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Asia Poly Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0105) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Asia Poly Holdings 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 -2.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0105' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.4   Max: -0.62
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asia Poly Holdings Bhd was -0.62. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.40.


Asia Poly Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Poly Holdings 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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Asia Poly Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Asia Poly Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.97 -2.25 -0.98 -2.54 -2.62

Asia Poly Holdings 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 -2.54 - - - -2.62

Competitive Comparison of Asia Poly Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Asia Poly Holdings 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.


Asia Poly Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Poly Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Poly Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Asia Poly Holdings 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 Asia Poly Holdings 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 * 0.9953+0.528 * 1.2623+0.404 * 0.5256+0.892 * 1.2043+0.115 * 0.7557
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9267+4.679 * -0.05123-0.327 * 1.0181
=-2.62

* 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 RM16.2 Mil.
Revenue was RM110.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM2.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM88.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM213.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM114.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM9.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM52.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM30.8 Mil.
Net Income was RM-9.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM1.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM13.5 Mil.
Revenue was RM92.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM3.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM96.0 Mil.
Total Assets was RM236.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM119.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM4.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM8.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM56.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM34.2 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)
=(16.184 / 110.891) / (13.502 / 92.083)
=0.145945 / 0.146629
=0.9953

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)
=(3.024 / 92.083) / (2.885 / 110.891)
=0.03284 / 0.026017
=1.2623

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 - (88.505 + 114.835) / 213.331) / (1 - (95.983 + 118.969) / 235.978)
=0.046833 / 0.089102
=0.5256

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
=110.891 / 92.083
=1.2043

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))
=(4.309 / (4.309 + 118.969)) / (5.569 / (5.569 + 114.835))
=0.034954 / 0.046253
=0.7557

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)
=(9.909 / 110.891) / (8.879 / 92.083)
=0.089358 / 0.096424
=0.9267

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)
=((30.771 + 52.587) / 213.331) / ((34.23 + 56.342) / 235.978)
=0.390745 / 0.383815
=1.0181

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
=(-9.657 - 0 - 1.272) / 213.331
=-0.05123

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.

Asia Poly Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Asia Poly Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0105) Business Description

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Address
Lot 758, Jalan Haji Sirat, Mukim Kapar, Klang, SGR, MYS, 42100
Asia Poly Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company engaged in the manufacturing and selling of cast acrylic products. The business activity of the group is operated through Manufacturing, Trading, Property development, Renewable energy, Investment holdings and Other segments. Geographically the company operates in Malaysia. Middle East, Europe, USA, India, Brazil and others.

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