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AYS Ventures Bhd (XKLS:5021) Beneish M-Score : -1.84 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is AYS Ventures 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 -1.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5021' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.21   Med: -1.93   Max: 1.95
Current: -1.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AYS Ventures Bhd was 1.95. The lowest was -3.21. And the median was -1.93.


AYS Ventures Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AYS Ventures 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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AYS Ventures Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

AYS Ventures Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.63 -1.93 -2.59 -1.42 -1.84

AYS Ventures Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 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 - -1.84 - - -

Competitive Comparison of AYS Ventures Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, AYS Ventures 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.


AYS Ventures Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, AYS Ventures Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



AYS Ventures 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 AYS Ventures 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 * 0.8246+0.528 * 1.8016+0.404 * 1.1807+0.892 * 1.1767+0.115 * 0.7642
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9393+4.679 * 0.030506-0.327 * 0.9267
=-1.84

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM328 Mil.
Revenue was RM1,314 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM147 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM894 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,102 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM144 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM571 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM60 Mil.
Net Income was RM40 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM339 Mil.
Revenue was RM1,116 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM225 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM924 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,094 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM117 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM625 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM51 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)
=(328.45 / 1313.765) / (338.519 / 1116.486)
=0.250007 / 0.3032
=0.8246

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)
=(224.588 / 1116.486) / (146.686 / 1313.765)
=0.201156 / 0.111653
=1.8016

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 - (894.497 + 144.249) / 1101.583) / (1 - (924.328 + 117.274) / 1094.479)
=0.057042 / 0.048312
=1.1807

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
=1313.765 / 1116.486
=1.1767

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))
=(4.525 / (4.525 + 117.274)) / (7.371 / (7.371 + 144.249))
=0.037151 / 0.048615
=0.7642

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)
=(66.966 / 1313.765) / (60.591 / 1116.486)
=0.050973 / 0.054269
=0.9393

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)
=((59.761 + 571.372) / 1101.583) / ((51.305 + 625.388) / 1094.479)
=0.572933 / 0.618279
=0.9267

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
=(40.126 - 0 - 6.521) / 1101.583
=0.030506

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.

AYS Ventures Bhd has a M-score of -1.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AYS Ventures Bhd (XKLS:5021) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Haji Abdul Manan, Lot 6488, Darul Ehsan, Klang, SGR, MYS, 42100
AYS Ventures Bhd is an investment holding principally involved in the trading and manufacturing of steel, construction, and related products. The company is organized into three segments namely trading and services where the trading division trades and markets a diverse range of steel products, warehousing, and storage services, and construction materials; the manufacturing division which involves the manufacturing and trading of panels and components for sectional tanks, purlin, structural steel components, and other steel products and others segment includes investment holding and dormant. The products of the company serve customers in the construction, engineering for heavy steel industries, fabrication, oil and gas, power plant, and shipbuilding sectors.

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