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MMM Group Bhd (XKLS:0159) Beneish M-Score : -1.94 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is MMM 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0159' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -137.75   Med: -2.89   Max: 21.29
Current: -1.94

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MMM Group Bhd was 21.29. The lowest was -137.75. And the median was -2.89.


MMM Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

MMM Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.99 -2.32 -91.61 - 1.10

MMM Group Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 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 - 1.10 - -2.89 -1.94

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

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, MMM 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.


MMM Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, MMM Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



MMM 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 MMM 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 * 1.406+0.528 * 1.1085+0.404 * 1.7501+0.892 * 0.7199+0.115 * 0.7531
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.63+4.679 * 0.122315-0.327 * 1.6232
=-1.94

* 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 RM4.67 Mil.
Revenue was 2.583 + 1.89 + 1.757 + 3.011 = RM9.24 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.153 + 0.972 + 0.931 + 1.43 = RM4.49 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM5.68 Mil.
Total Assets was RM18.39 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM3.78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.88 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM5.02 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM4.05 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.41 Mil.
Net Income was 0.078 + 0.059 + 0.06 + 1.238 = RM1.44 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.374 + 1.258 + 0.204 + -0.902 = RM-0.81 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM4.61 Mil.
Revenue was 2.337 + 2.796 + 4.131 + 3.573 = RM12.84 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.925 + 1.596 + 2.735 + 1.652 = RM6.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM5.33 Mil.
Total Assets was RM13.70 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM4.57 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.76 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM2.65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.39 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)
=(4.667 / 9.241) / (4.611 / 12.837)
=0.505032 / 0.359196
=1.406

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)
=(6.908 / 12.837) / (4.486 / 9.241)
=0.538132 / 0.485445
=1.1085

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 - (5.682 + 3.778) / 18.387) / (1 - (5.332 + 4.566) / 13.698)
=0.485506 / 0.277413
=1.7501

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
=9.241 / 12.837
=0.7199

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))
=(0.759 / (0.759 + 4.566)) / (0.882 / (0.882 + 3.778))
=0.142535 / 0.18927
=0.7531

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)
=(5.021 / 9.241) / (2.652 / 12.837)
=0.543339 / 0.20659
=2.63

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)
=((0.41 + 4.05) / 18.387) / ((0.394 + 1.653) / 13.698)
=0.242563 / 0.149438
=1.6232

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
=(1.435 - 0 - -0.814) / 18.387
=0.122315

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.

MMM Group Bhd has a M-score of -1.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MMM Group Bhd (XKLS:0159) Business Description

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1B, Jalan Yong Shook Lin, Seksyen 7f, Level 15, Unit 15-2, Menara Choy Fook On, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46050
Asia Media Group Bhd operates as an investment holding company, which provides media services. The company involved in the Digital Out-of-Home advertising industry and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Media Group Berhad. The firm focuses on transit media advertising, allowing its clients to target users of public transportation in Malaysia by providing infotainments, advertisements, and contents via its Transit-TV Network System. It operates through the following segments: Investment holding and Multimedia advertising services, media communications. Geographically company generates the majority of its revenue from Malaysia.

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