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NCT Alliance Bhd (XKLS:0056) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is NCT Alliance 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0056' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.14   Med: -2.16   Max: 3.82
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of NCT Alliance Bhd was 3.82. The lowest was -4.14. And the median was -2.16.


NCT Alliance Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for NCT Alliance 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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NCT Alliance Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

NCT Alliance Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.99 -1.69 3.82 -2.32 -2.54

NCT Alliance 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 -2.32 -2.29 -2.14 -2.35 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of NCT Alliance Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, NCT Alliance 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.


NCT Alliance Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



NCT Alliance 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 NCT Alliance 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 * 0.7457+0.528 * 1.0956+0.404 * 1.1022+0.892 * 1.1582+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4003+4.679 * -0.022611-0.327 * 0.631
=-2.54

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM226.1 Mil.
Revenue was 81.454 + 84.626 + 58.399 + 55 = RM279.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29.39 + 28.51 + 24.258 + 21.614 = RM103.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM613.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM818.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM9.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM54.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM130.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM72.9 Mil.
Net Income was 11.447 + 10.121 + 9.294 + 7.019 = RM37.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 39.086 + 25.376 + 20.079 + -28.153 = RM56.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM261.8 Mil.
Revenue was 66.84 + 74.192 + 48.822 + 51.457 = RM241.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.031 + 27.539 + 24.924 + 15.668 = RM98.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM645.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM832.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM6.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM33.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM189.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM137.8 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)
=(226.078 / 279.479) / (261.78 / 241.311)
=0.808927 / 1.084824
=0.7457

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)
=(98.162 / 241.311) / (103.772 / 279.479)
=0.406786 / 0.371305
=1.0956

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 - (613.733 + 9.142) / 818.497) / (1 - (645.364 + 6.88) / 832.832)
=0.239001 / 0.216836
=1.1022

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
=279.479 / 241.311
=1.1582

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 / (0 + 6.88)) / (0 / (0 + 9.142))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(54.576 / 279.479) / (33.652 / 241.311)
=0.195278 / 0.139455
=1.4003

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)
=((72.894 + 130.307) / 818.497) / ((137.76 + 189.898) / 832.832)
=0.248261 / 0.393426
=0.631

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
=(37.881 - 0 - 56.388) / 818.497
=-0.022611

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.

NCT Alliance Bhd has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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NCT Alliance Bhd (XKLS:0056) Business Description

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Address
No. 2, Jalan BP 4/9, Menara NCT, Bandar Bukit Puchong, Puchong, SGR, MYS, 47100
NCT Alliance Bhd, formerly Grand-Flo Bhd is an investment holding company, engaged in the provision of data management and collaboration solutions. The business activity of the firm is operated through Enterprise Data Collection and Collation System (EDCCS), Labels, and Property Development. It derives the majority of revenue from the EDCCS segment which involves the supply and installation of Enterprise Data Collection and Collation System and hardware, information technology solutions, computer related accessories and integrating computer system and hardwa. Geographically the business presence of the firm is seen across the region of Malaysia, Hong Kong, and China.

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