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CTOS Digital Bhd (XKLS:5301) Beneish M-Score : -1.90 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is CTOS Digital 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 -1.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5301' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.26   Max: -1.63
Current: -1.9

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CTOS Digital Bhd was -1.63. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.26.


CTOS Digital Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CTOS Digital 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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CTOS Digital Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

CTOS Digital Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.56 -2.53 -1.83

CTOS Digital Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Mar20 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 -2.12 -2.26 -2.78 -1.83 -1.90

Competitive Comparison of CTOS Digital Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, CTOS Digital 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.


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

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

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



CTOS Digital 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 CTOS Digital 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 * 1.1425+0.528 * 1.1025+0.404 * 0.9731+0.892 * 1.2916+0.115 * 1.2984
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8909+4.679 * 0.026848-0.327 * 1.088
=-1.90

* 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 RM76.5 Mil.
Revenue was 71.58 + 73.15 + 66.451 + 62.242 = RM273.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 52.417 + 54.926 + 50.72 + 47.707 = RM205.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM84.9 Mil.
Total Assets was RM827.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM31.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM11.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM116.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM159.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM96.6 Mil.
Net Income was 20.821 + 56.014 + 24.386 + 21.132 = RM122.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 16.595 + 19.997 + 22.63 + 40.912 = RM100.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM51.9 Mil.
Revenue was 59.594 + 52.743 + 52.847 + 46.512 = RM211.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 47.422 + 44.001 + 45.455 + 38.77 = RM175.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM67.9 Mil.
Total Assets was RM727.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM17.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM8.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM101.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM73.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM133.4 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)
=(76.524 / 273.423) / (51.857 / 211.696)
=0.279874 / 0.24496
=1.1425

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)
=(175.648 / 211.696) / (205.77 / 273.423)
=0.829718 / 0.75257
=1.1025

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 - (84.863 + 31.706) / 827.572) / (1 - (67.885 + 17.279) / 727.503)
=0.859143 / 0.882937
=0.9731

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
=273.423 / 211.696
=1.2916

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))
=(8.884 / (8.884 + 17.279)) / (11.228 / (11.228 + 31.706))
=0.339564 / 0.261518
=1.2984

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)
=(116.449 / 273.423) / (101.206 / 211.696)
=0.425893 / 0.478072
=0.8909

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)
=((96.616 + 159.382) / 827.572) / ((133.413 + 73.432) / 727.503)
=0.309336 / 0.284322
=1.088

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
=(122.353 - 0 - 100.134) / 827.572
=0.026848

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.

CTOS Digital Bhd has a M-score of -1.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CTOS Digital Bhd (XKLS:5301) Business Description

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Bangsar South, No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, Vertical Business Suite, Avenue 3, Unit 01-12, Level 8, Tower A,, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 59200
CTOS Digital Bhd provide credit information and analytics digital solutions on companies, businesses and consumers for use by banks and businesses at each stage of the customer lifecycle and provide credit information and analysis to consumers. It serve three types of customers, namely Key Accounts, Commercial and Direct-to-Consumer. The company's geographical segments include Malaysia and International.

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