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Acesian Partners (SGX:5FW) Beneish M-Score : -1.27 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Acesian Partners 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 -1.27 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SGX:5FW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.17   Max: -1.27
Current: -1.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acesian Partners was -1.27. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.17.


Acesian Partners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acesian Partners'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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Acesian Partners Beneish M-Score Chart

Acesian Partners Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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Acesian Partners Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Acesian Partners's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Acesian Partners'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.


Acesian Partners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Acesian Partners's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Acesian Partners 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 Acesian Partners 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 * 2.539+0.528 * 0.7271+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 0.4137+0.115 * 1.1602
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7999+4.679 * 0.175803-0.327 * 0.5191
=-1.27

* 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 S$3.86 Mil.
Revenue was S$15.79 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$8.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$27.45 Mil.
Total Assets was S$29.52 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$2.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$0.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$3.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$6.10 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$0.81 Mil.
Net Income was S$7.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$2.27 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$3.68 Mil.
Revenue was S$38.17 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$14.75 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$26.74 Mil.
Total Assets was S$28.65 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$1.91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$0.82 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$4.98 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$12.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$0.18 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)
=(3.864 / 15.789) / (3.679 / 38.169)
=0.244727 / 0.096387
=2.539

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)
=(14.747 / 38.169) / (8.39 / 15.789)
=0.386361 / 0.531383
=0.7271

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 - (27.449 + 2.067) / 29.516) / (1 - (26.738 + 1.912) / 28.651)
=-0 / 3.5E-5
=0

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
=15.789 / 38.169
=0.4137

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))
=(0.822 / (0.822 + 1.912)) / (0.723 / (0.723 + 2.067))
=0.300658 / 0.25914
=1.1602

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)
=(3.707 / 15.789) / (4.979 / 38.169)
=0.234784 / 0.130446
=1.7999

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)
=((0.811 + 6.099) / 29.516) / ((0.184 + 12.738) / 28.651)
=0.23411 / 0.451014
=0.5191

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
=(7.456 - 0 - 2.267) / 29.516
=0.175803

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.

Acesian Partners has a M-score of -1.27 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Acesian Partners (SGX:5FW) Business Description

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Address
33 Mactaggart Road, No. 04-00, Lee Kay Huan Building, Singapore, SGP, 368082
Acesian Partners Ltd provides environmental solutions and integrated services to various industries including semiconductor, wastewater treatment, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnological industries. Its segments include Manufacturing, distribution and services, Engineering Services, and Corporate. The company provides building services and engineering solutions such as designing, installing, testing and commissioning of Air-Conditioning and Mechanical Ventilation and Electrical Systems. It manufactures Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene coated stainless steel ducts, Uncoated stainless-steel ducts, and galvanized ducts which will be integrated with third-party equipment such as fume hoods, scrubbers and fans and specialized exhaust system components.

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