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Alset (AEI) Beneish M-Score : 2.14 (As of Jun. 11, 2024)


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What is Alset 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.14 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

AEI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.18   Med: -0.28   Max: 7.3
Current: 2.14

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Alset was 7.30. The lowest was -2.18. And the median was -0.28.


Alset Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Alset'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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Alset Beneish M-Score Chart

Alset Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 0.22 -0.84 -0.62 -0.28

Alset 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 2.87 -1.79 -0.95 -0.28 2.14

Competitive Comparison of Alset's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Alset'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.


Alset's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Alset's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Alset 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 Alset 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 * 0.2116+0.528 * 0.1359+0.404 * 1.2849+0.892 * 7.8865+0.115 * 0.7639
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.1727+4.679 * -0.082504-0.327 * 1.5747
=2.14

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $5.68 Mil.
Revenue was 6.086 + 1.018 + 0.99 + 19.154 = $27.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.428 + -0.55 + 0.409 + 7.415 = $8.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $48.13 Mil.
Total Assets was $96.71 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.45 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4.64 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.03 Mil.
Net Income was -6.77 + -33.269 + -16.012 + -5.808 = $-61.86 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -5.721 + -31.401 + -15.002 + -11.015 = $-63.14 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.509 + -0.777 + 0.846 + 10.699 = $9.26 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.41 Mil.
Revenue was 0.927 + 0.88 + 0.722 + 0.926 = $3.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.238 + -0.373 + -0.091 + 0.376 = $0.15 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $94.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $155.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.84 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.61 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)
=(5.681 / 27.248) / (3.405 / 3.455)
=0.208492 / 0.985528
=0.2116

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)
=(0.15 / 3.455) / (8.702 / 27.248)
=0.043415 / 0.319363
=0.1359

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 - (48.132 + 2.197) / 96.71) / (1 - (94.733 + 2.843) / 155.689)
=0.479588 / 0.373263
=1.2849

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
=27.248 / 3.455
=7.8865

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))
=(1.08 / (1.08 + 2.843)) / (1.238 / (1.238 + 2.197))
=0.2753 / 0.360408
=0.7639

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)
=(10.453 / 27.248) / (7.674 / 3.455)
=0.383624 / 2.221129
=0.1727

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)
=((2.034 + 4.636) / 96.71) / ((1.61 + 5.209) / 155.689)
=0.068969 / 0.043799
=1.5747

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
=(-61.859 - -63.139 - 9.259) / 96.71
=-0.082504

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.

Alset has a M-score of 2.14 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Alset (AEI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 210, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814
Alset Inc is a diversified holding company engaged through its subsidiaries in the development of EHome communities and other real estate, financial services, digital transformation technologies, biohealth activities, and consumer products with operations in the United States, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and South Korea. The Company operates in four business segments: real estate, digital transformation technology, biohealth, and other business activities, and it derives a majority of its revenue from the Real Estate segment.
Executives
Chan Heng Fai Ambrose director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2601 INSLAND PLACE TOWER, 510 KINGS RD N POINT, HONG KONG K3 999999999
Hiu Pan Wong director RM F, 47/F, TOWER 6, PARK AVENUE,, 18 HOI TING ROAD, TAI KOK TUSI, KOWLOON, HONG KONG F4 999077
Lim Sheng Hon Danny director 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Hay Kim Ang director C/O HF ENTERPRISES INC. HAMPDEN SQUARE, 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Anthony S. Chan officer: Chief Operating Officer 228 YANJIANG AVE., JIANGAN DIST., BLDG A, WUHAN CITY F4 430010
Robert H Trapp other: Former Director C/O EVISION INTERNATIONAL INC., 1888 SHERMAN ST. #500, DENVER CO 80203
Shui Yeung Wong director 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Tung Moe Chan officer: Co-Chief Executive Officer 1601 BLAKE ST, SUITE 310, DENVER CO 80202
Hfe Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner C/O SINGAPORE EDEVELOPMENT LTD. UNIT B, 17 FL GREATMANY CNTR 109-111 QUEENS RD E, WAN CHAI K3 50
Wu William Wai Leung director C/O DOCUMENT SECURITY SYSTEMS, INC., 200 CANAL VIEW BLVD., SUITE 300, ROCHESTER NY 14624
Tat Keung Wong director 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Lui Wai Leung Alan officer: Co-Chief Financial Officer 10 WINSTEDT ROAD #02-02 BLOCK A, SINGAPORE U0 227977
Rongguo Wei officer: Co-Chief Financial Officer 4800 MONTGOMERY LN #210, BETHESDA MD 20814
Charles Mackenzie officer: Chief Development Officer 4800 MONTGOMERY LANE, SUITE 210, BETHESDA MD 20814