Moneymax Financial Services (SGX:5WJ) Beneish M-Score: -1.25 (As of Aug. 06, 2026)

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SGX:5WJ Moneymax Financial Services Ltd SGX:5WJ
70 GF Score
Price S$0.81
GF Value S$0.29
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Moneymax Financial Services Beneish M-Score?

Moneymax Financial Services SGX:5WJ -1.22% 70 Beneish M-Score is -1.25 as of Aug. 06, 2026. GuruFocus rates SGX:5WJ with a GF Score™ of 70/100 and a GF Value™ of S$0.29 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,088 Retail - Cyclical companies, Moneymax Financial Services ranks worse than 89.25% on this metric.

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 -1.25 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SGX:5WJ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.39   Med: -1.58   Max: -0.62
Current: -1.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Moneymax Financial Services was -0.62. The lowest was -2.39. And the median was -1.58.


Moneymax Financial Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Moneymax Financial Services'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.

Moneymax Financial Services Beneish M-Score Chart

Moneymax Financial Services Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.42 -0.62 -1.84 -1.63 -1.25

Moneymax Financial Services Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 -1.84 0.00 -1.63 0.00 -1.25

SGX:5WJ vs CASY, WSM, ULTA: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Moneymax Financial Services'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.


Moneymax Financial Services Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Moneymax Financial Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Moneymax Financial Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Moneymax Financial Services 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 Moneymax Financial Services 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 * 1.0177+0.528 * 0.9882+0.404 * 0.8044+0.892 * 1.3894+0.115 * 0.888
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8906+4.679 * 0.202097-0.327 * 0.9865
=-1.25

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was S$841.0 Mil.
Revenue was S$541.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$205.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$1,012.5 Mil.
Total Assets was S$1,235.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$35.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$13.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$4.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$732.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$223.8 Mil.
Net Income was S$71.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$-178.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$594.7 Mil.
Revenue was S$390.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$146.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$712.4 Mil.
Total Assets was S$925.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$38.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$12.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$3.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$616.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$108.7 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)
=(840.958 / 541.943) / (594.741 / 390.068)
=1.551746 / 1.524711
=1.0177

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)
=(146.152 / 390.068) / (205.489 / 541.943)
=0.374683 / 0.379171
=0.9882

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 - (1012.471 + 35.94) / 1235.351) / (1 - (712.376 + 38.652) / 925.062)
=0.151325 / 0.188132
=0.8044

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
=541.943 / 390.068
=1.3894

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))
=(12.211 / (12.211 + 38.652)) / (13.316 / (13.316 + 35.94))
=0.240076 / 0.270343
=0.888

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)
=(4.617 / 541.943) / (3.731 / 390.068)
=0.008519 / 0.009565
=0.8906

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)
=((223.763 + 732.049) / 1235.351) / ((108.735 + 616.807) / 925.062)
=0.773717 / 0.784317
=0.9865

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
=(71.686 - 0 - -177.975) / 1235.351
=0.202097

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.

Moneymax Financial Services has a M-score of -1.25 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.25 mean?
Moneymax Financial Services (SGX:5WJ) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.25 as of Aug. 06, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Moneymax Financial Services and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Moneymax Financial Services ranks #971 out of 1088 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 89.2%.
Is Moneymax Financial Services' Beneish M-Score too high?
Moneymax Financial Services' current Beneish M-Score is -1.25. Based on the distribution chart, Moneymax Financial Services ranks #971 out of 1088 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Moneymax Financial Services has a GF Score™ of 70/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Moneymax Financial Services' Beneish M-Score compare to CASY and WSM?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Moneymax Financial Services ranks #971 out of 1088 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Moneymax Financial Services in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Retail - Cyclical industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Moneymax Financial Services and its competitors. Moneymax Financial Services's current Beneish M-Score is -1.25. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Moneymax Financial Services stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Moneymax Financial Services (SGX:5WJ) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is S$0.29, compared to a current price of S$0.81 — trading 179.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.25. Moneymax Financial Services' overall GF Score™ is 70/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Moneymax Financial Services (SGX:5WJ), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.25 as of Aug. 06, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Moneymax Financial Services (SGX:5WJ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Moneymax Financial Services stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of S$0.81 is trading 179.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of S$0.29. GuruFocus considers Moneymax Financial Services to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SGX:5WJ:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.25
  • GF Value™: S$0.29 vs. price of S$0.81 (179.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 70/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SGX:5WJ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Moneymax Financial Services Business Description

Address 7 Changi Business Park Vista, No. 01-01, SOOKEE HQ, Singapore, SGP, 486042
Moneymax Financial Services Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's business segments are Pawnbroking, Retail trading of gold and luxury items, Secured Lending, and Other operations including investment holding and provision of other support services. It operates an online platform for shopping, MoneyMax Online, as well as a pre-owned luxury retail outlet. The company operates a pawnbroking chain to offer an online platform to shop, sell, and appraise their valuables. Its geographical segments are Singapore and Malaysia, of which the vast majority of its revenue comes from Singapore.
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