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TWL Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7079) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is TWL 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7079' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.99   Med: -1.56   Max: 8.45
Current: -2.4

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TWL Holdings Bhd was 8.45. The lowest was -4.99. And the median was -1.56.


TWL Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

TWL Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.18 -1.88 -4.99 -1.24

TWL Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 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 -3.86 -3.93 -1.24 -2.68 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of TWL Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, TWL 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.


TWL Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, TWL Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



TWL 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 TWL 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 * 1.0215+0.528 * 0.6288+0.404 * 0.8804+0.892 * 0.9877+0.115 * 1.0412
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1764+4.679 * 0.10341-0.327 * 1.4518
=-2.40

* 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 RM61.68 Mil.
Revenue was 6.817 + 9.352 + 10.815 + 5.599 = RM32.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.947 + 5.284 + 2.641 + 2.579 = RM14.45 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM244.80 Mil.
Total Assets was RM504.41 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM2.50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.82 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM10.96 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM21.14 Mil.
Net Income was 2.822 + 2.775 + 1.414 + 0.1 = RM7.11 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.41 + 17.227 + -74.44 + 11.753 = RM-45.05 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM61.13 Mil.
Revenue was 6.17 + 3.107 + 19.875 + 3.836 = RM32.99 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.035 + 1.135 + 5.439 + 0.591 = RM9.20 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM174.08 Mil.
Total Assets was RM419.16 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM2.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM5.99 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM8.80 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.57 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)
=(61.677 / 32.583) / (61.131 / 32.988)
=1.89292 / 1.853128
=1.0215

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)
=(9.2 / 32.988) / (14.451 / 32.583)
=0.278889 / 0.443513
=0.6288

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 - (244.802 + 2.498) / 504.408) / (1 - (174.084 + 2.384) / 419.16)
=0.509722 / 0.578996
=0.8804

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
=32.583 / 32.988
=0.9877

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))
=(0.828 / (0.828 + 2.384)) / (0.822 / (0.822 + 2.498))
=0.257783 / 0.24759
=1.0412

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)
=(6.961 / 32.583) / (5.991 / 32.988)
=0.213639 / 0.181611
=1.1764

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)
=((21.137 + 10.957) / 504.408) / ((9.571 + 8.799) / 419.16)
=0.063627 / 0.043826
=1.4518

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
=(7.111 - 0 - -45.05) / 504.408
=0.10341

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.

TWL Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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TWL Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7079) Business Description

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Address
No. 296, Jalan Ampang, Unit No. T3-13A-20, Level 13A, Menara 3, 3 Towers, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50450
TWL Holdings Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company. Its core businesses are in the property development and construction industry and wood base manufacturing and trading. The company's segments are Property development and construction, Plantation and timber services, Batching plant, Trading and others. The Property development segment includes the Development of residential and commercial properties and makes a substantial contribution to the overall revenue of the company.

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