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JE Cleantech Holdings (JE Cleantech Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -1.52 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is JE Cleantech Holdings 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 -1.52 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

JCSE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.51   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.52
Current: -1.52

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JE Cleantech Holdings was -1.52. The lowest was -3.51. And the median was -2.52.


JE Cleantech Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for JE Cleantech Holdings'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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JE Cleantech Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

JE Cleantech Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.51 -1.52

JE Cleantech Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.51 - - -1.52 -

Competitive Comparison of JE Cleantech Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, JE Cleantech Holdings'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.


JE Cleantech Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, JE Cleantech Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



JE Cleantech Holdings 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 JE Cleantech Holdings 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 * 1.3868+0.528 * 0.5778+0.404 * 0.0936+0.892 * 1.2727+0.115 * 0.9032
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.226+4.679 * 0.189099-0.327 * 0.6534
=-1.52

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4.17 Mil.
Revenue was $13.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.79 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19.48 Mil.
Total Assets was $26.24 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.52 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $10.21 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.98 Mil.
Net Income was $0.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.20 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-3.88 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2.36 Mil.
Revenue was $10.83 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1.72 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.67 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.59 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.93 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4.27 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)
=(4.169 / 13.782) / (2.362 / 10.829)
=0.302496 / 0.218118
=1.3868

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)
=(1.722 / 10.829) / (3.793 / 13.782)
=0.159017 / 0.275214
=0.5778

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 - (19.482 + 6.523) / 26.235) / (1 - (5.671 + 6.587) / 13.525)
=0.008767 / 0.093678
=0.0936

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
=13.782 / 10.829
=1.2727

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))
=(0.45 / (0.45 + 6.587)) / (0.497 / (0.497 + 6.523))
=0.063948 / 0.070798
=0.9032

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)
=(2.186 / 13.782) / (1.401 / 10.829)
=0.158613 / 0.129375
=1.226

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)
=((3.981 + 10.21) / 26.235) / ((4.266 + 6.931) / 13.525)
=0.540919 / 0.827874
=0.6534

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
=(0.882 - -0.203 - -3.876) / 26.235
=0.189099

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.

JE Cleantech Holdings has a M-score of -1.52 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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JE Cleantech Holdings (JE Cleantech Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
3 Woodlands Sector 1, Singapore, SGP, 738361
JE Cleantech Holdings Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of cleaning systems and other equipment that can be categorized into four different categories, namely aqueous washing systems, plating and cleaning systems, train cleaning systems, and other equipment, such as filtration units. The product lives of its cleaning systems and other equipment range from two to ten years. The company is also into designing, developing, and manufacturing other cleaning systems for various industrial end-use applications using its R&D and engineering capabilities. It derives a majority of its revenue from Singapore.