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Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Afrocentric Investment 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 -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:ACT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.35   Max: -1.67
Current: -2.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Afrocentric Investment was -1.67. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.35.


Afrocentric Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Afrocentric Investment'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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Afrocentric Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

Afrocentric Investment Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -2.52 -2.37 -2.32 -2.69

Afrocentric Investment Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 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 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 - -2.32 - -2.69 -

Competitive Comparison of Afrocentric Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Afrocentric Investment'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.


Afrocentric Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Afrocentric Investment's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Afrocentric Investment 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 Afrocentric Investment 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 * 0.9698+0.528 * 0.9838+0.404 * 0.9876+0.892 * 1.0201+0.115 * 1.0418
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.035796-0.327 * 1.0752
=-2.69

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R674 Mil.
Revenue was R8,868 Mil.
Gross Profit was R4,892 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,419 Mil.
Total Assets was R5,560 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R839 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R357 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R1,114 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R705 Mil.
Net Income was R183 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R382 Mil.
Total Receivables was R681 Mil.
Revenue was R8,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was R4,718 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,322 Mil.
Total Assets was R5,438 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R846 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R382 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R996 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R659 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)
=(673.744 / 8868.032) / (681.017 / 8693.217)
=0.075974 / 0.078339
=0.9698

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)
=(4717.505 / 8693.217) / (4891.6 / 8868.032)
=0.542665 / 0.551599
=0.9838

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 - (1418.66 + 838.936) / 5559.845) / (1 - (1321.909 + 845.582) / 5437.606)
=0.593946 / 0.601389
=0.9876

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
=8868.032 / 8693.217
=1.0201

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))
=(381.855 / (381.855 + 845.582)) / (357.179 / (357.179 + 838.936))
=0.311099 / 0.298616
=1.0418

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)
=(0 / 8868.032) / (0 / 8693.217)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((704.688 + 1114.364) / 5559.845) / ((658.872 + 995.798) / 5437.606)
=0.327177 / 0.304301
=1.0752

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
=(182.673 - 0 - 381.694) / 5559.845
=-0.035796

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.

Afrocentric Investment has a M-score of -2.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Afrocentric Investment (JSE:ACT) Business Description

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Address
37 Conrad Road, Florida North, Roodepoort, ZAF, 1709
Afrocentric Investment Corp Ltd is a black-owned investment holding company with an investment portfolio focused on services to the healthcare sector. It seeks to invest in healthcare-related businesses that demonstrate prospects for growth as well as diversify its revenue sources while contributing to the sustainable health and welfare of South African communities. The company provides health administration and health risk management solutions to the healthcare industry. It also provides a range of complementary services to its traditional medical scheme clients and a portfolio of healthcare-related enterprises. These services include information technology solutions, transactional switching, specialized disease management, pharmaceutical wholesaling, amongst others.

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