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BRC Asia (SGX:BEC) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is BRC Asia 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGX:BEC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.07   Med: -2.4   Max: 0.68
Current: -3.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BRC Asia was 0.68. The lowest was -4.07. And the median was -2.40.


BRC Asia Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BRC Asia'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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BRC Asia Beneish M-Score Chart

BRC Asia Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.51 -4.07 -0.60 -1.91 -2.24

BRC Asia Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 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 -0.09 -1.91 -1.88 -2.24 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of BRC Asia's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, BRC Asia'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.


BRC Asia's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, BRC Asia's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



BRC Asia 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 BRC Asia 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 * 1+0.528 * 0.6418+0.404 * 0.1091+0.892 * 0.2375+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.094006-0.327 * 0.7797
=-3.03

* 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 (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was S$165 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + 0 + 0 + 390.603 = S$391 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + 0 + 0 + 48.202 = S$48 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$731 Mil.
Total Assets was S$856 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$111 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$393 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$17 Mil.
Net Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 30.008 = S$30 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = S$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + -50.47 = S$-50 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$0 Mil.
Revenue was 515.333 + 435.925 + 357.405 + 335.723 = S$1,644 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.738 + 42.463 + 26.314 + 24.715 = S$130 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$866 Mil.
Total Assets was S$1,024 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$580 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$50 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)
=(164.512 / 390.603) / (0 / 1644.386)
=0.421174 / 0
=1

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)
=(130.23 / 1644.386) / (48.202 / 390.603)
=0.079197 / 0.123404
=0.6418

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 - (731.023 + 110.618) / 856.098) / (1 - (865.529 + 0) / 1024.066)
=0.016887 / 0.154811
=0.1091

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
=390.603 / 1644.386
=0.2375

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))
=(4.729 / (4.729 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 110.618))
=1 / 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 / 390.603) / (8.295 / 1644.386)
=0 / 0.005044
=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)
=((17.196 + 393.427) / 856.098) / ((50.385 + 579.613) / 1024.066)
=0.479645 / 0.615193
=0.7797

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
=(30.008 - 0 - -50.47) / 856.098
=0.094006

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.

BRC Asia has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BRC Asia (SGX:BEC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
350 Jalan Boon Lay, Jurong Industrial Estate, Singapore, SGP, 619530
BRC Asia Ltd is a provider of steel reinforcement solutions. The reportable segments of the company are fabrication and manufacturing; Trading; and others. It generates maximum revenue from the fabrication and manufacturing segment. The fabrication and manufacturing segment is involved in the business of prefabrication of steel reinforcement for use in concrete, trading of steel reinforcing bars, and manufacturing and sale of wire mesh fences. Trading segment is involved in trading of steel and steel related products in both domestic and international market. Others relates to management of airport, hotel and resort and property development. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Singapore and also has a presence in Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia and others.

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