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Dagang NeXchange Bhd (XKLS:4456) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Dagang NeXchange 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:4456' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.66   Med: -2.16   Max: 2.71
Current: -2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dagang NeXchange Bhd was 2.71. The lowest was -3.66. And the median was -2.16.


Dagang NeXchange Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dagang NeXchange 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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Dagang NeXchange Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Dagang NeXchange Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.36 2.71 -1.68 -1.99 -2.33

Dagang NeXchange Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23
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 0.54 - - - -

Competitive Comparison of Dagang NeXchange Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Dagang NeXchange 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.


Dagang NeXchange Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Dagang NeXchange 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 Dagang NeXchange 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 * 0.8102+0.528 * 1.1758+0.404 * 1.051+0.892 * 0.9899+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8684+4.679 * 0.032213-0.327 * 0.8698
=-2.33

* 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 (Dec19) TTM:Last Year (Dec18) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM148.1 Mil.
Revenue was RM290.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM117.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM231.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM629.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM73.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM13.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM134.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM21.8 Mil.
Net Income was RM30.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM9.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM184.6 Mil.
Revenue was RM293.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM139.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM252.0 Mil.
Total Assets was RM628.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM68.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM15.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM161.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM18.0 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)
=(148.093 / 290.486) / (184.644 / 293.452)
=0.509811 / 0.629214
=0.8102

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)
=(139.419 / 293.452) / (117.377 / 290.486)
=0.4751 / 0.404071
=1.1758

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 - (231.251 + 73.655) / 629.037) / (1 - (251.959 + 68.19) / 628.068)
=0.515281 / 0.490264
=1.051

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
=290.486 / 293.452
=0.9899

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 + 68.19)) / (0 / (0 + 73.655))
=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)
=(13.341 / 290.486) / (15.52 / 293.452)
=0.045926 / 0.052888
=0.8684

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)
=((21.768 + 134.197) / 629.037) / ((17.964 + 161.07) / 628.068)
=0.247942 / 0.285055
=0.8698

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
=(30.037 - 0 - 9.774) / 629.037
=0.032213

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.

Dagang NeXchange Bhd has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dagang NeXchange Bhd (XKLS:4456) Business Description

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Address
Dagang Net Tower, Block 10 (A & B) Corporate Park, Star Central, Lingkaran, Cyberpoint Timur, Cyber 12, Cyberjaya, SGR, MYS, 63000
Dagang NeXchange Bhd is a Malaysia based company. The business operates in various segments that include Corporate, which is an investment holding; Information Technology (IT), which supply, delivery, install, testing, commissioning and maintenance of IT hardware, development, management and provision of business to government (B2G) e-commerce and others; and Energy, which provides upstream oil and gas exploration, production sale of oil and gas-related equipment and services, provision of engineering, technical support and involvement in power plant, and energy-related business. The Information Technology segment generates maximum revenue for the company. It offers its services only to the Malaysia region.

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