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AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd (XKLS:5139) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is AEON Credit Service (M) 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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5139' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -1.87   Max: -0.6
Current: -2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd was -0.60. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -1.87.


AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AEON Credit Service (M) 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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AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.88 -1.50 -3.03 -2.76 -2.22

AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23
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 - -2.22 - - -

Competitive Comparison of AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, AEON Credit Service (M) 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.


AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



AEON Credit Service (M) 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 AEON Credit Service (M) 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 * 0.9985+0.528 * 0.9471+0.404 * 1.0136+0.892 * 1.0757+0.115 * 0.9226
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.046409-0.327 * 0.9872
=-2.22

* 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 (Feb23) TTM:Last Year (Feb22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM3,195 Mil.
Revenue was RM1,640 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM1,142 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM3,842 Mil.
Total Assets was RM11,117 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM153 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM63 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM2,393 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM6,199 Mil.
Net Income was RM418 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM-98 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM2,975 Mil.
Revenue was RM1,525 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM1,005 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM3,543 Mil.
Total Assets was RM10,141 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM189 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,121 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM6,819 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)
=(3195.168 / 1640.245) / (2975.028 / 1524.88)
=1.947982 / 1.950992
=0.9985

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)
=(1005.411 / 1524.88) / (1141.913 / 1640.245)
=0.659338 / 0.696184
=0.9471

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 - (3842.376 + 152.886) / 11117.098) / (1 - (3542.918 + 188.967) / 10140.874)
=0.64062 / 0.631996
=1.0136

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
=1640.245 / 1524.88
=1.0757

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))
=(69.501 / (69.501 + 188.967)) / (62.889 / (62.889 + 152.886))
=0.268896 / 0.291456
=0.9226

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)
=(0 / 1640.245) / (0 / 1524.88)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((6199.164 + 2393.104) / 11117.098) / ((6818.688 + 1120.9) / 10140.874)
=0.772888 / 0.782929
=0.9872

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
=(417.685 - 0 - -98.243) / 11117.098
=0.046409

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.

AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd (XKLS:5139) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, Avenue 10, Level 18, UOA Corporate Tower, The Vertical, Bangsar South City, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 59200
AEON Credit Service (M) Bhd offers credit cards and other loans and financing options to consumers in Malaysia. The company earns more than 80% of its revenue from interest and financing charges on the loans it provides. Fees provide the remaining revenue. Vehicle financing, with a roughly even split between cars and motorcycles, accounts for more than half of the loans the company has outstanding. Remaining loans outstanding are in the personal financing, consumer durables financing, and credit card categories. Aeon Credit issues credit cards under the Visa and Mastercard brand names.

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