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Vietnam Infrastructure (LSE:VNI) Beneish M-Score : -32.92 (As of Nov. 14, 2024)


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What is Vietnam Infrastructure 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.

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

LSE:VNI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -32.92   Med: -18.97   Max: -5.02
Current: -32.92

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vietnam Infrastructure was -5.02. The lowest was -32.92. And the median was -18.97.


Vietnam Infrastructure Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vietnam Infrastructure'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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Vietnam Infrastructure Beneish M-Score Chart

Vietnam Infrastructure Annual Data
Trend Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17
Beneish M-Score
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Vietnam Infrastructure Semi-Annual Data
Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17
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 -5.02 - -32.92 - -

Competitive Comparison of Vietnam Infrastructure's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Vietnam Infrastructure'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.


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

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

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



Vietnam Infrastructure 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 Vietnam Infrastructure 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 (Jun16) TTM:Last Year (Jun15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4.46 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $135.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $135.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $5.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $135.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-7.52 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.31 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1.45 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $132.91 Mil.
Total Assets was $245.35 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $26.47 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.43 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.73 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $9.46 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)
=(4.455 / 0) / (1.446 / 0)
= /
=

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)
=(0 / 0) / (0 / 0)
= /
=

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 - (135.731 + 0) / 135.731) / (1 - (132.911 + 26.471) / 245.35)
=0 / 0.350389
=

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 / 0
=

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))
=(0.549 / (0.549 + 26.471)) / (5.184 / (5.184 + 0))
=0.020318 / 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)
=(3.447 / 0) / (5.43 / 0)
= /
=

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 + 135.731) / 135.731) / ((9.455 + 10.726) / 245.35)
=1 / 0.082254
=

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
=(-7.52 - 0 - 0.312) / 135.731
=-0.057702

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.


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Vietnam Infrastructure Business Description

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Vietnam Infrastructure Ltd is a closed-ended investment company. The company principally invests in a diversified portfolio of entities owning infrastructure projects and assets in Vietnam. It invests in infrastructure and infrastructure-related asset in Vietnam namely energy, transport, telecommunication, industrial parks and water and environmental utilities. The company's investment objective is to achieve medium to long-term capital appreciation and providing investment income through investments in listed and unlisted equity instruments, debt instruments, assets and other opportunities in Vietnam and other countries. It focuses on risk management to minimize potential adverse effects on company's financial performance.

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