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Eduspec Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0107) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Eduspec Holdings 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0107' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.61   Med: -1.95   Max: 0.18
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eduspec Holdings Bhd was 0.18. The lowest was -5.61. And the median was -1.95.


Eduspec Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Eduspec Holdings 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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Eduspec Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Eduspec Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -5.37 -3.07 -2.02 -0.80

Eduspec Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 -1.38 -0.80 -1.97 -2.31 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Eduspec Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Eduspec Holdings 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.


Eduspec Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

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

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



Eduspec Holdings 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 Eduspec Holdings 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 * 0.8773+0.528 * 0.7734+0.404 * 0.8175+0.892 * 1.2643+0.115 * 1.2893
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5399+4.679 * -0.042667-0.327 * 0.576
=-2.50

* 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 (Nov23) TTM:Last Year (Nov22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM42.58 Mil.
Revenue was 3.554 + 3.505 + 1.931 + 1.863 = RM10.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.463 + 2.497 + 1.042 + -0.858 = RM4.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM74.54 Mil.
Total Assets was RM105.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM21.56 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM22.57 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7.31 Mil.
Net Income was -1.448 + 0.321 + -0.319 + -2.933 = RM-4.38 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.646 + 1.649 + -1.846 + 1.976 = RM0.13 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM38.38 Mil.
Revenue was 2.28 + 2.465 + 2.335 + 1.504 = RM8.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.57 + 1.291 + 1.169 + -1.495 = RM2.54 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM68.17 Mil.
Total Assets was RM101.92 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM22.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM10.06 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM40.59 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.41 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)
=(42.576 / 10.853) / (38.384 / 8.584)
=3.922971 / 4.471575
=0.8773

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)
=(2.535 / 8.584) / (4.144 / 10.853)
=0.295317 / 0.38183
=0.7734

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 - (74.539 + 21.56) / 105.748) / (1 - (68.165 + 22.379) / 101.919)
=0.091245 / 0.111608
=0.8175

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
=10.853 / 8.584
=1.2643

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))
=(5.243 / (5.243 + 22.379)) / (3.722 / (3.722 + 21.56))
=0.189812 / 0.147219
=1.2893

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)
=(6.866 / 10.853) / (10.059 / 8.584)
=0.632636 / 1.171831
=0.5399

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)
=((7.314 + 22.572) / 105.748) / ((9.411 + 40.594) / 101.919)
=0.282615 / 0.490635
=0.576

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
=(-4.379 - 0 - 0.133) / 105.748
=-0.042667

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.

Eduspec Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Eduspec Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0107) Business Description

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No. 10, Jalan 15/22, Tiong Nam Industrial Park, Section 15, Darul Ehsan, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40200
Eduspec Holdings Bhd provides consultancy, building teaching capacity, and deploying information technology systems in schools. It also offers online and learning education programs.

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