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Fix Price Group (FRA:8ZC) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Fix Price Group 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:8ZC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -2.98   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.55

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fix Price Group was -1.73. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.98.


Fix Price Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fix Price Group'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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Fix Price Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Fix Price Group Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.40 -3.57 -1.73 -2.98 -2.55

Fix Price Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 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 -1.73 - -2.98 - -2.55

Competitive Comparison of Fix Price Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Fix Price Group'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.


Fix Price Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Fix Price Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fix Price Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Fix Price Group 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 Fix Price Group 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 * 1.1885+0.528 * 0.9751+0.404 * 1.172+0.892 * 0.6926+0.115 * 0.9631
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0874+4.679 * -0.024756-0.327 * 0.7088
=-2.56

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €18 Mil.
Revenue was €2,966 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,008 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €942 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,399 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €429 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €154 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €633 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €98 Mil.
Net Income was €363 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €398 Mil.
Total Receivables was €22 Mil.
Revenue was €4,283 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,419 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,118 Mil.
Total Assets was €1,743 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €595 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €203 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,147 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €138 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)
=(17.765 / 2966.2) / (21.579 / 4282.613)
=0.005989 / 0.005039
=1.1885

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)
=(1418.992 / 4282.613) / (1007.877 / 2966.2)
=0.331338 / 0.339787
=0.9751

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 - (941.706 + 429.2) / 1399.495) / (1 - (1118.208 + 594.813) / 1743.408)
=0.020428 / 0.01743
=1.172

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
=2966.2 / 4282.613
=0.6926

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))
=(202.651 / (202.651 + 594.813)) / (153.846 / (153.846 + 429.2))
=0.254119 / 0.263866
=0.9631

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)
=(55.124 / 2966.2) / (73.191 / 4282.613)
=0.018584 / 0.01709
=1.0874

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)
=((98.062 + 633.353) / 1399.495) / ((138.315 + 1147.161) / 1743.408)
=0.522628 / 0.737335
=0.7088

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
=(362.887 - 0 - 397.533) / 1399.495
=-0.024756

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.

Fix Price Group has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fix Price Group (FRA:8ZC) Business Description

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Address
Makariou III & Vyronos Street, P. Lordos Center building, Block B, 1st floor, Office 102, Limassol, CYP, 3105
Fix Price Group PLC is a low-price value retailer. Its categories include ambient food and drink, household goods, and cosmetics and hygiene items. Its retail operations are conducted through a chain of convenience stores, located in the Russian Federation, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Latvia, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan The group is also engaged in wholesale operations by servicing a number of franchises that operate in distant regions of the Russian Federation, as well as in a number of international geographies.

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