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Advance Information Marketing Bhd (XKLS:0122) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Advance Information Marketing 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0122' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.39   Med: -2.91   Max: 38.09
Current: -2.56

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Advance Information Marketing Bhd was 38.09. The lowest was -4.39. And the median was -2.91.


Advance Information Marketing Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Advance Information Marketing 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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Advance Information Marketing Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Advance Information Marketing 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 -3.40 -1.03 -4.39 -3.48 -2.56

Advance Information Marketing 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 -3.48 -3.81 -4.36 -5.92 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Advance Information Marketing 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.


Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Advance Information Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Advance Information Marketing 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 Advance Information Marketing 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 * 2.3445+0.528 * 0.8641+0.404 * 0.212+0.892 * 1.0265+0.115 * 1.0629
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0567+4.679 * -0.18891-0.327 * 1.1817
=-2.56

* 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 RM0.59 Mil.
Revenue was 0.917 + 0.921 + 1.169 + 0.522 = RM3.53 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.129 + 0.118 + 0.123 + 0.06 = RM0.43 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM30.41 Mil.
Total Assets was RM40.63 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM6.96 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM5.07 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM9.07 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.55 Mil.
Net Income was -1.635 + -0.872 + -0.951 + -1.272 = RM-4.73 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5.282 + -0.392 + -0.722 + -1.222 = RM2.95 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM0.25 Mil.
Revenue was -0.234 + 0.443 + 1.753 + 1.476 = RM3.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was -0.572 + 0.126 + 0.611 + 0.197 = RM0.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1.16 Mil.
Total Assets was RM11.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM5.92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM4.68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM0.83 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.69 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)
=(0.592 / 3.529) / (0.246 / 3.438)
=0.167753 / 0.071553
=2.3445

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)
=(0.362 / 3.438) / (0.43 / 3.529)
=0.105294 / 0.121848
=0.8641

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 - (30.409 + 6.96) / 40.633) / (1 - (1.162 + 5.916) / 11.396)
=0.080329 / 0.378905
=0.212

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
=3.529 / 3.438
=1.0265

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))
=(0.38 / (0.38 + 5.916)) / (0.419 / (0.419 + 6.96))
=0.060356 / 0.056783
=1.0629

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)
=(5.074 / 3.529) / (4.678 / 3.438)
=1.437801 / 1.360675
=1.0567

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)
=((1.553 + 9.065) / 40.633) / ((1.689 + 0.831) / 11.396)
=0.261315 / 0.22113
=1.1817

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
=(-4.73 - 0 - 2.946) / 40.633
=-0.18891

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.

Advance Information Marketing Bhd has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Advance Information Marketing Bhd (XKLS:0122) Business Description

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No 18, Jalan Balam, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 51100
Advance Information Marketing Bhd is a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) solution provider offering a spectrum of loyalty management services ranging from consultation, technology infrastructure and technical support to procurement and logistics for companies. The company's operating segments are Managed customer loyalty services segment including sales and marketing services, client relationship management, outsourced contact center management, and Other segments including outsourced procurement services, investment holding, and corporate-level activities. Most of the company's revenue comes from Indonesia.

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