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HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP (KUW:HUMANSOFT) Beneish M-Score : -3.19 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP 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 -3.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:HUMANSOFT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.07   Med: -2.54   Max: 1.84
Current: -3.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP was 1.84. The lowest was -4.07. And the median was -2.54.


HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP'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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HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP Beneish M-Score Chart

HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.51 -2.51 -2.06 -2.62

HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP 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 -2.33 -0.54 -1.90 -2.62 -3.19

Competitive Comparison of HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP'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.


HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP's Beneish M-Score falls into.



HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP 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 HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP 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 * 0.9447+0.528 * 1.0123+0.404 * 1.0371+0.892 * 0.9768+0.115 * 0.9822
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0553+4.679 * -0.020563-0.327 * 2.684
=-3.19

* 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 KWD21.89 Mil.
Revenue was 20.271 + 20.777 + 17.834 + 19.858 = KWD78.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.773 + 16.182 + 15.295 + 15.682 = KWD62.93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD124.07 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD170.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD39.83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD3.36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD10.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD71.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD0.33 Mil.
Net Income was 10.361 + 11.568 + 10.373 + 8.796 = KWD41.10 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = KWD0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 26.481 + 14.354 + 10.57 + -6.796 = KWD44.61 Mil.
Total Receivables was KWD23.72 Mil.
Revenue was 20.346 + 20.995 + 18.408 + 20.864 = KWD80.61 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.234 + 16.668 + 15.649 + 16.669 = KWD65.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was KWD130.21 Mil.
Total Assets was KWD178.35 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was KWD41.24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was KWD3.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was KWD10.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was KWD27.45 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was KWD0.39 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)
=(21.885 / 78.74) / (23.716 / 80.613)
=0.27794 / 0.294196
=0.9447

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)
=(65.22 / 80.613) / (62.932 / 78.74)
=0.809051 / 0.799238
=1.0123

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 - (124.071 + 39.825) / 170.747) / (1 - (130.209 + 41.236) / 178.345)
=0.040124 / 0.038689
=1.0371

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
=78.74 / 80.613
=0.9768

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))
=(3.413 / (3.413 + 41.236)) / (3.361 / (3.361 + 39.825))
=0.076441 / 0.077826
=0.9822

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)
=(10.567 / 78.74) / (10.251 / 80.613)
=0.134201 / 0.127163
=1.0553

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)
=((0.333 + 71.205) / 170.747) / ((0.393 + 27.447) / 178.345)
=0.418971 / 0.156102
=2.684

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
=(41.098 - 0 - 44.609) / 170.747
=-0.020563

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.

HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP has a M-score of -3.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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HumanSoft Holding Co KSCP (KUW:HUMANSOFT) Business Description

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Ahmad Al-Jaber Street, 4th Floor, Dar Al-Awadhi Tower, Sharq, Kuwait city, KWT, 15300
HumanSoft Holding Co KSCC is Kuwait based company. The company is engaged, along with its subsidiaries, in establishing and managing private universities and colleges, providing computer education, language training, executive courses, and electronic commerce and media. The company is organized in business segments of Higher Education and Others. The company earns the majority of revenue from the Higher education segment.

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