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Southeast Bank (DHA:SOUTHEASTB) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Southeast Bank Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:SOUTHEASTB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.93   Med: -2.63   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Southeast Bank was -2.18. The lowest was -4.93. And the median was -2.63.


Southeast Bank 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 Southeast Bank 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 * 1+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0015+0.892 * 1.0221+0.115 * 0.9884
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7988+4.679 * -0.003662-0.327 * 0.8706
=-2.40

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 3419.447 + 4726.665 + 3893.776 + 4140.437 = BDT16,180 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3419.447 + 4726.665 + 3893.776 + 4140.437 = BDT16,180 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT0 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT523,154 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT10,514 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT940 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT31,926 Mil.
Net Income was 921.553 + -871.172 + 1150.974 + 383.663 = BDT1,585 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 7277.828 + -9833.829 + 6402.663 + -345.951 = BDT3,501 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT0 Mil.
Revenue was 3451.797 + 3838.315 + 4421.742 + 4118.131 = BDT15,830 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3451.797 + 3838.315 + 4421.742 + 4118.131 = BDT15,830 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT0 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT515,462 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT11,099 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT980 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT36,131 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)
=(0 / 16180.325) / (0 / 15829.985)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(15829.985 / 15829.985) / (16180.325 / 16180.325)
=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 - (0 + 10513.787) / 523153.527) / (1 - (0 + 11098.93) / 515461.674)
=0.979903 / 0.978468
=1.0015

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
=16180.325 / 15829.985
=1.0221

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))
=(979.854 / (979.854 + 11098.93)) / (940.052 / (940.052 + 10513.787))
=0.081122 / 0.082073
=0.9884

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)
=(27.171 / 16180.325) / (33.277 / 15829.985)
=0.001679 / 0.002102
=0.7988

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)
=((31926.367 + 0) / 523153.527) / ((36130.733 + 0) / 515461.674)
=0.061027 / 0.070094
=0.8706

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
=(1585.018 - 0 - 3500.711) / 523153.527
=-0.003662

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.

Southeast Bank has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Southeast Bank (DHA:SOUTHEASTB) Business Description

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Eunoos Trade Centre (Level-2), 52-53, Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1000
Southeast Bank PLC is a commercial bank. The company provides services for all commercial banking needs of the customers, which includes deposit banking, loans, and advances, export-import financing, inland, and international remittance facility, etc.