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Edaran Bhd (XKLS:5036) Beneish M-Score : 2.01 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Edaran 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.01 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:5036' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.65   Med: -1.36   Max: 39.58
Current: 2.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Edaran Bhd was 39.58. The lowest was -5.65. And the median was -1.36.


Edaran Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Edaran Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.31 39.58 -1.36 -0.99 -3.35

Edaran 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 -4.83 -1.90 -3.35 -0.89 2.01

Competitive Comparison of Edaran Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Edaran 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.


Edaran Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Edaran 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 Edaran 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 * 5.4559+0.528 * 1.2496+0.404 * 0.6173+0.892 * 1.5912+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7624+4.679 * -0.02636-0.327 * 1.1112
=2.01

* 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 RM16.91 Mil.
Revenue was 26.478 + 20.441 + 20.709 + 17.56 = RM85.19 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.145 + 6.427 + 7.999 + 6.831 = RM30.40 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM43.44 Mil.
Total Assets was RM75.80 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM31.85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM19.59 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM34.99 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM6.91 Mil.
Net Income was 0.329 + 0.271 + 1.059 + 0.654 = RM2.31 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 16.891 + -2.347 + 6.936 + -17.169 = RM4.31 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM1.95 Mil.
Revenue was 19.852 + 11.311 + 10.903 + 11.472 = RM53.54 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.492 + 4.298 + 5.572 + 5.514 = RM23.88 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM31.22 Mil.
Total Assets was RM65.00 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM33.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM16.15 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM24.33 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM8.02 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)
=(16.911 / 85.188) / (1.948 / 53.538)
=0.198514 / 0.036385
=5.4559

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)
=(23.876 / 53.538) / (30.402 / 85.188)
=0.445964 / 0.356881
=1.2496

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 - (43.435 + 31.848) / 75.797) / (1 - (31.22 + 33.066) / 65)
=0.006781 / 0.010985
=0.6173

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
=85.188 / 53.538
=1.5912

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 + 33.066)) / (0 / (0 + 31.848))
=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)
=(19.59 / 85.188) / (16.148 / 53.538)
=0.229962 / 0.301618
=0.7624

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)
=((6.914 + 34.993) / 75.797) / ((8.016 + 24.325) / 65)
=0.552885 / 0.497554
=1.1112

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
=(2.313 - 0 - 4.311) / 75.797
=-0.02636

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.

Edaran Bhd has a M-score of 2.01 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Edaran Bhd (XKLS:5036) Business Description

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Address
No. 2, Jalan 4/76C, Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 55100
Edaran Bhd is an investment holding company. The group is predominantly engaged in four segments such as Information technology and services, Telecommunications, Investment holding, and Lifestyle. Information technology includes provisioning, installation, commissioning, integration, and maintenance of information technology products and related services. Telecommunication includes provisioning, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of power supply equipment for telecommunication systems and integration and maintenance of telecommunication equipment and Lifestyle involves lifestyle activities. Information technology makes a substantial contribution to the company's revenue. Majority of its revenue is derived from Malaysia.

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