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Azeus Systems Holdings (SGX:BBW) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Apr. 12, 2025)


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What is Azeus Systems Holdings 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGX:BBW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.1   Med: -2.55   Max: 0.41
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Azeus Systems Holdings was 0.41. The lowest was -4.10. And the median was -2.55.


Azeus Systems Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Azeus Systems Holdings'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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Azeus Systems Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Azeus Systems Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.98 -4.10 -2.70 -1.54 -2.39

Azeus Systems Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - -1.54 - -2.39 -

Competitive Comparison of Azeus Systems Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Azeus Systems Holdings'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.


Azeus Systems Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Azeus Systems Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Azeus Systems Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Azeus Systems Holdings 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 Azeus Systems Holdings 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 * 0.8934+0.528 * 1.014+0.404 * 0.9117+0.892 * 1.3051+0.115 * 2.7662
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8884+4.679 * -0.053546-0.327 * 1.0754
=-2.39

* 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 S$14.29 Mil.
Revenue was S$56.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$40.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$48.50 Mil.
Total Assets was S$55.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$5.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$1.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$17.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$21.34 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$3.48 Mil.
Net Income was S$14.57 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$17.53 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$12.26 Mil.
Revenue was S$43.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$31.09 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$41.47 Mil.
Total Assets was S$43.44 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$0.76 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$0.98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$15.37 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$18.06 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$0.03 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)
=(14.292 / 56.373) / (12.258 / 43.195)
=0.253526 / 0.283783
=0.8934

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)
=(31.094 / 43.195) / (40.019 / 56.373)
=0.719852 / 0.709897
=1.014

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 - (48.504 + 5.499) / 55.41) / (1 - (41.472 + 0.762) / 43.444)
=0.025393 / 0.027852
=0.9117

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
=56.373 / 43.195
=1.3051

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))
=(0.984 / (0.984 + 0.762)) / (1.407 / (1.407 + 5.499))
=0.563574 / 0.203736
=2.7662

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)
=(17.82 / 56.373) / (15.37 / 43.195)
=0.316109 / 0.355828
=0.8884

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)
=((3.478 + 21.335) / 55.41) / ((0.027 + 18.063) / 43.444)
=0.447807 / 0.416398
=1.0754

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
=(14.566 - 0 - 17.533) / 55.41
=-0.053546

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.

Azeus Systems Holdings has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Azeus Systems Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
979 Kings Road, 33rd Floor Cambridge House, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Azeus Systems Holdings Ltd is made up of a group of companies, which are mainly known as IT solutions providers. It is a company that operates mainly in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, North and South America, Africa, and the Caribbean. It operates through two segments, IT Services and Azeus Product. The IT Service segment includes designing and implementing a broad range of IT software and systems, as well as developing and integrating various software programmes of IT systems to fulfill the outsourcing needs of its customers. Its Product includes developing innovative technologies and solutions such as proprietary products known as AzeusCare an enterprise level social care management system, and Convene an award-winning Board Portal.