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AT Systematization Bhd (XKLS:0072) Beneish M-Score : -6.33 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is AT Systematization 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -6.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0072' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.58   Med: -2.61   Max: 6.26
Current: -6.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AT Systematization Bhd was 6.26. The lowest was -12.58. And the median was -2.61.


AT Systematization Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AT Systematization 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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AT Systematization Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

AT Systematization Bhd Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -4.47 -1.19 6.26 -4.19

AT Systematization Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -5.64 -4.19 -3.23 -8.23 -6.33

Competitive Comparison of AT Systematization Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, AT Systematization 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.


AT Systematization Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, AT Systematization Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AT Systematization 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 AT Systematization 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 * 0.5182+0.528 * -2.5981+0.404 * 1.1481+0.892 * 0.6018+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8282+4.679 * -0.294047-0.327 * 0.5967
=-6.33

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM10.83 Mil.
Revenue was 8.204 + 9.72 + 9.792 + 10.571 = RM38.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.211 + 0.434 + -1.468 + 6.954 = RM6.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM60.42 Mil.
Total Assets was RM301.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM146.66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM17.64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM45.04 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM8.07 Mil.
Net Income was -1.533 + -5.7 + -9.736 + -61.386 = RM-78.36 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.944 + -3.273 + -1.486 + 16.071 = RM10.37 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM34.74 Mil.
Revenue was 16.426 + 15.686 + 18.115 + 13.392 = RM63.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was -3.359 + -5.33 + -5.87 + -11.909 = RM-26.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM149.27 Mil.
Total Assets was RM445.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM174.68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM35.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM121.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.58 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)
=(10.834 / 38.287) / (34.737 / 63.619)
=0.282968 / 0.546016
=0.5182

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)
=(-26.468 / 63.619) / (6.131 / 38.287)
=-0.416039 / 0.160133
=-2.5981

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 - (60.415 + 146.655) / 301.731) / (1 - (149.272 + 174.675) / 445.754)
=0.313726 / 0.273261
=1.1481

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
=38.287 / 63.619
=0.6018

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 / (0 + 174.675)) / (0 / (0 + 146.655))
=0 / 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)
=(17.636 / 38.287) / (35.385 / 63.619)
=0.460626 / 0.556202
=0.8282

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)
=((8.067 + 45.041) / 301.731) / ((9.576 + 121.918) / 445.754)
=0.176011 / 0.294992
=0.5967

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
=(-78.355 - 0 - 10.368) / 301.731
=-0.294047

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.

AT Systematization Bhd has a M-score of -6.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AT Systematization Bhd (XKLS:0072) Business Description

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No. 8, Persiaran Tropicana, Lot 11.2, Level 11, Menara Lien Hoe, Tropicana Golf and Country Resort, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47410
AT Systematization Bhd is an investment holding and provision of a management service company. Its operating segment includes Fabrication and automation; Renewable energy and property, Gloves, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from Fabrication and Automation which is involved the Fabrication of industrial and engineering parts and sheet metal; design and manufacturing of industrial automation systems and machinery. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Malaysia and also has a presence in Singapore, the United Kingdom, Thailand, the USA, and Other Countries.

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