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Mesiniaga Bhd (XKLS:5011) Beneish M-Score : -1.93 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Mesiniaga 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 -1.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5011' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.37   Med: -1.94   Max: 19.74
Current: -1.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mesiniaga Bhd was 19.74. The lowest was -5.37. And the median was -1.94.


Mesiniaga Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mesiniaga 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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Mesiniaga Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Mesiniaga 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 -1.21 -4.99 0.21 -2.31 -1.93

Mesiniaga Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 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 - -1.93 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Mesiniaga Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Mesiniaga 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.


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

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

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



Mesiniaga 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 Mesiniaga 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 * 0.9319+0.528 * 1.3128+0.404 * 1.6473+0.892 * 1.2195+0.115 * 1.1243
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9001+4.679 * -0.006516-0.327 * 1.0388
=-1.93

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM106.0 Mil.
Revenue was RM292.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM22.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM187.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM235.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM35.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM5.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM109.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM4.8 Mil.
Net Income was RM6.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM8.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM93.3 Mil.
Revenue was RM240.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM23.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM177.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM221.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM36.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM2.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM4.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM101.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.4 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)
=(106 / 292.919) / (93.267 / 240.189)
=0.361875 / 0.388307
=0.9319

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)
=(23.728 / 240.189) / (22.043 / 292.919)
=0.098789 / 0.075253
=1.3128

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 - (187.303 + 35.871) / 235.558) / (1 - (177.591 + 36.753) / 221.41)
=0.052573 / 0.031914
=1.6473

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
=292.919 / 240.189
=1.2195

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))
=(2.013 / (2.013 + 36.753)) / (1.737 / (1.737 + 35.871))
=0.051927 / 0.046187
=1.1243

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)
=(5.076 / 292.919) / (4.624 / 240.189)
=0.017329 / 0.019252
=0.9001

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)
=((4.779 + 109.008) / 235.558) / ((1.391 + 101.567) / 221.41)
=0.483053 / 0.465011
=1.0388

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
=(6.508 - 0 - 8.043) / 235.558
=-0.006516

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.

Mesiniaga Bhd has a M-score of -1.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Mesiniaga Bhd (XKLS:5011) Business Description

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Address
11th Floor, Menara Mesiniaga, 1A, Jalan SS16/1, Subang Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47500
Mesiniaga Bhd engages in the sales and service of information technology products and related services in Malaysia. The services provided by the company include cloud computing, maintenance service, managed services, network services, security solutions, software development, and others.

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