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Bertam Alliance Bhd (XKLS:9814) Beneish M-Score : -0.78 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Bertam 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.78 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:9814' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.13   Med: -1.28   Max: 32.06
Current: -0.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bertam Alliance Bhd was 32.06. The lowest was -10.13. And the median was -1.28.


Bertam Alliance Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Bertam Alliance Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 32.06 -4.79 24.37 -1.98 2.25

Bertam Alliance Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Sep23 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 0.57 2.25 1.41 -1.06 -0.78

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

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Bertam 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.


Bertam Alliance Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Bertam Alliance Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bertam 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 Bertam 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 * 0.9472+0.528 * 1.2898+0.404 * 0.9433+0.892 * 1.9592+0.115 * 1.7321
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.178+4.679 * 0.129214-0.327 * 0.6712
=-0.78

* 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 RM18.93 Mil.
Revenue was 9.537 + 7.036 + 4.298 + 8.825 = RM29.70 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.591 + 0.942 + 1.343 + 1.406 = RM4.28 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM19.92 Mil.
Total Assets was RM168.33 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM0.45 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM30.15 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.744 + 0.272 + 0.504 + 14.899 = RM16.42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.567 + 0 + -1.225 + 0.461 = RM-5.33 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM10.20 Mil.
Revenue was 5.11 + 5.602 + 2.069 + 2.376 = RM15.16 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.163 + 1.075 + 0.272 + 0.309 = RM2.82 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM10.46 Mil.
Total Assets was RM158.76 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM0.37 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM2.86 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM42.36 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.01 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)
=(18.928 / 29.696) / (10.199 / 15.157)
=0.637392 / 0.67289
=0.9472

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)
=(2.819 / 15.157) / (4.282 / 29.696)
=0.185987 / 0.144195
=1.2898

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 - (19.92 + 0.454) / 168.325) / (1 - (10.461 + 0.369) / 158.757)
=0.87896 / 0.931783
=0.9433

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
=29.696 / 15.157
=1.9592

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))
=(0.18 / (0.18 + 0.369)) / (0.106 / (0.106 + 0.454))
=0.327869 / 0.189286
=1.7321

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)
=(6.601 / 29.696) / (2.86 / 15.157)
=0.222286 / 0.188692
=1.178

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)
=((0 + 30.154) / 168.325) / ((0.014 + 42.36) / 158.757)
=0.179142 / 0.266911
=0.6712

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
=(16.419 - 0 - -5.331) / 168.325
=0.129214

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.

Bertam Alliance Bhd has a M-score of -0.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Bertam Alliance Bhd (XKLS:9814) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Kilang Kolombong, Lot 50, Ground Floor, Sedco Industrial Estate, Kota Kinabalu, SBH, MYS, 88450
Bertam Alliance Bhd is a Malaysia-based company operates in real estate business. The activity of the group is functioned through three divisions namely Property development, Construction and trading, and Corporate and others segment. The Property development segment develops the property for sale and/or holds properties for its investment purposes. The Construction and trading segment is engaged in the construction of residential, addition and alterations, refurbishment and restoration of buildings. The Corporate and others segment includes holding of investments and provision of management services to its subsidiaries. The group primarily operates in Malaysia.

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