Air New Zealand Stock Beneish M Score

AIZ Stock   0.51  0.01  2.00%   
This module uses fundamental data of Air New to approximate the value of its Beneish M Score. Air New M Score tells investors if the company management is likely to be manipulating earnings. The score is calculated using eight financial indicators that are adjusted by a specific multiplier. Please note, the M Score is a probabilistic model and cannot detect companies that manipulate their earnings with 100% accuracy. Check out Trending Equities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in Air New Zealand. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in board of governors.
  
At this time, Air New's Net Debt is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Long Term Debt is likely to gain to about 1.2 B in 2024, whereas Long Term Debt Total is likely to drop slightly above 2.7 B in 2024.
At this time, Air New's M Score is inapplicable. The earnings manipulation may begin if Air New's top management creates an artificial sense of financial success, forcing the stock price to be traded at a high price-earnings multiple than it should be. In general, excessive earnings management by Air New executives may lead to removing some of the operating profits from subsequent periods to inflate earnings in the following periods. This way, the manipulation of Air New's earnings can lead to misrepresentations of actual financial condition, taking the otherwise loyal stakeholders on to the path of questionable ethical practices and plain fraud.
-4.7
Beneish M Score - Inapplicable
Elasticity of Receivables

1.11

Focus
Asset Quality

0.23

Focus
Expense Coverage

1.18

Focus
Gross Margin Strengs

N/A

Focus
Accruals Factor

1.18

Focus
Depreciation Resistance

1.4

Focus
Net Sales Growth

0.74

Focus
Financial Leverage Condition

1.0

Focus

Air New Beneish M-Score Indicator Trends

The cure to earnings manipulation is the transparency of financial reporting. It will typically remove the temptation of the top executives to inflate earnings (i.e., to promote the idea of 'winning at any cost'). Because a healthy internal audit department can enhance transparency, the board should promote the auditors' access to all the record-keeping systems across the enterprise. For example, if Air New's auditors report directly to the board (not management), the managers will be reluctant to manipulate simply due to the fear of punishment. On the other hand, the auditors will be free to investigate the ledgers properly because they know that the board has their back.
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Net Receivables374.2 M457 M
Significantly Down
Very volatile
Total RevenueB6.8 B
Way Down
Pretty Stable
Total Assets6.7 B8.5 B
Significantly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current AssetsB2.4 B
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Assets Total4.5 B6.1 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Property Plant Equipment5.2 B5.7 B
Significantly Down
Slightly volatile
Depreciation And Amortization450.1 M716 M
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Selling General Administrative1.4 B1.6 B
Fairly Down
Slightly volatile
Total Current Liabilities2.3 B3.6 B
Way Down
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total3.1 B2.9 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Net Debt1.7 B1.5 B
Significantly Up
Slightly volatile
Short Term Debt395.1 M488 M
Significantly Down
Slightly volatile
Long Term Debt1.2 B1.2 B
Slightly Up
Slightly volatile
Total Cash From Operating Activities2.2 B2.1 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Short Term Investments2.6 B2.4 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Long Term Investments210.8 M205 M
Fairly Up
Slightly volatile

Air New Zealand Beneish M-Score Driver Matrix

One of the toughest challenges investors face today is learning how to quickly synthesize historical financial statements and information provided by the company, SEC reporting, and various external parties in order to detect the potential manipulation of earnings. Understanding the correlation between Air New's different financial indicators related to revenue, expenses, operating profit, and net earnings helps investors identify and prioritize their investing strategies towards Air New in a much-optimized way. Analyzing correlations between earnings drivers directly associated with dollar figures is the most effective way to find Air New's degree of accounting gimmicks and manipulations.

About Air New Beneish M Score

M-Score is one of many grading techniques for value stocks. It was developed by Professor M. Daniel Beneish of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and published in 1999 under the paper titled The Detection of Earnings Manipulation. The Beneish score is a multi-factor model that utilizes financial identifiers to compile eight variables used to classify whether a company has manipulated its reported earnings. The variables are built from the officially filed financial statements to create a final score call 'M Score.' The score helps to identify companies that are likely to manipulate their profits if they show deteriorating gross margins, operating expenses, and leverage against growing revenue.

Depreciation And Amortization

450.08 Million

At this time, Air New's Depreciation And Amortization is comparatively stable compared to the past year.

Air New Earnings Manipulation Drivers

Although earnings manipulation is typically not the result of intentional misconduct by the c-level executives, it is still a widespread practice by the senior management of public companies such as Air New. It is usually done by a series of misrepresentations of various accounting rules and operating activities across multiple financial cycles. The best way to spot the manipulation is to examine the historical financial statement to find inconsistencies in earning reports to find trends in assets or liabilities that are not sustainable in the future.
201920202021202220232024 (projected)
Net Receivables336M192M313M422M457M374.2M
Total Revenue4.8B2.5B2.7B6.3B6.8B5.0B
Total Assets7.5B6.7B8.4B9.2B8.5B6.7B
Total Current Assets1.0B826M2.5B3.3B2.4B2.0B
Net Debt3.6B3.3B3.3B3.2B1.5B1.7B
Short Term Debt525M908M590M545M488M395.1M
Long Term Debt1.3B1.0B1.6B1.5B1.2B1.2B
Operating Income(76M)(355M)(670M)587M408M428.4M
Investments(36M)39M(33.1M)(916M)(822M)(780.9M)

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The Macroaxis Fundamental Analysis modules help investors analyze Air New Zealand's financials across various querterly and yearly statements, indicators and fundamental ratios. We help investors to determine the real value of Air New using virtually all public information available. We use both quantitative as well as qualitative analysis to arrive at the intrinsic value of Air New Zealand based on its fundamental data. In general, a quantitative approach, as applied to this company, focuses on analyzing financial statements comparatively, whereas a qaualitative method uses data that is important to a company's growth but cannot be measured and presented in a numerical way.
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