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Ashtrom Group (XTAE:ASHG) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Ashtrom Group 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTAE:ASHG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.82
Current: -2.76

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ashtrom Group was -1.82. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.57.


Ashtrom Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ashtrom Group'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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Ashtrom Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Ashtrom Group Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.50 -2.57 -2.72 -1.93 -2.76

Ashtrom Group Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.93 -1.76 -1.70 -2.01 -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Ashtrom Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Ashtrom Group'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.


Ashtrom Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Ashtrom Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ashtrom Group 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 Ashtrom Group 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 * 0.7752+0.528 * 1.0413+0.404 * 0.9734+0.892 * 0.9352+0.115 * 1.6833
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3463+4.679 * -0.00531-0.327 * 1.0713
=-2.76

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₪1,145 Mil.
Revenue was 1015.869 + 1288.04 + 1260.54 + 1254.471 = ₪4,819 Mil.
Gross Profit was 205.674 + 256.513 + 265.106 + 263.253 = ₪991 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪4,932 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪21,377 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪4,599 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪85 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪133 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪4,604 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪11,260 Mil.
Net Income was -154.264 + 22.152 + 116.159 + 46.908 = ₪31 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₪0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 377.223 + 330.155 + 127.613 + -690.52 = ₪144 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₪1,580 Mil.
Revenue was 1306.336 + 1374.758 + 1241.019 + 1230.8 = ₪5,153 Mil.
Gross Profit was 270.443 + 280.527 + 270.515 + 281.429 = ₪1,103 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪5,178 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪18,234 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪2,675 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪106 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪4,485 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪8,145 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)
=(1145.101 / 4818.92) / (1579.635 / 5152.913)
=0.237626 / 0.306552
=0.7752

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)
=(1102.914 / 5152.913) / (990.546 / 4818.92)
=0.214037 / 0.205554
=1.0413

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 - (4931.584 + 4598.6) / 21376.759) / (1 - (5177.586 + 2675.164) / 18233.572)
=0.55418 / 0.569325
=0.9734

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
=4818.92 / 5152.913
=0.9352

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))
=(83.922 / (83.922 + 2675.164)) / (84.625 / (84.625 + 4598.6))
=0.030417 / 0.01807
=1.6833

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)
=(133.22 / 4818.92) / (105.808 / 5152.913)
=0.027645 / 0.020534
=1.3463

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)
=((11259.538 + 4603.561) / 21376.759) / ((8145.434 + 4484.925) / 18233.572)
=0.742072 / 0.692698
=1.0713

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
=(30.955 - 0 - 144.471) / 21376.759
=-0.00531

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.

Ashtrom Group has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ashtrom Group (XTAE:ASHG) Business Description

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Address
10 Kremnicki Street, Tel Aviv, ISR, 6789910
Ashtrom Group Ltd operates as a construction company engaged in construction of residential and commercial properties. The company constructs office buildings, commercial centres, industrial buildings and hotels, among others. It is also engaged in the production, marketing, and sale of materials for the construction industries.

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