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CAles Holdings (JSE:CAA) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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

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

JSE:CAA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.6   Med: -2.37   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.18

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CAles Holdings was -2.18. The lowest was -2.60. And the median was -2.37.


CAles Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CAles Holdings'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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CAles Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

CAles Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.38 -2.51 -2.60 -2.36 -2.18

CAles Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 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 -2.60 - -2.36 - -2.18

Competitive Comparison of CAles Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, CAles Holdings'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.


CAles Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



CAles Holdings 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 CAles Holdings 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 * 0.9845+0.528 * 0.9853+0.404 * 0.8205+0.892 * 1.1936+0.115 * 1.0366
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0993+4.679 * 0.048873-0.327 * 0.9967
=-2.18

* 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 R1,570 Mil.
Revenue was R11,322 Mil.
Gross Profit was R1,725 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R3,792 Mil.
Total Assets was R5,153 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R771 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R100 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R2,084 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R311 Mil.
Net Income was R594 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R342 Mil.
Total Receivables was R1,336 Mil.
Revenue was R9,485 Mil.
Gross Profit was R1,424 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R2,883 Mil.
Total Assets was R4,091 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R636 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R86 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R1,585 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R323 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)
=(1569.562 / 11322.024) / (1335.661 / 9485.361)
=0.138629 / 0.140813
=0.9845

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)
=(1424.089 / 9485.361) / (1725.176 / 11322.024)
=0.150135 / 0.152373
=0.9853

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 - (3791.682 + 770.727) / 5152.562) / (1 - (2883.289 + 636.272) / 4090.606)
=0.114536 / 0.139599
=0.8205

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
=11322.024 / 9485.361
=1.1936

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))
=(85.805 / (85.805 + 636.272)) / (99.787 / (99.787 + 770.727))
=0.118831 / 0.11463
=1.0366

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)
=(84.188 / 11322.024) / (64.162 / 9485.361)
=0.007436 / 0.006764
=1.0993

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)
=((310.581 + 2083.969) / 5152.562) / ((322.825 + 1584.552) / 4090.606)
=0.46473 / 0.466282
=0.9967

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
=(594.15 - 0 - 342.327) / 5152.562
=0.048873

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.

CAles Holdings has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CAles Holdings (JSE:CAA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
254 Hall Street, 1st Floor, Building C, Westend Office Park, Centurion, GT, ZAF, 0157
CA Sales Holdings Ltd operates within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods industry and delivers services to blue chip manufacturers. The services include warehousing and distribution, retail execution and advisory, retail support, training, and technology and data solutions. The company's geographical presence across Southern Africa operating in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It generates maximum revenue from Botswana region.

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