HE Group Bhd (XKLS:0296) Piotroski F-Score: 6 (As of Jul. 03, 2026) — 14% Below Median


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What is HE Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score?

HE Group Bhd XKLS:0296 -1.89% 50 Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 03, 2026, which is 14% below its 10-year median of 7.00. GuruFocus rates XKLS:0296 with a GF Score™ of 50/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,731 Construction companies, HE Group Bhd ranks better than 74.06% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

HE Group Bhd has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:0296' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 6   Med: 7   Max: 9
Current: 6

During the past 6 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of HE Group Bhd was 9. The lowest was 6. And the median was 7.

HE Group Bhd  (XKLS:0296) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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HE Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-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.

HE Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score Chart

HE Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Piotroski F-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial N/A N/A N/A 9.00 6.00

HE Group Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Aug23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Piotroski F-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 7.00 7.00 7.00 6.00 6.00

XKLS:0296 vs PWR, FIX, EME: Piotroski F-Score Comparison

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-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.


HE Group Bhd Piotroski F-Score vs Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


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How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Net Income was 3.164 + 3.441 + 1.536 + 2.562 = RM10.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.357 + -0.184 + 6.288 + 4.29 = RM8.0 Mil.
Revenue was 32.045 + 32.294 + 27.402 + 26.243 = RM118.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.458 + 7.023 + 6.383 + 5.791 = RM25.7 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Mar25)
to the end of this year (Mar26) was
(114.729 + 112.91 + 109.754 + 114.136 + 117.308) / 5 = RM113.7674 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Mar25) was RM114.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM111.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM46.5 Mil.
Net Income was 4.206 + 4.623 + 3.358 + 2.887 = RM15.1 Mil.

Revenue was 48.897 + 58.897 + 34.282 + 31.54 = RM173.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.939 + 8.826 + 7.24 + 6.106 = RM30.1 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Mar24)
to the end of last year (Mar25) was
(114.799 + 116.339 + 130.173 + 111.187 + 114.729) / 5 = RM117.4454 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Mar24) was RM114.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM109.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM47.9 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

HE Group Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was 10.7. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

HE Group Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 8.0. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar25)
=10.703/114.729
=0.0932894

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Mar24)
=15.074/114.799
=0.13130776

HE Group Bhd's return on assets of this year was 0.0932894. HE Group Bhd's return on assets of last year was 0.13130776. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

HE Group Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was 10.7. HE Group Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 8.0. ==> 8.0 <= 10.7 ==> CFROA <= ROA ==> Score 0.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Mar26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar25 to Mar26
=1.596/113.7674
=0.01402862

Gearing (Last Year: Mar25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Mar24 to Mar25
=1.931/117.4454
=0.01644168

HE Group Bhd's gearing of this year was 0.01402862. HE Group Bhd's gearing of last year was 0.01644168. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Mar26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=111.521/46.456
=2.40057258

Current Ratio (Last Year: Mar25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=109.175/47.898
=2.27932273

HE Group Bhd's current ratio of this year was 2.40057258. HE Group Bhd's current ratio of last year was 2.27932273. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

HE Group Bhd's number of shares in issue this year was 440. HE Group Bhd's number of shares in issue last year was 440. ==> There is smaller number of shares in issue this year, or the same. ==> Score 1.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=25.655/117.984
=0.21744474

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=30.111/173.616
=0.17343448

HE Group Bhd's gross margin of this year was 0.21744474. HE Group Bhd's gross margin of last year was 0.17343448. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Mar25)
=117.984/114.729
=1.02837121

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Mar24)
=173.616/114.799
=1.51234767

HE Group Bhd's asset turnover of this year was 1.02837121. HE Group Bhd's asset turnover of last year was 1.51234767. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=1+1+0+0+1+1+1+1+0
=6

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

HE Group Bhd has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 6 mean?
HE Group Bhd (XKLS:0296) has a Piotroski F-Score of 6 as of Jul. 03, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on HE Group Bhd and its competitors. This is 14% below median its historical median of 7.00. Over the past decade, HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 6.00 to 9.00. According to the industry distribution chart, HE Group Bhd ranks #449 out of 1731 companies in the Construction industry, placing it in the top 25.9%.
Is HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score too high?
HE Group Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 14% below median its 10-year median of 7.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.00 to a high of 9.00. The Construction industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. HE Group Bhd's value of 6 is 20% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, HE Group Bhd ranks #449 out of 1731 companies in the Construction industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, HE Group Bhd has a GF Score™ of 50/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does HE Group Bhd's Piotroski F-Score compare to PWR and FIX?
According to the Construction industry distribution chart, HE Group Bhd ranks #449 out of 1731 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This puts HE Group Bhd in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00. HE Group Bhd's value of 6 is 20% above this benchmark. Historically, HE Group Bhd's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 6.00 to 9.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.00 vs. the industry median of 5.00, HE Group Bhd has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Piotroski F-Score for a Construction company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Construction companies is 5.00, based on 1,731 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Piotroski F-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Piotroski F-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. HE Group Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 6 is 20% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Piotroski F-Score mean?
A high Piotroski F-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on HE Group Bhd and its competitors. For the Construction industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 5.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. HE Group Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 14% below median its own 10-year median of 7.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is HE Group Bhd stock overvalued right now?
HE Group Bhd (XKLS:0296) has a current Piotroski F-Score of 6. The current Piotroski F-Score is 6, which is 14% below median its 10-year median of 7.00 and 20% above the Construction industry median of 5.00. HE Group Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 50/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Piotroski F-Score calculated?
Piotroski F-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For HE Group Bhd (XKLS:0296), the current Piotroski F-Score is 6 as of Jul. 03, 2026. 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.

HE Group Bhd Business Description

Address No. 42, Jalan OP 1/5, Pusat Perdagangan One Puchong, Puchong, SGR, MYS, 47160
HE Group Bhd is an electrical engineering service provider focusing on power distribution systems for end-user premises such as industrial plants and industrial and commercial substations. It is involved in the design, supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of HV, MV, LV, and ELV power distribution systems, as well as hook-up and retrofitting of electrical equipment. It also provides other building systems and works, including mechanical systems, control, and instrumentation systems, as well as civil, structural, and architectural works. Its segment includes, the provision of power distribution systems that generates maximum revenue, other building systems and works, electrical equipment hook-up and retrofitting, and trading of electrical products.
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