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First Northwest Bancorp (FRA:45I) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is First Northwest Bancorp 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:45I' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.71
Current: -2.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of First Northwest Bancorp was -1.71. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.33.


First Northwest Bancorp 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 First Northwest Bancorp 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 * 1.6238+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0035+0.892 * 0.7501+0.115 * 0.823
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1453+4.679 * -0.003115-0.327 * 0.9494
=-2.17

* 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 €8.20 Mil.
Revenue was 14.827 + 10.331 + 16.729 + 16.331 = €58.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14.827 + 10.331 + 16.729 + 16.331 = €58.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,060.82 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €10.15 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €1.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €33.63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €341.74 Mil.
Net Income was 0.364 + -5.064 + 2.346 + 1.639 = €-0.72 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.476 + 2.369 + -2.342 + 10.154 = €5.71 Mil.
Total Receivables was €6.73 Mil.
Revenue was 17.409 + 21.049 + 20.743 + 18.414 = €77.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.409 + 21.049 + 20.743 + 18.414 = €77.62 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was €2,028.74 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €17.05 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €39.15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €354.34 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)
=(8.196 / 58.218) / (6.729 / 77.615)
=0.140781 / 0.086697
=1.6238

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)
=(77.615 / 77.615) / (58.218 / 58.218)
=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 + 10.146) / 2060.818) / (1 - (0 + 17.047) / 2028.736)
=0.995077 / 0.991597
=1.0035

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
=58.218 / 77.615
=0.7501

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))
=(1.995 / (1.995 + 17.047)) / (1.48 / (1.48 + 10.146))
=0.104768 / 0.127301
=0.823

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)
=(33.629 / 58.218) / (39.147 / 77.615)
=0.577639 / 0.504374
=1.1453

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)
=((341.739 + 0) / 2060.818) / ((354.338 + 0) / 2028.736)
=0.165827 / 0.174659
=0.9494

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
=(-0.715 - 0 - 5.705) / 2060.818
=-0.003115

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.

First Northwest Bancorp has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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First Northwest Bancorp (FRA:45I) Business Description

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Address
105 West 8th Street, Port Angeles, WA, USA, 98362
First Northwest Bancorp is a bank holding company and a financial holding company and is engaged in banking activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Fed Bank, as well as certain non-banking financial activities. It includes deposit and lending transactions that are supplemented with other borrowing and investing activities. The bank's principal lending activities are focused on first lien one- to four-family mortgage loans, commercial and multi-family real estate loans, construction and land loans (including lot loans), commercial business loans and consumer loans. Geographically all the operations are functioned through the regions of Washington, US.