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Manolete Partners (FRA:2BE) Beneish M-Score : -1.38 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Manolete Partners 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 -1.38 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

FRA:2BE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.09   Med: -1.31   Max: -0.39
Current: -1.38

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Manolete Partners was -0.39. The lowest was -2.09. And the median was -1.31.


Manolete Partners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manolete Partners'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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Manolete Partners Beneish M-Score Chart

Manolete Partners Annual Data
Trend Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.23 -0.39 -2.09 -1.38

Manolete Partners Semi-Annual Data
Mar16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.09 - -1.38 -

Competitive Comparison of Manolete Partners's Beneish M-Score

For the Consulting Services subindustry, Manolete Partners'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.


Manolete Partners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Manolete Partners's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Manolete Partners 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 Manolete Partners 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 * 1.5003+0.528 * 2.8701+0.404 * 1.1548+0.892 * 0.9618+0.115 * 0.6916
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2118+4.679 * -0.079597-0.327 * 0.9417
=-1.43

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €13.41 Mil.
Revenue was €23.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was €4.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €41.38 Mil.
Total Assets was €70.82 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1.73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €6.28 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €11.77 Mil.
Net Income was €-3.54 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €2.10 Mil.
Total Receivables was €9.29 Mil.
Revenue was €24.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was €12.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €52.30 Mil.
Total Assets was €81.88 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0.23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €6.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €15.89 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)
=(13.409 / 23.523) / (9.292 / 24.456)
=0.570038 / 0.379948
=1.5003

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)
=(12.419 / 24.456) / (4.162 / 23.523)
=0.50781 / 0.176933
=2.8701

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 - (41.381 + 0) / 70.819) / (1 - (52.303 + 0.103) / 81.879)
=0.415679 / 0.359958
=1.1548

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
=23.523 / 24.456
=0.9618

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))
=(0.231 / (0.231 + 0.103)) / (0.112 / (0.112 + 0))
=0.691617 / 1
=0.6916

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)
=(1.725 / 23.523) / (1.48 / 24.456)
=0.073332 / 0.060517
=1.2118

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)
=((11.767 + 6.283) / 70.819) / ((15.893 + 6.269) / 81.879)
=0.254875 / 0.270668
=0.9417

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
=(-3.541 - 0 - 2.096) / 70.819
=-0.079597

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.

Manolete Partners has a M-score of -1.43 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Manolete Partners (FRA:2BE) Business Description

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Address
21 Gloucester Place, London, GBR, W1U 8HR
Manolete Partners PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. The principal activity of the company is the acquisition and funding of insolvency litigation.

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