Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd (XKLS:4324) Earnings Power Value (EPV): RM-4.16 (As of Mar26)


XKLS:4324 Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd XKLS:4324
59 GF Score
Price RM1.03
GF Value RM1.19
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd XKLS:4324 59 Earnings Power Value (EPV) is RM-4.16 as of Mar26. GuruFocus rates XKLS:4324 with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of RM1.19 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review.

As of Mar26, Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's earnings power value is RM-4.16. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is N/A.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd  (XKLS:4324) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Earnings Power Value (EPV) Related Terms


Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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.

Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.40 -8.08 -8.06 -8.26 -6.86

Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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 -8.30 -8.84 -8.95 -6.86 -4.16

XKLS:4324 vs VLO, MPC, PSX: Earnings Power Value (EPV) Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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.


Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Earnings Power Value (EPV) vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.


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Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 16,270
DDA 141
Operating Margin % -0.91
SGA * 25% 17
Tax Rate % 16.89
Maintenance Capex 129
Cash and Cash Equivalents 527
Short-Term Debt 1,073
Long-Term Debt 197
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 780

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = -0.91%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = RM16,270 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -0.91%, Average Adjusted SGA = 17,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 16,270 * -0.91% +17 = RM-130.47374913 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 16.89%, and "Normalized" EBIT = RM-130.47374913 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = -130.47374913 * ( 1 - 16.89% ) = RM-108.43281868947 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 141 * 0.5 * 16.89% = RM11.950479846 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = -108.43281868947 + 11.950479846 = RM-96.482338843469 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Average Maintenance CAPEX = RM129 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's current cash and cash equivalent = RM527 Mil.
Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 197 + 1,073 = RM1269.694 Mil.
Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 780 Mil.

Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Mar26 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( -96.482338843469 - 129)/ 9%+527-1269.694 )/780
=-4.16

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( -4.1567718588524-1.03 )/-4.1567718588524
= N/A

* 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.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

What does a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of RM-4.16 mean?
Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd (XKLS:4324) has a Earnings Power Value (EPV) of RM-4.16 as of Mar26. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd and its competitors.
Is Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV) too high?
Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is RM-4.16. Overall, Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV) compare to VLO and MPC?
Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's Earnings Power Value (EPV) of RM-4.16 can be compared against companies in the Oil & Gas industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Earnings Power Value (EPV) for an Oil & Gas company?
A good Earnings Power Value (EPV) depends on the Oil & Gas industry context. However, Earnings Power Value (EPV) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Earnings Power Value (EPV) mean?
A high Earnings Power Value (EPV) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Bruce Greenwald's earnings power value focuses on current earnings without factoring in future growth. View historical data on Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd and its competitors. Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is RM-4.16. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd (XKLS:4324) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.19, compared to a current price of RM1.03 — trading 13.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is RM-4.16. Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Earnings Power Value (EPV) calculated?
Earnings Power Value (EPV) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd (XKLS:4324), the current Earnings Power Value (EPV) is RM-4.16 as of Mar26. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd (XKLS:4324) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM1.03 is trading 13.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.19. GuruFocus considers Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:4324:

  • Earnings Power Value (EPV): RM-4.16
  • GF Value™: RM1.19 vs. price of RM1.03 (13.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:4324 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address Jalan Pantai, Batu 1, Port Dickson, NSN, MYS, 71000
Hengyuan Refining Co Bhd is engaged in the refining and manufacturing of petroleum products in Malaysia. The company's operating units in its refinery consist of two crude distillers, a long residue catalytic cracker, two naptha treaters and a merox plant, one kerosene Merox plant, one platformer, two hydro-processing units, a Hydrogen Manufacturing Unit (HMU) and a sulphur recovery unit. Its product portfolio consists of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, fuel oil components, and chemical feedstocks like light naphtha and propylene.
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