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Aamra Technologies (DHA:AAMRATECH) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Aamra Technologies 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DHA:AAMRATECH' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16836.23   Med: -2.66   Max: 17409
Current: -2.76

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Aamra Technologies was 17409.00. The lowest was -16836.23. And the median was -2.66.


Aamra Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Aamra Technologies'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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Aamra Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Aamra Technologies 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 -2.80 -2.58 -2.64 -2.33 -2.98

Aamra Technologies 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 -2.54 -2.98 -2.94 -2.96 -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Aamra Technologies's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Aamra Technologies'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.


Aamra Technologies's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Aamra Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Aamra Technologies 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 Aamra Technologies 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 * 1.4508+0.528 * 0.8758+0.404 * 0.8829+0.892 * 0.5105+0.115 * 1.5543
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0956+4.679 * -0.081114-0.327 * 0.9391
=-2.76

* 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 BDT727.6 Mil.
Revenue was 84.338 + 166.502 + 302.259 + 301.635 = BDT854.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.053 + 36.143 + 46.283 + 39.317 = BDT152.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT2,203.3 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT3,005.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT781.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT88.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT0.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT1,259.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT279.2 Mil.
Net Income was 3.855 + 2.629 + 12.039 + 2.029 = BDT20.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = BDT0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 76.826 + -15.284 + -25.548 + 228.376 = BDT264.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was BDT982.4 Mil.
Revenue was 394.569 + 343.428 + 502.677 + 433.499 = BDT1,674.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 59.245 + 60.034 + 70.42 + 72.418 = BDT262.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was BDT2,679.4 Mil.
Total Assets was BDT3,317.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was BDT612.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was BDT114.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was BDT9.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was BDT1,565.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was BDT242.6 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)
=(727.624 / 854.734) / (982.368 / 1674.173)
=0.851287 / 0.586778
=1.4508

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)
=(262.117 / 1674.173) / (152.796 / 854.734)
=0.156565 / 0.178764
=0.8758

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 - (2203.349 + 781.9) / 3005.878) / (1 - (2679.354 + 612.249) / 3317.389)
=0.006863 / 0.007773
=0.8829

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
=854.734 / 1674.173
=0.5105

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))
=(114.858 / (114.858 + 612.249)) / (88.453 / (88.453 + 781.9))
=0.157966 / 0.101629
=1.5543

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)
=(0.452 / 854.734) / (9.268 / 1674.173)
=0.000529 / 0.005536
=0.0956

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)
=((279.155 + 1259.343) / 3005.878) / ((242.551 + 1565.538) / 3317.389)
=0.51183 / 0.545034
=0.9391

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
=(20.552 - 0 - 264.37) / 3005.878
=-0.081114

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.

Aamra Technologies has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Aamra Technologies (DHA:AAMRATECH) Business Description

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20 Kemal Ataturk Avenue, Safura Tower (9 & 15th floor), Banani Commercial Area, Dhaka, BGD, 1213
Aamra Technologies Ltd provides information technology solutions and services in Bangladesh. It offers systems integration, information systems outsourcing, core banking software, switching and networking solutions, and supply, implementation, and maintenance services. The company's products and solutions include international Internet gateway, e-banking and networking; and professional services for routers and switches, hardware, server storage system, virtual machines and cloud, and aamra colocation service.

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