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Excelpoint Technology (SGX:E17) Beneish M-Score : -2.07 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is Excelpoint Technology 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 -2.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGX:E17' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -1.97   Max: -1.59
Current: -2.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Excelpoint Technology was -1.59. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -1.97.


Excelpoint Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Excelpoint Technology'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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Excelpoint Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Excelpoint Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.96 -2.46 -3.20 -2.85 -2.07

Excelpoint Technology Semi-Annual Data
Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22
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 -2.74 -2.85 - -2.07 -

Competitive Comparison of Excelpoint Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Excelpoint Technology'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.


Excelpoint Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Excelpoint Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Excelpoint Technology 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 Excelpoint Technology 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 * 0.8681+0.528 * 0.8537+0.404 * 0.966+0.892 * 1.4754+0.115 * 1.0779
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0298+4.679 * 0.040495-0.327 * 0.9853
=-2.07

* 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 (Dec21) TTM:Last Year (Dec20) TTM:
Total Receivables was S$277.73 Mil.
Revenue was S$2,179.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$138.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$634.50 Mil.
Total Assets was S$654.04 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$13.18 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$4.55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$97.14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$488.83 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$16.81 Mil.
Net Income was S$33.43 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$6.95 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$216.85 Mil.
Revenue was S$1,477.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$80.32 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$521.80 Mil.
Total Assets was S$540.18 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$12.94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$4.95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$63.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$412.76 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$11.07 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)
=(277.733 / 2179.35) / (216.849 / 1477.149)
=0.127438 / 0.146802
=0.8681

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)
=(80.32 / 1477.149) / (138.819 / 2179.35)
=0.054375 / 0.063697
=0.8537

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 - (634.5 + 13.183) / 654.039) / (1 - (521.797 + 12.944) / 540.175)
=0.009718 / 0.01006
=0.966

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
=2179.35 / 1477.149
=1.4754

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))
=(4.951 / (4.951 + 12.944)) / (4.552 / (4.552 + 13.183))
=0.276669 / 0.256668
=1.0779

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)
=(97.141 / 2179.35) / (63.938 / 1477.149)
=0.044573 / 0.043285
=1.0298

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)
=((16.808 + 488.832) / 654.039) / ((11.072 + 412.764) / 540.175)
=0.773104 / 0.784627
=0.9853

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
=(33.433 - 0 - 6.948) / 654.039
=0.040495

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.

Excelpoint Technology has a M-score of -2.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Excelpoint Technology (SGX:E17) Business Description

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15 Changi Business Park Central 1, Number 06-00, Singapore, SGP, 486057
Excelpoint Technology Ltd is an electronic components distributor. It provides components, engineering design services, and supply chain management to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers and electronics manufacturing services. The group is organized into business units based on geographical area and has three reportable operating segments which are Hong Kong Business Unit, Singapore Business Unit, and Corporate Unit. The Hong Kong and Singapore business units provide design-in and distribution services to entities located in Hong Kong, China, Southeast Asia, and India; whereas the Corporate Unit segment comprises the corporate services, treasury functions, investment securities and other dormant companies.

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