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Ramssol Group Bhd (XKLS:0236) Beneish M-Score : -1.23 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Ramssol Group Bhd 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 -1.23 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:0236' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.16   Med: -1.76   Max: -1.23
Current: -1.23

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ramssol Group Bhd was -1.23. The lowest was -2.16. And the median was -1.76.


Ramssol Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ramssol Group Bhd'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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Ramssol Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Ramssol Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.76 -1.85

Ramssol Group Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 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 -2.16 -1.64 -1.62 -1.85 -1.23

Competitive Comparison of Ramssol Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Ramssol Group Bhd'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.


Ramssol Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Ramssol Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ramssol Group Bhd 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 Ramssol Group Bhd 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 * 1.2883+0.528 * 0.8879+0.404 * 1.0231+0.892 * 1.479+0.115 * 0.4498
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8589+4.679 * 0.138685-0.327 * 0.998
=-1.23

* 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 RM46.53 Mil.
Revenue was 14.423 + 7.68 + 6.117 + 10.127 = RM38.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.858 + 6.813 + 4.336 + 5.488 = RM26.50 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM60.31 Mil.
Total Assets was RM112.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM3.88 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM2.30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM12.75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM18.17 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM8.64 Mil.
Net Income was 4.174 + 0.506 + 1.442 + 2.213 = RM8.34 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.638 + -8.921 + 0.583 + 0.464 = RM-7.24 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM24.42 Mil.
Revenue was 6.454 + 6.103 + 6.896 + 6.474 = RM25.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.285 + 4.052 + 4.019 + 3.549 = RM15.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM36.80 Mil.
Total Assets was RM71.06 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM4.52 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM10.04 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM11.16 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM5.84 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)
=(46.529 / 38.347) / (24.419 / 25.927)
=1.213367 / 0.941837
=1.2883

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)
=(15.905 / 25.927) / (26.495 / 38.347)
=0.613453 / 0.690928
=0.8879

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 - (60.313 + 3.881) / 112.276) / (1 - (36.802 + 4.515) / 71.062)
=0.428248 / 0.418578
=1.0231

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
=38.347 / 25.927
=1.479

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))
=(0.908 / (0.908 + 4.515)) / (2.301 / (2.301 + 3.881))
=0.167435 / 0.37221
=0.4498

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)
=(12.75 / 38.347) / (10.037 / 25.927)
=0.33249 / 0.387125
=0.8589

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)
=((8.64 + 18.174) / 112.276) / ((5.842 + 11.164) / 71.062)
=0.238822 / 0.239312
=0.998

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
=(8.335 - 0 - -7.236) / 112.276
=0.138685

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.

Ramssol Group Bhd has a M-score of -1.23 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ramssol Group Bhd (XKLS:0236) Business Description

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Address
Persiaran Multimedia, Cyber 10, B-04-05, Tamarind Square, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Cyberjaya, SGR, MYS, 63000
Ramssol Group Bhd is principally involved in the business of software development and advisory business.

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