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Clydestone Ghana (XGHA:CLYD) Beneish M-Score : -0.53 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Clydestone Ghana 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.53 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XGHA:CLYD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -1.26   Max: 0.97
Current: -0.53

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Clydestone Ghana was 0.97. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -1.26.


Clydestone Ghana Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Clydestone Ghana'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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Clydestone Ghana Beneish M-Score Chart

Clydestone Ghana Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.44 -2.06 -1.42 -3.52 0.97

Clydestone Ghana Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
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 -2.32 -1.03 0.97 0.73 -0.53

Competitive Comparison of Clydestone Ghana's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Clydestone Ghana'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.


Clydestone Ghana's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Clydestone Ghana's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Clydestone Ghana 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 Clydestone Ghana 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 * 0.5746+0.528 * 0.4874+0.404 * 0.7351+0.892 * 2.7908+0.115 * 5.2801
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.5099+4.679 * 0.215008-0.327 * 0.822
=-0.53

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was GHS5.28 Mil.
Revenue was 0.516 + 2.724 + 0.264 + 5.393 = GHS8.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.09 + 1.732 + 0.56 + 1.554 = GHS3.76 Mil.
Total Current Assets was GHS6.16 Mil.
Total Assets was GHS9.89 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was GHS0.61 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was GHS0.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was GHS2.87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was GHS4.27 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was GHS0.79 Mil.
Net Income was -0.136 + 0.26 + -0.175 + 0.507 = GHS0.46 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = GHS0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.576 + 0.143 + -1.297 + 0.06 = GHS-1.67 Mil.
Total Receivables was GHS3.29 Mil.
Revenue was 0.729 + 1.651 + 0.369 + 0.439 = GHS3.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.126 + 0.59 + -0.086 + 0.026 = GHS0.66 Mil.
Total Current Assets was GHS4.10 Mil.
Total Assets was GHS7.36 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was GHS0.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was GHS0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was GHS0.29 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was GHS3.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was GHS0.80 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)
=(5.282 / 8.897) / (3.294 / 3.188)
=0.593683 / 1.03325
=0.5746

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)
=(0.656 / 3.188) / (3.756 / 8.897)
=0.205772 / 0.422165
=0.4874

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 - (6.155 + 0.608) / 9.888) / (1 - (4.097 + 0.1) / 7.362)
=0.31604 / 0.42991
=0.7351

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
=8.897 / 3.188
=2.7908

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))
=(0.061 / (0.061 + 0.1)) / (0.047 / (0.047 + 0.608))
=0.378882 / 0.071756
=5.2801

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)
=(2.87 / 8.897) / (0.293 / 3.188)
=0.322581 / 0.091907
=3.5099

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)
=((0.786 + 4.266) / 9.888) / ((0.8 + 3.776) / 7.362)
=0.510922 / 0.62157
=0.822

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
=(0.456 - 0 - -1.67) / 9.888
=0.215008

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.

Clydestone Ghana has a M-score of -0.53 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Clydestone Ghana (XGHA:CLYD) Business Description

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No. 14 Adebeto Close, P.O. Box CT 1003, North Labone, Accra, GHA
Clydestone Ghana Ltd is an information and communications technology company with offices in Ghana, Nigeria, and Kenya. The company has developed cutting-edge solutions in the areas of financial document processing, remittance processing, and transaction switching. The company provides IT solutions in Africa, currently providing Cheque Truncation Systems to Ghana's Banks. Its product list includes G-Switch, G-Secure, Remita, UnionPay, Automated Cheque Clearing, ATM and Cash Processing, Multi-vendor ATM Software, and Multi-factor Authentication.

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