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Burstone Group (JSE:BTN) Beneish M-Score : -2.25 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Burstone 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 -2.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JSE:BTN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.09   Max: 21.22
Current: -2.25

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Burstone Group was 21.22. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.09.


Burstone Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Burstone 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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Burstone Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Burstone Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.99 21.22 -3.24 -2.86 -2.25

Burstone Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -2.86 - -2.25 -

Competitive Comparison of Burstone Group's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, Burstone 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.


Burstone Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Burstone 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 Burstone 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 * 1.2334+0.528 * 1.0206+0.404 * 0.9994+0.892 * 0.9946+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0162+4.679 * 0.011773-0.327 * 1.1315
=-2.25

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was R127 Mil.
Revenue was R1,458 Mil.
Gross Profit was R819 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R734 Mil.
Total Assets was R25,384 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R102 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R2,330 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R9,891 Mil.
Net Income was R195 Mil.
Gross Profit was R0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was R-104 Mil.
Total Receivables was R104 Mil.
Revenue was R1,466 Mil.
Gross Profit was R840 Mil.
Total Current Assets was R681 Mil.
Total Assets was R24,039 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was R0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was R0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was R101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was R2,479 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was R7,750 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)
=(127.064 / 1458.373) / (103.573 / 1466.254)
=0.087127 / 0.070638
=1.2334

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)
=(840.21 / 1466.254) / (818.842 / 1458.373)
=0.573032 / 0.561476
=1.0206

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 - (733.737 + 0) / 25383.872) / (1 - (681 + 0) / 24039.498)
=0.971094 / 0.971672
=0.9994

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
=1458.373 / 1466.254
=0.9946

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 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=1

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)
=(101.688 / 1458.373) / (100.608 / 1466.254)
=0.069727 / 0.068616
=1.0162

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)
=((9890.985 + 2330.159) / 25383.872) / ((7749.948 + 2478.603) / 24039.498)
=0.481453 / 0.425489
=1.1315

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
=(194.947 - 0 - -103.891) / 25383.872
=0.011773

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.

Burstone Group has a M-score of -2.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Burstone Group (JSE:BTN) Business Description

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100 Grayston Drive, Sandown, Sandton, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 2196
Burstone Group Ltd Formerly Investec Property Fund Ltd is a real estate investment trust operating in South Africa and formed with the purpose of investing in direct real estate. The objective of the fund is to expand its asset base by investing in well-priced income-producing investment properties. The fund invests in the office, industrial, and retail property sectors and is managed and operated by Investec Property, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Investec. The fund is well diversified in terms of sectoral spread but mostly concentrates investments in the province of Gauteng from a geographical spread standpoint. The vast majority of the fund's revenue is derived from contracted rental fees.

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