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Santova (JSE:SNV) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Santova 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:SNV' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Santova was -1.96. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -2.47.


Santova Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Santova'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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Santova Beneish M-Score Chart

Santova Annual Data
Trend Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.66 -2.72 -2.04 -2.55 -2.17

Santova Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
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 -2.04 - -2.55 - -2.17

Competitive Comparison of Santova's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Santova'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.


Santova's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Santova's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Santova 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 Santova 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 * 1.0557+0.528 * 1.0119+0.404 * 0.9931+0.892 * 0.9531+0.115 * 0.9076
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0256+4.679 * 0.053618-0.327 * 0.8103
=-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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was R842.6 Mil.
Revenue was R657.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was R608.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,345.6 Mil.
Total Assets was R1,787.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R51.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R28.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R121.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R602.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R21.2 Mil.
Net Income was R147.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R52.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was R837.4 Mil.
Revenue was R689.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was R646.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R1,358.4 Mil.
Total Assets was R1,800.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R46.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R21.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R124.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R751.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R23.7 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)
=(842.578 / 657.475) / (837.416 / 689.84)
=1.281536 / 1.213928
=1.0557

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)
=(646.321 / 689.84) / (608.772 / 657.475)
=0.936914 / 0.925924
=1.0119

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 - (1345.631 + 51.907) / 1787.21) / (1 - (1358.428 + 46.351) / 1799.969)
=0.218034 / 0.219554
=0.9931

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
=657.475 / 689.84
=0.9531

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))
=(21.7 / (21.7 + 46.351)) / (28.116 / (28.116 + 51.907))
=0.318878 / 0.351349
=0.9076

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)
=(121.824 / 657.475) / (124.626 / 689.84)
=0.185291 / 0.180659
=1.0256

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)
=((21.15 + 602.755) / 1787.21) / ((23.656 + 751.835) / 1799.969)
=0.349094 / 0.430836
=0.8103

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
=(147.872 - 0 - 52.046) / 1787.21
=0.053618

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.

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


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Santova (JSE:SNV) Business Description

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Address
Level 3 West, 1 Ncondo Place, Umhlanga Ridge, Umhlanga, NL, ZAF, 4319
Santova Ltd is a South African firm engaged in the international trade solutions business. Its core services are Supply chain solutions, business intelligence, logistic services, Client Sourcing, Procurement Management Services, Express sensitive services, and financial services. The company operates in three segments, namely Logistics services segment is into the coordination and control over the forward and reverse movement of client's goods across the entire supply chain from source to destination; Financial services comprise insurance and related services and the Head office segment provides support services to all group's business unit. Most of its revenue is earned through the Logistics segment. Its geographical segments include Africa, Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom, and Europe.