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Berjaya Assets Bhd (XKLS:3239) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Berjaya Assets 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:3239' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.53   Max: -1.9
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Berjaya Assets Bhd was -1.90. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.53.


Berjaya Assets Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Berjaya Assets 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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Berjaya Assets Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Berjaya Assets Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.53 -2.42 -2.21 -2.74

Berjaya Assets Bhd 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 - -2.74 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Berjaya Assets Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Berjaya Assets 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.


Berjaya Assets Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Berjaya Assets Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Berjaya Assets 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 Berjaya Assets 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 * 0.5478+0.528 * 1.0166+0.404 * 0.9031+0.892 * 1.2877+0.115 * 0.9547
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.791+4.679 * -0.022918-0.327 * 0.9816
=-2.74

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM36.8 Mil.
Revenue was RM224.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM144.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM555.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,145.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM226.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM98.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM356.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM549.6 Mil.
Net Income was RM-23.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM48.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM52.2 Mil.
Revenue was RM174.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM114.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM284.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,105.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM237.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM96.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM280.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM630.5 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)
=(36.836 / 224.129) / (52.223 / 174.056)
=0.164352 / 0.300036
=0.5478

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)
=(114.146 / 174.056) / (144.581 / 224.129)
=0.6558 / 0.645079
=1.0166

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 - (555.375 + 226.861) / 3145.206) / (1 - (284.352 + 237.683) / 3105.687)
=0.751293 / 0.83191
=0.9031

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
=224.129 / 174.056
=1.2877

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))
=(1.101 / (1.101 + 237.683)) / (1.101 / (1.101 + 226.861))
=0.004611 / 0.00483
=0.9547

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)
=(98.393 / 224.129) / (96.598 / 174.056)
=0.439002 / 0.554982
=0.791

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)
=((549.647 + 356.053) / 3145.206) / ((630.493 + 280.61) / 3105.687)
=0.287962 / 0.293366
=0.9816

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
=(-23.316 - 0 - 48.766) / 3145.206
=-0.022918

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.

Berjaya Assets Bhd has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Berjaya Assets Bhd (XKLS:3239) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Level 12, Berjaya Times Square, No. 1 Jalan Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 55100
Berjaya Assets Bhd is an investment holding company. The company's business segments are gaming and related activities, Property development and property investment, and Recreation and others. Group operates various forecast lotteries in Sarawak, as well as provides lottery consultancy and related services. It is also involved in the investment and development of properties; operation of a hotel, theme park, and car park; management of a ferry terminal; and leasing of a theatre, as well as general trading and provision of commission agency services. Business activity of Berjaya is predominantly functioned through Malaysia. The company generates maximum revenue from Property development and property investment segment.

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