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Berkeley Group Holdings (The) (LSE:BKG) Beneish M-Score : -2.65 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Berkeley Group Holdings (The) 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 -2.65 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LSE:BKG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.74   Med: -2.24   Max: -1.34
Current: -2.65

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Berkeley Group Holdings (The) was -1.34. The lowest was -2.74. And the median was -2.24.


Berkeley Group Holdings (The) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berkeley Group Holdings (The)'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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Berkeley Group Holdings (The) Beneish M-Score Chart

Berkeley Group Holdings (The) Annual Data
Trend Apr14 Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.80 -2.37 -2.20 -1.34 -2.65

Berkeley Group Holdings (The) Semi-Annual Data
Apr14 Oct14 Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23
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 - -1.34 - -2.65 -

Competitive Comparison of Berkeley Group Holdings (The)'s Beneish M-Score

For the Residential Construction subindustry, Berkeley Group Holdings (The)'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.


Berkeley Group Holdings (The)'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Homebuilding & Construction Industry

For the Homebuilding & Construction industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Berkeley Group Holdings (The)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Berkeley Group Holdings (The)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.



Berkeley Group Holdings (The) 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 Berkeley Group Holdings (The) 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 * 0.5833+0.528 * 1.0362+0.404 * 1.0387+0.892 * 1.0861+0.115 * 0.9499
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.018966-0.327 * 0.9296
=-2.65

* 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 (Apr23) TTM:Last Year (Apr22) TTM:
Total Receivables was £92 Mil.
Revenue was £2,550 Mil.
Gross Profit was £697 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £6,465 Mil.
Total Assets was £6,860 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £40 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £1,886 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £663 Mil.
Net Income was £466 Mil.
Gross Profit was £0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was £336 Mil.
Total Receivables was £146 Mil.
Revenue was £2,348 Mil.
Gross Profit was £665 Mil.
Total Current Assets was £6,213 Mil.
Total Assets was £6,588 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was £46 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was £6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was £0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was £1,970 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was £664 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)
=(92.3 / 2550.2) / (145.7 / 2348)
=0.036193 / 0.062053
=0.5833

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)
=(664.8 / 2348) / (696.8 / 2550.2)
=0.283135 / 0.273233
=1.0362

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 - (6464.8 + 39.8) / 6859.7) / (1 - (6213.1 + 46.3) / 6587.7)
=0.051766 / 0.049835
=1.0387

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
=2550.2 / 2348
=1.0861

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))
=(5.6 / (5.6 + 46.3)) / (5.1 / (5.1 + 39.8))
=0.1079 / 0.113586
=0.9499

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 / 2550.2) / (0 / 2348)
=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)
=((662.9 + 1886) / 6859.7) / ((663.8 + 1969.5) / 6587.7)
=0.371576 / 0.39973
=0.9296

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
=(465.7 - 0 - 335.6) / 6859.7
=0.018966

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.

Berkeley Group Holdings (The) has a M-score of -2.65 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Berkeley Group Holdings (The) (LSE:BKG) Business Description

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Address
19 Portsmouth Road, Berkeley House, Surrey, Cobham, GBR, KT11 1JG
Berkeley Group Holdings is a U.K. homebuilder specializing in large-scale residential-led brownfield redevelopment projects with a particular focus on the London, Birmingham, and south of England housing markets. The group is vertically integrated through the land development, construction, and sales and marketing segments of the residential property development value chain.

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