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Melewar Industrial Group Bhd (XKLS:3778) Beneish M-Score : -1.42 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Melewar Industrial Group 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 -1.42 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:3778' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.48   Med: -2.2   Max: 17.21
Current: -1.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Melewar Industrial Group Bhd was 17.21. The lowest was -3.48. And the median was -2.20.


Melewar Industrial Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Melewar Industrial Group 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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Melewar Industrial Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Melewar Industrial Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
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Melewar Industrial Group Bhd Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Melewar Industrial Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Melewar Industrial Group 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.


Melewar Industrial Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Melewar Industrial Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Melewar Industrial Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Melewar Industrial Group 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 Melewar Industrial Group 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 * 1.2877+0.528 * 2.7326+0.404 * 1.0962+0.892 * 0.7307+0.115 * 0.9673
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2218+4.679 * 0.000814-0.327 * 0.6293
=-1.42

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM68.8 Mil.
Revenue was RM549.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM32.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM338.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM751.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM412.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM17.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM43.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM141.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM13.0 Mil.
Net Income was RM-13.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM-13.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM73.1 Mil.
Revenue was RM752.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM122.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM484.9 Mil.
Total Assets was RM889.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM403.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM16.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM48.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM266.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM24.4 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)
=(68.782 / 549.663) / (73.102 / 752.246)
=0.125135 / 0.097178
=1.2877

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)
=(122.599 / 752.246) / (32.783 / 549.663)
=0.162977 / 0.059642
=2.7326

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 - (338.726 + 412.332) / 751.649) / (1 - (484.881 + 403.462) / 888.98)
=0.000786 / 0.000717
=1.0962

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
=549.663 / 752.246
=0.7307

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))
=(16.086 / (16.086 + 403.462)) / (17.018 / (17.018 + 412.332))
=0.038341 / 0.039637
=0.9673

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)
=(43.064 / 549.663) / (48.238 / 752.246)
=0.078346 / 0.064125
=1.2218

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)
=((13.033 + 141.595) / 751.649) / ((24.429 + 266.172) / 888.98)
=0.205718 / 0.326893
=0.6293

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
=(-13.26 - 0 - -13.872) / 751.649
=0.000814

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.

Melewar Industrial Group Bhd has a M-score of -1.42 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Melewar Industrial Group Bhd (XKLS:3778) Business Description

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Address
Number 566 Jalan Ipoh, 15th Floor, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 51200
Melewar Industrial Group Bhd operates in four segments. The Steel Tube segment is in the business of manufacturing and sales of steel pipes and tubes. The Cold Rolled Coil segment is in the business of manufacturing and sales of cold-rolled coils. The investment holding segment refers to companies with investments in subsidiaries and companies with investments in quoted and unquoted equity securities. Others comprise companies involved in the food, trade-retail business, modular construction, and metal scraps trading businesses. It generates maximum revenue from the Cold rolled coil segment. Geographically, the group operates in Malaysia.

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