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Excel Force MSC Bhd (XKLS:0065) Beneish M-Score : -2.73 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Excel Force MSC 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0065' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.35   Med: -2.4   Max: 5.91
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Excel Force MSC Bhd was 5.91. The lowest was -3.35. And the median was -2.40.


Excel Force MSC Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Excel Force MSC 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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Excel Force MSC Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Excel Force MSC Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.35 -2.80 -2.41 -0.68 -2.89

Excel Force MSC Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Mar23 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 -2.31 5.91 -2.53 -2.73 -

Competitive Comparison of Excel Force MSC Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Excel Force MSC 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.


Excel Force MSC Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Excel Force MSC Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Excel Force MSC 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 Excel Force MSC 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 * 1.0839+0.528 * 0.9817+0.404 * 1.014+0.892 * 0.9039+0.115 * 1.2396
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0325+4.679 * -0.114405-0.327 * 1.7223
=-3.24

* 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 (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM25.62 Mil.
Revenue was 7.028 + 7.331 + 7.228 + 7.028 = RM28.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.671 + 4.645 + 4.714 + 4.672 = RM18.70 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM75.65 Mil.
Total Assets was RM143.30 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM24.22 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM9.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7.51 Mil.
Net Income was 2.231 + 1.837 + 2.084 + 2.161 = RM8.31 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.378 + 5.86 + 1.469 + 0 = RM24.71 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM26.15 Mil.
Revenue was 6.997 + 6.956 + 8.757 + 8.947 = RM31.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.254 + 4.581 + 5.874 + 5.603 = RM20.31 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM56.17 Mil.
Total Assets was RM113.04 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM23.09 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.85 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM7.29 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.28 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)
=(25.618 / 28.615) / (26.147 / 31.657)
=0.895265 / 0.825947
=1.0839

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)
=(20.312 / 31.657) / (18.702 / 28.615)
=0.641627 / 0.653573
=0.9817

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 - (75.653 + 24.221) / 143.298) / (1 - (56.165 + 23.088) / 113.035)
=0.303033 / 0.298863
=1.014

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
=28.615 / 31.657
=0.9039

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))
=(3.954 / (3.954 + 23.088)) / (3.239 / (3.239 + 24.221))
=0.146217 / 0.117953
=1.2396

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)
=(6.393 / 28.615) / (6.85 / 31.657)
=0.223414 / 0.216382
=1.0325

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)
=((7.508 + 9.023) / 143.298) / ((0.279 + 7.292) / 113.035)
=0.115361 / 0.066979
=1.7223

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
=(8.313 - 0 - 24.707) / 143.298
=-0.114405

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.

Excel Force MSC Bhd has a M-score of -3.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Excel Force MSC Bhd (XKLS:0065) Business Description

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Number 8, Jalan Damansara, PJU 8, Level 31, MYEG Tower, Empire City, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47820
Excel Force MSC Bhd is an information technology solution provider involved in the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of application and system solutions for the financial services industry, stockbroking, and investment banks. The company operates through three segments, Application Solutions, Maintenance Services, and Application Services Provider. The majority of the revenue is generated from the Application services provider division which generates revenue from outsourcing services charge which is volume and transaction-based. Its products include CyberBroker Front Office, CyberBroker Middle Office, CyberBroker Back Office, StockBanking System, and Fundamental Analysis System. The company operates in Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries.

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