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Winmill (Winmill) Beneish M-Score : 40.50 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Winmill 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 40.5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WNMLA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.87   Med: 19.32   Max: 40.5
Current: 40.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Winmill was 40.50. The lowest was -1.87. And the median was 19.32.


Winmill Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Winmill'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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Winmill Beneish M-Score Chart

Winmill Annual Data
Trend Dec97 Dec98 Dec99 Dec00 Dec01 Dec02 Dec03 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.63 -3.27 0.19 -0.01 -0.16

Winmill Quarterly Data
Sep00 Dec00 Mar01 Jun01 Sep01 Dec01 Mar02 Jun02 Sep02 Dec02 Mar03 Jun03 Sep03 Dec03 Mar04 Dec04 Dec05 Dec06 Sep22 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 0.19 -0.01 -0.16 -1.87 40.50

Competitive Comparison of Winmill's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Winmill'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.


Winmill's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Winmill's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Winmill 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 Winmill 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 * 49.5389+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.0019+0.892 * 0.0807+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 4.7699+4.679 * -0.008346-0.327 * 0.2707
=40.50

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Dec04) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.08 Mil.
Revenue was 0.174 + 0.168 + 0 + 0 = $0.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.174 + 0.168 + 0 + 0 = $0.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10.16 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.18 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.15 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.223 + 0.354 + 0 + 0 = $0.58 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.264 + 0.398 + 0 + 0 = $0.66 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 2.206 + 1.671 + 0.359 = $4.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 2.206 + 1.671 + 0.359 = $4.24 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.48 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.06 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.084 / 0.342) / (0.021 / 4.236)
=0.245614 / 0.004958
=49.5389

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)
=(4.236 / 4.236) / (0.342 / 0.342)
=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 - (10.159 + 0.011) / 10.184) / (1 - (2.483 + 0.071) / 9.058)
=0.001375 / 0.718039
=0.0019

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
=0.342 / 4.236
=0.0807

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))
=(0.053 / (0.053 + 0.071)) / (0 / (0 + 0.011))
=0.427419 / 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)
=(0.424 / 0.342) / (1.101 / 4.236)
=1.239766 / 0.259915
=4.7699

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 + 0.147) / 10.184) / ((0 + 0.483) / 9.058)
=0.014434 / 0.053323
=0.2707

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
=(0.577 - 0.662 - 0) / 10.184
=-0.008346

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.

Winmill has a M-score of 40.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Winmill (Winmill) Business Description

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Address
2255 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY, USA, 14624
Winmill & Co Inc through its subsidiaries operates in three segments namely Mutual fund distribution, Fund services consisting primarily of investment management and distribution for the open-end funds and publicly held affiliates.
Executives
Bassett Starr Winmill director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman 11 HANOVER SQUARE, NEW YORK NY 10005
Thomas Bassett Winmill director, 10 percent owner, officer: President P.O. BOX 4, WALPOLE NH 03608
Mark Campbell Winmill director 3814 ROUTE 44, MILLBROOK NY 12545

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