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Carbacid Investments (NAI:CARB) Beneish M-Score : -2.02 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Carbacid 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 -2.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NAI:CARB' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Carbacid Investments was -1.99. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -2.49.


Carbacid Investments Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Carbacid 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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Carbacid Investments Beneish M-Score Chart

Carbacid Investments Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.50 -2.47 -2.54 -1.99 -2.02

Carbacid Investments Semi-Annual Data
Jul11 Jul12 Jul13 Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 - -1.99 - -2.02 -

Competitive Comparison of Carbacid Investments's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Carbacid 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.


Carbacid Investments's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Carbacid Investments's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Carbacid 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 Carbacid 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 * 1.3438+0.528 * 1.0096+0.404 * 0.8795+0.892 * 1.2165+0.115 * 1.1573
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0278+4.679 * 0.01503-0.327 * 1.288
=-2.02

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was KES546 Mil.
Revenue was KES1,721 Mil.
Gross Profit was KES1,012 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KES1,021 Mil.
Total Assets was KES5,113 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KES1,412 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KES84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KES333 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KES529 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES205 Mil.
Net Income was KES816 Mil.
Gross Profit was KES0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was KES739 Mil.
Total Receivables was KES334 Mil.
Revenue was KES1,415 Mil.
Gross Profit was KES840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KES756 Mil.
Total Assets was KES4,462 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KES1,047 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KES73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KES267 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KES458 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KES40 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)
=(546.485 / 1720.943) / (334.307 / 1414.66)
=0.31755 / 0.236316
=1.3438

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)
=(840.177 / 1414.66) / (1012.322 / 1720.943)
=0.593907 / 0.588237
=1.0096

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 - (1020.914 + 1411.896) / 5113.124) / (1 - (755.777 + 1046.659) / 4461.747)
=0.524203 / 0.596025
=0.8795

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
=1720.943 / 1414.66
=1.2165

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))
=(72.638 / (72.638 + 1046.659)) / (83.875 / (83.875 + 1411.896))
=0.064896 / 0.056075
=1.1573

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)
=(333.344 / 1720.943) / (266.606 / 1414.66)
=0.193698 / 0.188459
=1.0278

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)
=((205.491 + 529.15) / 5113.124) / ((40.197 + 457.52) / 4461.747)
=0.143678 / 0.111552
=1.288

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
=(816.013 - 0 - 739.163) / 5113.124
=0.01503

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.

Carbacid Investments has a M-score of -2.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Carbacid Investments (NAI:CARB) Business Description

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Address
Eldama Ravine Close, Off Eldama Ravine Road, PO Box 764, ALN House, Westlands, Nairobi, KEN, 00606
Carbacid Investments PLC is an investment and holding company with three subsidiaries. The main activities of the business are mining and marketing of carbon dioxide gas and investment. These are organized in the following operating segments, Trading, and Investment. It derives substantial revenue from trading activities. It caters to domestic and overseas markets. Key revenue is derived from the sale of Carbon dioxide gas.

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