 -2.36 -2.09 -2.86

Incitec Pivot Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.36 - -2.09 - -2.86

Competitive Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Incitec Pivot'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.


Incitec Pivot Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

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



Incitec Pivot 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 Incitec Pivot 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 * 0.8794+0.528 * 1.1521+0.404 * 0.7961+0.892 * 0.8568+0.115 * 0.8829
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2891+4.679 * -0.023603-0.327 * 0.8893
=-2.86

* 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 A$570 Mil.
Revenue was A$5,411 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$2,482 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$4,253 Mil.
Total Assets was A$10,545 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$3,401 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$325 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1,255 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$1,307 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,904 Mil.
Net Income was A$560 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$108 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$701 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$757 Mil.
Revenue was A$6,315 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$3,337 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$2,654 Mil.
Total Assets was A$10,864 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$4,468 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$373 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$1,136 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$1,825 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$1,895 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)
=(570.1 / 5410.9) / (756.6 / 6315.3)
=0.105361 / 0.119804
=0.8794

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)
=(3337.2 / 6315.3) / (2481.9 / 5410.9)
=0.528431 / 0.458685
=1.1521

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 - (4253.2 + 3400.7) / 10545.3) / (1 - (2654.3 + 4467.9) / 10863.7)
=0.274189 / 0.344404
=0.7961

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
=5410.9 / 6315.3
=0.8568

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))
=(372.5 / (372.5 + 4467.9)) / (324.7 / (324.7 + 3400.7))
=0.076956 / 0.087158
=0.8829

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)
=(1255.1 / 5410.9) / (1136.4 / 6315.3)
=0.231958 / 0.179944
=1.2891

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)
=((1904 + 1307.4) / 10545.3) / ((1894.7 + 1825.3) / 10863.7)
=0.304534 / 0.342425
=0.8893

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
=(560 - 108.1 - 700.8) / 10545.3
=-0.023603

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.

Incitec Pivot has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Incitec Pivot (ASX:IPL) Business Description

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Address
28 Freshwater Place, Level 8, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, AUS, 3006
Incitec Pivot is a leading global explosives company with operations in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. We estimate its share of the global commercial explosives market at about 15%. Explosives contributes around 80% of EBIT. Incitec Pivot is also a major Australian fertilizer producer and distributor and is the only Australian manufacturer of ammonium phosphates and urea. Ammonium phosphates are sold in the domestic market and exported.

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