MISC Bhd (XKLS:3816) Piotroski F-Score: 8 (As of Sep. 21, 2026) — 33% Above Median

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XKLS:3816 MISC Bhd XKLS:3816
83 GF Score
Price RM7.97
GF Value RM7.60
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is MISC Bhd Piotroski F-Score?

MISC Bhd XKLS:3816 -1.12% 83 Piotroski F-Score is 8 as of Sep. 21, 2026, which is 33% above its 10-year median of 6.00. GuruFocus rates XKLS:3816 with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of RM7.60 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 991 Transportation companies, MISC Bhd ranks better than 97.28% on this metric.

Good Sign:

Piotroski F-Score is 8, indicates a very healthy situation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

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

MISC Bhd has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

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

XKLS:3816' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 6   Max: 9
Current: 8

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of MISC Bhd was 9. The lowest was 4. And the median was 6.

MISC Bhd  (XKLS:3816) 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.


MISC Bhd Piotroski F-Score Related Terms


MISC Bhd Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MISC 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.

MISC Bhd Piotroski F-Score Chart

MISC Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Piotroski F-Score
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MISC Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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MISC Bhd Piotroski F-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, MISC 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.


MISC Bhd Piotroski F-Score vs Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where MISC 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Net Income was 521.2 + -2.2 + 725.5 + 1136.4 = RM2,381 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1309 + 1776.879 + 1167.2 + 2261 = RM6,514 Mil.
Revenue was 2797.2 + 2811.5 + 2891.4 + 4793.4 = RM13,294 Mil.
Gross Profit was 926.3 + 869.4 + 1085.3 + 1495.3 = RM4,376 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Jun25)
to the end of this year (Jun26) was
(56450.6 + 56380.7 + 53014.373 + 54393.4 + 54126.1) / 5 = RM54873.0346 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Jun25) was RM56,451 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7,738 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM13,148 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM10,164 Mil.
Net Income was 332.7 + -505.4 + 694.8 + 457.3 = RM979 Mil.

Revenue was 2963.2 + 3306.6 + 2816.1 + 2721.3 = RM11,807 Mil.
Gross Profit was 731.1 + 907.9 + 984.5 + 959 = RM3,583 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Jun24)
to the end of last year (Jun25) was
(66370.1 + 58145.5 + 60435.106 + 60652.2 + 56450.6) / 5 = RM60410.7012 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Jun24) was RM66,370 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM11,867 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM12,476 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM7,353 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.

MISC Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was 2,381. ==> 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.

MISC Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 6,514. ==> 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 (Jun25)
=2380.9/56450.6
=0.0421767

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Jun24)
=979.4/66370.1
=0.01475664

MISC Bhd's return on assets of this year was 0.0421767. MISC Bhd's return on assets of last year was 0.01475664. ==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.

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.

MISC Bhd's current Net Income (TTM) was 2,381. MISC Bhd's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 6,514. ==> 6,514 > 2,381 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

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: Jun26)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jun25 to Jun26
=7738.4/54873.0346
=0.14102373

Gearing (Last Year: Jun25)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Jun24 to Jun25
=11866.7/60410.7012
=0.19643374

MISC Bhd's gearing of this year was 0.14102373. MISC Bhd's gearing of last year was 0.19643374. ==> 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: Jun26)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=13147.9/10164.3
=1.29353718

Current Ratio (Last Year: Jun25)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=12475.9/7353.4
=1.69661653

MISC Bhd's current ratio of this year was 1.29353718. MISC Bhd's current ratio of last year was 1.69661653. ==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.

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.

MISC Bhd's number of shares in issue this year was 0. MISC Bhd's number of shares in issue last year was 0. ==> 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
=4376.3/13293.5
=0.329206

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=3582.5/11807.2
=0.30341656

MISC Bhd's gross margin of this year was 0.329206. MISC Bhd's gross margin of last year was 0.30341656. ==> 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 (Jun25)
=13293.5/56450.6
=0.23548908

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Jun24)
=11807.2/66370.1
=0.17789939

MISC Bhd's asset turnover of this year was 0.23548908. MISC Bhd's asset turnover of last year was 0.17789939. ==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.

Evaluation

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

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

MISC Bhd has an F-score of 8. It is a good or high score, which usually indicates a very healthy situation.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Piotroski F-Score →
What does a Piotroski F-Score of 8 mean?
MISC Bhd (XKLS:3816) has a Piotroski F-Score of 8 as of Sep. 21, 2026. The Piotroski F-score grades a company's business operating strength from 0-9. View historical data on MISC Bhd and its competitors. This is 33% above median its historical median of 6.00. Over the past decade, MISC Bhd's Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 9.00. According to the industry distribution chart, MISC Bhd ranks #27 out of 991 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 2.7%.
Is MISC Bhd's Piotroski F-Score too high?
MISC Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 8 is 33% above median its 10-year median of 6.00. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.00 to a high of 9.00. The Transportation industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. MISC Bhd's value of 8 is 33.3% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, MISC Bhd ranks #27 out of 991 companies in the Transportation industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, MISC Bhd has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does MISC Bhd's Piotroski F-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, MISC Bhd ranks #27 out of 991 companies for Piotroski F-Score. This places MISC Bhd in the top 3% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00. MISC Bhd's value of 8 is 33.3% above this benchmark. Historically, MISC Bhd's own Piotroski F-Score has ranged from 4.00 to 9.00 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 6.00 vs. the industry median of 6.00, MISC 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 Transportation company?
The median Piotroski F-Score among Transportation companies is 6.00, based on 991 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. MISC Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score of 8 is 33.3% 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 MISC Bhd and its competitors. For the Transportation industry, the median Piotroski F-Score is 6.00 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. MISC Bhd's current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 33% above median its own 10-year median of 6.00. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MISC Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MISC Bhd (XKLS:3816) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM7.60, compared to a current price of RM7.97 — trading 4.9% above its estimated fair value. The current Piotroski F-Score is 8, which is 33% above median its 10-year median of 6.00 and 33.3% above the Transportation industry median of 6.00. MISC Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 4 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 MISC Bhd (XKLS:3816), the current Piotroski F-Score is 8 as of Sep. 21, 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.

Is MISC Bhd (XKLS:3816) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MISC Bhd stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of RM7.97 is trading 4.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM7.60. GuruFocus considers MISC Bhd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:3816:

  • Piotroski F-Score: 8 (33% above median its 10-year median of 6.00)
  • GF Value™: RM7.60 vs. price of RM7.97 (4.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 4 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 33.3% above the Transportation median (#27 of 991)

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:3816 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


MISC Bhd Business Description

Address Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Level 25, Menara Dayabumi, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50050
MISC Bhd is a maritime logistics company domiciled in Malaysia. The company organizes itself into five segments; Gas Assets & Solutions segment includes the provision of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier services and non-conventional gas asset solutions, Petroleum & Product Shipping segment includes the provision of petroleum tanker and chemical tanker services, Offshore Business segment owns, lease, operation, and maintenance of offshore, floating, production, and offloading terminals, Marine & Heavy Engineering segment include marine repair, marine conversion, and engineering and construction works, and Others segment includes integrated marine services, port & terminal services, maritime education & training, and other diversified businesses.
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