GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Industrials » Business Services » Pluxee NV (XPAR:PLX) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Pluxee NV (XPAR:PLX) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of May. 12, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2024. Start your Free Trial

What is Pluxee NV 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XPAR:PLX' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.95   Max: -2.95
Current: -2.95

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pluxee NV was -2.95. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.95.


Pluxee NV Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pluxee NV'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.

* Premium members only.

Pluxee NV Beneish M-Score Chart

Pluxee NV Annual Data
Trend Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.95

Pluxee NV Quarterly Data
Aug21 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score - - - -2.95 -

Competitive Comparison of Pluxee NV's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Pluxee NV'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.


Pluxee NV's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

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

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



Pluxee NV 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 Pluxee NV 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 * 0.7468+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.8981+0.892 * 1.2494+0.115 * 1.1748
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.084259-0.327 * 1.1492
=-2.95

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was €1,339 Mil.
Revenue was €1,052 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,052 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,697 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,673 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €5,508 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €49 Mil.
Net Income was €81 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €559 Mil.
Total Receivables was €1,435 Mil.
Revenue was €842 Mil.
Gross Profit was €842 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €4,312 Mil.
Total Assets was €5,296 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €37 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €66 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,471 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €43 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)
=(1339 / 1052) / (1435 / 842)
=1.272814 / 1.704276
=0.7468

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)
=(842 / 842) / (1052 / 1052)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (4697 + 65) / 5673) / (1 - (4312 + 37) / 5296)
=0.160585 / 0.178814
=0.8981

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
=1052 / 842
=1.2494

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))
=(66 / (66 + 37)) / (78 / (78 + 65))
=0.640777 / 0.545455
=1.1748

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 / 1052) / (0 / 842)
=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)
=((49 + 5508) / 5673) / ((43 + 4471) / 5296)
=0.979552 / 0.852341
=1.1492

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
=(81 - 0 - 559) / 5673
=-0.084259

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.

Pluxee NV has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Pluxee NV Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Pluxee NV's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Pluxee NV (XPAR:PLX) Business Description

Comparable Companies
Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
255 Quai de la Bataille de Stalingrad, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Paris, FRA, 92130
Pluxee is a company providing employee benefits and engagement. It offers products and services focused on their real daily needs from meal orders to expense reports and well-being.

Pluxee NV (XPAR:PLX) Headlines

From GuruFocus