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MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5202) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is MSM Malaysia 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5202' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.39   Med: -2.71   Max: 14.32
Current: -2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd was 14.32. The lowest was -6.39. And the median was -2.71.


MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MSM Malaysia 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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MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.14 -3.59 -1.99 -5.61 -2.95

MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 -4.13 -3.51 -5.19 -2.95 -2.90

Competitive Comparison of MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Confectioners subindustry, MSM Malaysia 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.


MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



MSM Malaysia 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 MSM Malaysia 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 * 0.9081+0.528 * -0.3881+0.404 * 0.8948+0.892 * 1.3326+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6677+4.679 * 0.025936-0.327 * 1.1007
=-2.90

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM390 Mil.
Revenue was 906.614 + 949.877 + 806.722 + 746.231 = RM3,409 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89.239 + 99.858 + -1.436 + -7.723 = RM180 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,218 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,107 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,273 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,335 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM232 Mil.
Net Income was 41.713 + 42.871 + -36.063 + -20.817 = RM28 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -56.659 + 73.175 + -30.459 + -38.946 = RM-53 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM322 Mil.
Revenue was 588.393 + 677.735 + 668.13 + 624.203 = RM2,558 Mil.
Gross Profit was -11.436 + 32.264 + -65.806 + -7.425 = RM-52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM875 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,794 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM113 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM978 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM302 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)
=(390.08 / 3409.444) / (322.332 / 2558.461)
=0.114412 / 0.125987
=0.9081

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)
=(-52.403 / 2558.461) / (179.938 / 3409.444)
=-0.020482 / 0.052776
=-0.3881

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 - (1218.155 + 1273.395) / 3107.351) / (1 - (875.448 + 1300.042) / 2794.41)
=0.198176 / 0.221485
=0.8948

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
=3409.444 / 2558.461
=1.3326

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 / (0 + 1300.042)) / (0 / (0 + 1273.395))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(100.548 / 3409.444) / (113.001 / 2558.461)
=0.029491 / 0.044168
=0.6677

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)
=((231.916 + 1335.033) / 3107.351) / ((301.878 + 978.379) / 2794.41)
=0.504272 / 0.458149
=1.1007

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
=(27.704 - 0 - -52.889) / 3107.351
=0.025936

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.

MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5202) Business Description

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Address
No. 11 Persiaran KLCC, Level 44, Menara Felda, Platinum Park, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50088
MSM Malaysia Holdings Bhd is a sugar manufacturing company. It has only one reportable segment Sugar. The Sugar segment is engaged in sugar refining and sales, marketing of refined sugar, and commodity trading. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Malaysia and also has a presence in Asia; Australia; Europe, and Other Countries.

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