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Afine Investments (JSE:ANI) Beneish M-Score : -1.90 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Afine Investments 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 -1.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:ANI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.9   Med: -1.9   Max: -1.9
Current: -1.9

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Afine Investments was -1.90. The lowest was -1.90. And the median was -1.90.


Afine Investments Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Afine Investments'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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Afine Investments Beneish M-Score Chart

Afine Investments Annual Data
Trend Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.90

Afine Investments Semi-Annual Data
Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
Beneish M-Score - - - -1.90 -

Competitive Comparison of Afine Investments's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Specialty subindustry, Afine Investments'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.


Afine Investments's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Afine Investments's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Afine Investments 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 Afine Investments 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 * 1.4524+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9977+0.892 * 1.299+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.013462-0.327 * 1.1214
=-1.90

* 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 (Feb23) TTM:Last Year (Feb22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R0.07 Mil.
Revenue was R43.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was R43.29 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R10.44 Mil.
Total Assets was R374.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R0.04 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R17.17 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R94.26 Mil.
Net Income was R32.05 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R37.08 Mil.
Total Receivables was R0.04 Mil.
Revenue was R33.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was R33.33 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R7.97 Mil.
Total Assets was R309.66 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R13.32 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R68.94 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)
=(0.066 / 43.292) / (0.035 / 33.328)
=0.001525 / 0.00105
=1.4524

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)
=(33.328 / 33.328) / (43.292 / 43.292)
=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 - (10.441 + 0.035) / 374.089) / (1 - (7.969 + 0) / 309.66)
=0.971996 / 0.974265
=0.9977

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
=43.292 / 33.328
=1.299

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 / (0 + 0)) / (0.052 / (0.052 + 0.035))
= / 0.597701
=1

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 / 43.292) / (0 / 33.328)
=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)
=((94.26 + 17.171) / 374.089) / ((68.941 + 13.315) / 309.66)
=0.297873 / 0.265633
=1.1214

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
=(32.045 - 0 - 37.081) / 374.089
=-0.013462

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.

Afine Investments has a M-score of -1.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Afine Investments (JSE:ANI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Unit 4602, Greenways, Strand, Western Cape, ZAF, 7140
Afine Investments Ltd is a specialized commercial real estate. It holds a portfolio of income-generating immovable properties focused mainly on the petroleum sector. geographically company operates in Gauteng and North-West, Mpumalanga, and Western Cape Segment. Out of these geographical segment majority of revenue is generated from Gauteng and North-West.

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