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Leon Fuat Bhd (XKLS:5232) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Leon Fuat 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.

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

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Leon Fuat Bhd was -0.66. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.36.


Leon Fuat Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leon Fuat 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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Leon Fuat Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Leon Fuat Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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Leon Fuat Bhd Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Leon Fuat Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Leon Fuat 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.


Leon Fuat Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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Leon Fuat 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 Leon Fuat 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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 RM251.5 Mil.
Revenue was 240.569 + 236.359 + 217.419 + 233.698 = RM928.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.263 + 18.121 + 29.661 + 28.544 = RM99.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM693.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,065.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM371.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM18.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM41.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM376.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM92.1 Mil.
Net Income was 8.048 + 5.339 + 11.88 + 10.732 = RM36.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.82 + 14.769 + 37.844 + 11.099 = RM68.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM250.4 Mil.
Revenue was 238.152 + 263.021 + 250.925 + 273.02 = RM1,025.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.823 + 7.727 + 31.932 + 44.778 = RM91.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM698.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,040.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM341.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM16.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM37.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM393.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM82.1 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)
=(251.491 / 928.045) / (250.373 / 1025.118)
=0.27099 / 0.244238
=

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)
=(91.26 / 1025.118) / (99.589 / 928.045)
=0.089024 / 0.107311
=

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 - (693.597 + 371.619) / 1065.216) / (1 - (698.395 + 341.668) / 1040.063)
=0 / 0
=

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
=928.045 / 1025.118
=

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))
=(16.949 / (16.949 + 341.668)) / (18.76 / (18.76 + 371.619))
=0.047262 / 0.048056
=

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)
=(41.199 / 928.045) / (37.008 / 1025.118)
=0.044393 / 0.036101
=

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)
=((92.051 + 376.355) / 1065.216) / ((82.101 + 393.67) / 1040.063)
=0.439729 / 0.457444
=

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
=(35.999 - 0 - 68.532) / 1065.216
=-0.030541

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.


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Leon Fuat Bhd (XKLS:5232) Business Description

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Address
Wisma Leon Fuat, No. 11, Lorong Keluli 1B, Seksyen 7, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Raja Selatan, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40000
Leon Fuat Bhd is engaged in the provision of management services through its subsidiaries. It operates through three segments: Trading of Steel Products, Processing and/or manufacturing of Steel Products, and Others. It mainly involves the buying and selling of flat and long steel products and also offers value-added services to flat and long steel products in the form of cutting, leveling, shearing, profiling, bending, and finishing as well as the production of expanded metal and Other segment includes steel materials such as tool steel and non-ferrous metal products such as bronze, brass, aluminum, and copper. It operates in two geographical areas; Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore.

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