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Lambo Group Bhd (XKLS:0018) Beneish M-Score : -1.69 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Lambo Group 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 -1.69 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:0018' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -49.26   Med: -3.02   Max: 100.45
Current: -1.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lambo Group Bhd was 100.45. The lowest was -49.26. And the median was -3.02.


Lambo Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lambo Group 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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Lambo Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Lambo Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 May21 Sep23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -49.26 -3.02 -3.42 -12.82 -2.59

Lambo Group Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Mar20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 Aug22 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 -15.84 -11.75 -6.84 -2.59 -1.69

Competitive Comparison of Lambo Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Lambo Group 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.


Lambo Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lambo Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lambo Group 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 Lambo Group 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 * 1.5276+0.528 * 0.3235+0.404 * 1.0617+0.892 * 1.4275+0.115 * 0.3127
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3541+4.679 * 0.046614-0.327 * 0.9874
=-1.69

* 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 RM20.69 Mil.
Revenue was 8.255 + 4.801 + 3.096 + 2.099 = RM18.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.823 + 0.964 + 0.852 + 0.729 = RM4.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM45.05 Mil.
Total Assets was RM174.58 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM27.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM11.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM4.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7.99 Mil.
Net Income was -2.875 + 2.883 + 0.657 + -6.503 = RM-5.84 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.267 + -3.016 + -7.548 + 0.855 = RM-13.98 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM9.49 Mil.
Revenue was 4.841 + 5.176 + 1.696 + 1.072 = RM12.79 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.322 + 0.324 + 0.19 + 0.154 = RM0.99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM52.51 Mil.
Total Assets was RM181.18 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM29.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM21.78 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM4.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.12 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)
=(20.69 / 18.251) / (9.488 / 12.785)
=1.133637 / 0.74212
=1.5276

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)
=(0.99 / 12.785) / (4.368 / 18.251)
=0.077434 / 0.239329
=0.3235

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 - (45.053 + 27.796) / 174.581) / (1 - (52.514 + 29.226) / 181.182)
=0.582721 / 0.548851
=1.0617

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
=18.251 / 12.785
=1.4275

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))
=(1.045 / (1.045 + 29.226)) / (3.45 / (3.45 + 27.796))
=0.034521 / 0.110414
=0.3127

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)
=(11.012 / 18.251) / (21.783 / 12.785)
=0.603364 / 1.703794
=0.3541

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)
=((7.985 + 4.695) / 174.581) / ((9.118 + 4.21) / 181.182)
=0.072631 / 0.073561
=0.9874

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
=(-5.838 - 0 - -13.976) / 174.581
=0.046614

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.

Lambo Group Bhd has a M-score of -1.69 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Lambo Group Bhd (XKLS:0018) Business Description

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No. 8, Persiaran Tropicana, Lot 11.1, 11th Floor, Menara Lien Hoe, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47410
Lambo Group Bhd is a Malaysia-based company. Its segments are IT consultancy and E-commerce services, Logistic services, and Wholesale of shoe products. The IT consultancy and E-commerce service segment includes IT services to SMEs and Business to Customer platform e-commerce businesses. The Logistic services segment includes Provision for logistics and delivery of goods from transportation hubs to the final delivery destination. The Wholesale of shoe products segment includes the Provision of wholesale products and Business to Business platform.

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