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Awanbiru Technology Bhd (XKLS:5204) Beneish M-Score : -1.55 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Awanbiru Technology 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 -1.55 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:5204' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -1.83   Max: 3.06
Current: -1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Awanbiru Technology Bhd was 3.06. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -1.83.


Awanbiru Technology Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Awanbiru Technology 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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Awanbiru Technology Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Awanbiru Technology Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.01 -1.83 -2.19 -1.76 -2.36

Awanbiru Technology Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.72 -2.36 -2.07 -2.46 -1.55

Competitive Comparison of Awanbiru Technology Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Awanbiru Technology 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.


Awanbiru Technology Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Awanbiru Technology Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Awanbiru Technology 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 Awanbiru Technology 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 * 0.5461+0.528 * 1.5237+0.404 * 0.9857+0.892 * 1.9258+0.115 * 1.0009
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5348+4.679 * 0.036827-0.327 * 1.0001
=-1.55

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM391.93 Mil.
Revenue was 55.765 + 12.154 + 16.471 + 5.367 = RM89.76 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.076 + 7.095 + 5.898 + 3.186 = RM27.26 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM408.05 Mil.
Total Assets was RM452.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM20.26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM24.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM235.97 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7.71 Mil.
Net Income was 2.138 + 0.781 + 0.404 + -0.21 = RM3.11 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.172 + 4.905 + -6.742 + -11.886 = RM-13.55 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM372.66 Mil.
Revenue was 8.509 + 7.988 + 18.105 + 12.006 = RM46.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.432 + 3.832 + 5.616 + 7.685 = RM21.57 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM400.03 Mil.
Total Assets was RM446.01 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM21.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.82 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM23.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM228.83 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM11.34 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)
=(391.934 / 89.757) / (372.661 / 46.608)
=4.366612 / 7.995645
=0.5461

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)
=(21.565 / 46.608) / (27.255 / 89.757)
=0.462689 / 0.303653
=1.5237

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 - (408.05 + 20.261) / 452.491) / (1 - (400.033 + 21.796) / 446.009)
=0.053438 / 0.054214
=0.9857

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
=89.757 / 46.608
=1.9258

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))
=(1.822 / (1.822 + 21.796)) / (1.692 / (1.692 + 20.261))
=0.077145 / 0.077074
=1.0009

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)
=(24.653 / 89.757) / (23.935 / 46.608)
=0.274664 / 0.513538
=0.5348

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)
=((7.709 + 235.965) / 452.491) / ((11.336 + 228.828) / 446.009)
=0.538517 / 0.538473
=1.0001

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
=(3.113 - 0 - -13.551) / 452.491
=0.036827

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.

Awanbiru Technology Bhd has a M-score of -1.55 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Awanbiru Technology Bhd (XKLS:5204) Business Description

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Star Central, Block 11B, Lingkaran Cyber Point Timur, Cyber 12, Cyberjaya, SGR, MYS, 63000
Awanbiru Technology Bhd, formerly Prestariang Bhd is an investment holding company engaged in the provision of education, training and certification, and software license distribution services. It operates through the following segments; Software and services that includes license distribution, implementation, system integration, managed services, application development, and other cloud-related solutions and services; Concession which includes delivery of total solution for the integrated and comprehensive core immigration system; Employment Services segment offers Human resource management services is to provide facilities for foreign workers' recruitment and document services.

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