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Investore Property (NZSE:IPL) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is Investore Property 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

NZSE:IPL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.69
Current: -2.81

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Investore Property was -1.69. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.37.


Investore Property Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Investore Property'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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Investore Property Beneish M-Score Chart

Investore Property Annual Data
Trend Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.16 -2.58 -1.69 -2.81

Investore Property Semi-Annual Data
Sep16 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 - -1.69 - -2.81 -

Competitive Comparison of Investore Property's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Investore Property'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.


Investore Property's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

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

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



Investore Property 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 Investore Property 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 * 0.6666+0.528 * 0.9806+0.404 * 1.0006+0.892 * 1.0459+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.001+4.679 * 0.003342-0.327 * 1.225
=-2.81

* 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 NZ$0.61 Mil.
Revenue was NZ$70.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$57.18 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NZ$8.28 Mil.
Total Assets was NZ$1,080.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NZ$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NZ$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NZ$2.70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NZ$9.05 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$393.28 Mil.
Net Income was NZ$-150.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$-185.28 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NZ$31.47 Mil.
Total Receivables was NZ$0.87 Mil.
Revenue was NZ$67.87 Mil.
Gross Profit was NZ$53.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NZ$10.29 Mil.
Total Assets was NZ$1,238.74 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NZ$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NZ$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NZ$2.58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NZ$6.72 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NZ$369.89 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)
=(0.608 / 70.987) / (0.872 / 67.872)
=0.008565 / 0.012848
=0.6666

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)
=(53.607 / 67.872) / (57.177 / 70.987)
=0.789825 / 0.805457
=0.9806

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 - (8.28 + 0) / 1080.288) / (1 - (10.292 + 0) / 1238.736)
=0.992335 / 0.991692
=1.0006

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
=70.987 / 67.872
=1.0459

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)
=(2.697 / 70.987) / (2.576 / 67.872)
=0.037993 / 0.037954
=1.001

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)
=((393.279 + 9.052) / 1080.288) / ((369.886 + 6.724) / 1238.736)
=0.372429 / 0.304028
=1.225

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
=(-150.2 - -185.279 - 31.469) / 1080.288
=0.003342

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.

Investore Property has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Investore Property (NZSE:IPL) Business Description

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Address
34 Shortland Street, Level 12, Auckland, NZL, 1010
Investore Property Ltd is a commercial property ownership business that has been established to invest in quality Large Format Retail property assets. Its Large Format Retail includes single-story or low-level properties comprising retail shops and outlets and car parking areas. The group is reported to have a single operating segment, being large format retail properties. The company derives revenue from Rental income.

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