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Shapir Engineering and Industry (XTAE:SPEN) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Shapir Engineering and Industry 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XTAE:SPEN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.39   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.56

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shapir Engineering and Industry was -1.84. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.39.


Shapir Engineering and Industry Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shapir Engineering and Industry'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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Shapir Engineering and Industry Beneish M-Score Chart

Shapir Engineering and Industry 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 -2.39 -2.48 -2.35 -2.02 -2.56

Shapir Engineering and Industry Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.19 -2.20 -2.15 -2.56 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Shapir Engineering and Industry's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Shapir Engineering and Industry'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.


Shapir Engineering and Industry's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Shapir Engineering and Industry's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shapir Engineering and Industry's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Shapir Engineering and Industry 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 Shapir Engineering and Industry 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 * 0.9057+0.528 * 1.1619+0.404 * 0.9943+0.892 * 1.0605+0.115 * 0.8223
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9082+4.679 * -0.025407-0.327 * 1.0058
=-2.56

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₪1,822 Mil.
Revenue was 1121 + 1138 + 1446 + 1377 = ₪5,082 Mil.
Gross Profit was 136 + 90 + 223 + 231 = ₪680 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪3,638 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪15,114 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪1,267 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪272 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪131 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪4,066 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪6,699 Mil.
Net Income was 31 + -47 + 63 + 92 = ₪139 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₪0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -33 + 460 + 24 + 72 = ₪523 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₪1,897 Mil.
Revenue was 1246 + 1330 + 1207 + 1009 = ₪4,792 Mil.
Gross Profit was 180 + 213 + 193 + 159 = ₪745 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₪3,288 Mil.
Total Assets was ₪14,253 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₪1,282 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₪218 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₪136 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₪3,308 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₪6,785 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)
=(1822 / 5082) / (1897 / 4792)
=0.35852 / 0.395868
=0.9057

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)
=(745 / 4792) / (680 / 5082)
=0.155467 / 0.133806
=1.1619

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 - (3638 + 1267) / 15114) / (1 - (3288 + 1282) / 14253)
=0.675466 / 0.679366
=0.9943

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
=5082 / 4792
=1.0605

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))
=(218 / (218 + 1282)) / (272 / (272 + 1267))
=0.145333 / 0.176738
=0.8223

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)
=(131 / 5082) / (136 / 4792)
=0.025777 / 0.028381
=0.9082

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)
=((6699 + 4066) / 15114) / ((6785 + 3308) / 14253)
=0.712254 / 0.708132
=1.0058

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
=(139 - 0 - 523) / 15114
=-0.025407

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.

Shapir Engineering and Industry has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shapir Engineering and Industry (XTAE:SPEN) Business Description

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Address
12 Bareket Street, Petach Tikva, ISR, 49170
Shapir Engineering and Industry Ltd is an Israel-based company which is active in engineering and construction industry. It is engaged in manufacturing and supplying of aggregates and road materials, concrete, concrete fabricated plant as well as asphalt for road paving. The company also manufactures ready mix concrete and building finishing products and prefabricated elements from prestressed and precast concrete. Shapir focuses on developing high-quality apartment buildings and other apartments in various projects through Israel.

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