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Atlan Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7048) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Atlan 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7048' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -2.7   Max: 0.36
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Atlan Holdings Bhd was 0.36. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.70.


Atlan Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Atlan Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.88 -2.43 -2.59 -2.37

Atlan Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Feb19 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 - -2.37 - - -

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

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Atlan 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.


Atlan Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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

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



Atlan 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 Atlan 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 * 0.7522+0.528 * 0.8425+0.404 * 0.9425+0.892 * 1.4821+0.115 * 0.9613
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8375+4.679 * -0.003695-0.327 * 0.9862
=-2.37

* 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 (Feb23) TTM:Last Year (Feb22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM77.5 Mil.
Revenue was RM381.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM150.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM453.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM737.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM217.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM19.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM4.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM103.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM117.5 Mil.
Net Income was RM21.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM24.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM69.6 Mil.
Revenue was RM257.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM85.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM420.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM715.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM225.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM19.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM3.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM99.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM117.2 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)
=(77.543 / 381.264) / (69.552 / 257.242)
=0.203384 / 0.270376
=0.7522

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)
=(85.406 / 257.242) / (150.244 / 381.264)
=0.332006 / 0.394068
=0.8425

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 - (453.557 + 217.363) / 737.711) / (1 - (420.687 + 225.733) / 715.114)
=0.090538 / 0.09606
=0.9425

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
=381.264 / 257.242
=1.4821

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))
=(19.719 / (19.719 + 225.733)) / (19.822 / (19.822 + 217.363))
=0.080337 / 0.083572
=0.9613

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)
=(4.4 / 381.264) / (3.545 / 257.242)
=0.011541 / 0.013781
=0.8375

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)
=((117.523 + 103.039) / 737.711) / ((117.153 + 99.654) / 715.114)
=0.298982 / 0.303178
=0.9862

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
=(21.896 - 0 - 24.622) / 737.711
=-0.003695

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.

Atlan Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Atlan Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7048) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
161B, Jalan Ampang, 17th Floor, Menara Atlan, Kaula Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50450
Atlan Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes Investment holding; Property and hospitality; Trading of duty-free goods, dutiable and non-dutiable merchandise, Automotive, and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Trading of duty-free goods, dutiable and non-dutiable merchandise segments. In the trading of duty-free and non-dutiable merchandise segment, the group's activity is retailing duty-free and non-dutiable merchandise under the brand name Zon, which is a multi-channel duty-free and duty-paid retailing brand. The group manufactures and supplies automotive component parts such as metal fuel tanks, tubing, screw jack, and other related components in the auto-components manufacturing segment.

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