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IJM Bhd (XKLS:3336) Beneish M-Score : -2.62 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is IJM 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 IJM Bhd's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:3336' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.89
Current: -2.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of IJM Bhd was -1.89. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.60.


IJM Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for IJM 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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IJM Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

IJM Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.64 -2.81 -2.51 -2.87

IJM 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 -2.75 -2.87 -2.75 -2.58 -2.62

Competitive Comparison of IJM Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, IJM 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.


IJM Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, IJM Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



IJM 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 IJM 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 * 1.0421+0.528 * 0.8611+0.404 * 0.9277+0.892 * 1.2251+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1055+4.679 * -0.04969-0.327 * 1.0856
=-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 RM2,298 Mil.
Revenue was 1475.382 + 1458.357 + 1225.826 + 1326.785 = RM5,486 Mil.
Gross Profit was 374.653 + 416.137 + 279.085 + 405.641 = RM1,476 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM12,853 Mil.
Total Assets was RM21,300 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,307 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM461 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM5,749 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3,489 Mil.
Net Income was 112.166 + 105.476 + 112.199 + 34.531 = RM364 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 641.992 + 325.177 + 46.884 + 408.717 = RM1,423 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM1,800 Mil.
Revenue was 1101.066 + 1071.904 + 1072.73 + 1232.53 = RM4,478 Mil.
Gross Profit was 282.531 + 256.941 + 234.832 + 262.833 = RM1,037 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM11,908 Mil.
Total Assets was RM20,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,228 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM341 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM4,466 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3,751 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)
=(2297.946 / 5486.35) / (1799.996 / 4478.23)
=0.418848 / 0.401944
=1.0421

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)
=(1037.137 / 4478.23) / (1475.516 / 5486.35)
=0.231595 / 0.268943
=0.8611

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 - (12852.652 + 1307.166) / 21299.857) / (1 - (11907.785 + 1227.95) / 20567.082)
=0.335215 / 0.361322
=0.9277

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
=5486.35 / 4478.23
=1.2251

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 + 1227.95)) / (0 / (0 + 1307.166))
=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)
=(461.208 / 5486.35) / (340.541 / 4478.23)
=0.084065 / 0.076044
=1.1055

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)
=((3489.285 + 5748.918) / 21299.857) / ((3750.588 + 4466.083) / 20567.082)
=0.433721 / 0.399506
=1.0856

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
=(364.372 - 0 - 1422.77) / 21299.857
=-0.04969

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.

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


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IJM Bhd (XKLS:3336) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Yong Shook Lin, 2nd Floor, Wisma IJM, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46050
IJM Corp Bhd is an investment holding company. It constructs hotels, residential complexes, highways and transportation systems, and other large industrial structures. In addition, the company provides construction materials for in-house support and external customers. It utilizes quarry operations, ready-mixed concrete, scaffolding, and other supplies to provide reliable solutions. IJM has five operating segments: Construction, Property development, Manufacturing and quarrying, Infrastructure and Investment and others. The majority of the company's revenue is derived from Malaysia.

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