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Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0069) Beneish M-Score : -4.24 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Vinvest Capital Holdings 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 -4.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0069' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.24   Med: -2.18   Max: 0.01
Current: -4.24

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd was 0.01. The lowest was -4.24. And the median was -2.18.


Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vinvest Capital Holdings 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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Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun20 Jun21 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.20 -2.13 - -2.69 -4.24

Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 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 -3.89 -3.57 -3.52 -6.05 -4.24

Competitive Comparison of Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Vinvest Capital Holdings 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.


Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Vinvest Capital Holdings 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 Vinvest Capital Holdings 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 * 0.7436+0.528 * -0.7146+0.404 * 1.0881+0.892 * 0.9114+0.115 * 1.1448
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3484+4.679 * -0.131567-0.327 * 1.2716
=-4.24

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM159.79 Mil.
Revenue was 21.234 + 20.192 + 19.484 + 23.044 = RM83.95 Mil.
Gross Profit was -11.874 + -41.166 + 6.657 + 7.876 = RM-38.51 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM278.89 Mil.
Total Assets was RM578.99 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM10.08 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM31.67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM101.26 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM26.33 Mil.
Net Income was -51.295 + -48.097 + 0.433 + 0.743 = RM-98.22 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -8.81 + -13.17 + 0.58 + -0.64 = RM-22.04 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM235.75 Mil.
Revenue was 25.041 + 28.914 + 20.766 + 17.39 = RM92.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5.625 + 10.724 + 6.393 + 7.447 = RM30.19 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM359.99 Mil.
Total Assets was RM687.57 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM11.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM99.73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM103.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM15.42 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)
=(159.787 / 83.954) / (235.748 / 92.111)
=1.903268 / 2.55939
=0.7436

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)
=(30.189 / 92.111) / (-38.507 / 83.954)
=0.327746 / -0.458668
=-0.7146

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 - (278.892 + 10.078) / 578.988) / (1 - (359.988 + 11.065) / 687.572)
=0.500905 / 0.460343
=1.0881

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
=83.954 / 92.111
=0.9114

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))
=(1.488 / (1.488 + 11.065)) / (1.164 / (1.164 + 10.078))
=0.118537 / 0.10354
=1.1448

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)
=(31.672 / 83.954) / (99.731 / 92.111)
=0.377254 / 1.082726
=0.3484

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)
=((26.334 + 101.262) / 578.988) / ((15.422 + 103.741) / 687.572)
=0.220378 / 0.17331
=1.2716

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
=(-98.216 - 0 - -22.04) / 578.988
=-0.131567

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.

Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -4.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0069) Business Description

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Address
No. 4, Jalan Seri Utara 1, Off Jalan Ipoh, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 68100
Vinvest Capital Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes Investment holding; Telecommunication engineering; Aluminium design and fabrication; Construction services and property development and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Construction services and property development segment. Geographically, it operates only in Malaysia.

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