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Inari Amertron Bhd (XKLS:0166) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Inari Amertron 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0166' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.17   Med: -2.58   Max: -0.26
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inari Amertron Bhd was -0.26. The lowest was -3.17. And the median was -2.58.


Inari Amertron Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inari Amertron 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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Inari Amertron Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Inari Amertron Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.35 -2.84 -2.71 -2.27 -2.47

Inari Amertron Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 -1.35 -1.74 -2.71 -2.47 -2.86

Competitive Comparison of Inari Amertron Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Inari Amertron 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.


Inari Amertron Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Inari Amertron Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Inari Amertron 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 Inari Amertron 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 * 0.6438+0.528 * 1.1686+0.404 * 1.3752+0.892 * 1.0896+0.115 * 1.1533
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4618+4.679 * -0.07422-0.327 * 0.8876
=-2.86

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM275 Mil.
Revenue was 388.01 + 333.112 + 347.629 + 414.076 = RM1,483 Mil.
Gross Profit was 83.44 + 63.644 + 69.81 + 97.901 = RM315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,604 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,365 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM732 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM129 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM158 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM298 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM14 Mil.
Net Income was 24.12 + 54.682 + 73.724 + 86.809 = RM239 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 38.21 + 82.061 + 270.48 + 98.342 = RM489 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM392 Mil.
Revenue was 383.932 + 298.752 + 275.795 + 402.456 = RM1,361 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.348 + 53.501 + 62.141 + 129.647 = RM338 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,425 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,967 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM523 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM109 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM294 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM15 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)
=(275.215 / 1482.827) / (392.32 / 1360.935)
=0.185602 / 0.288272
=0.6438

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)
=(337.637 / 1360.935) / (314.795 / 1482.827)
=0.248092 / 0.212294
=1.1686

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 - (2603.533 + 732.273) / 3365.112) / (1 - (2424.73 + 523.129) / 2966.648)
=0.008709 / 0.006333
=1.3752

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
=1482.827 / 1360.935
=1.0896

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))
=(109.184 / (109.184 + 523.129)) / (128.938 / (128.938 + 732.273))
=0.172674 / 0.149717
=1.1533

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)
=(158.38 / 1482.827) / (99.439 / 1360.935)
=0.106809 / 0.073067
=1.4618

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)
=((13.512 + 298.409) / 3365.112) / ((15.403 + 294.412) / 2966.648)
=0.092693 / 0.104433
=0.8876

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
=(239.335 - 0 - 489.093) / 3365.112
=-0.07422

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.

Inari Amertron Bhd has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Inari Amertron Bhd Business Description

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D-07-03, Plaza Kelana Jaya Jalan SS 7/13A, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47301
Inari Amertron Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company that is principally engaged in the outsourced semiconductor assembly and test services and electronics manufacturing services industries through a number of subsidiaries. The company's business segments include an electronic manufacturing services segment, an original design manufacturer of electronic test and measurement equipment segment, and an investment holding segment. The electronic manufacturing services segment contributes the majority of total revenue. The company has a business presence in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Philippines, Taiwan, and elsewhere, with Singapore accounting for substantial part of its total revenue.

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