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Keppel (Keppel) Beneish M-Score : -1.38 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Keppel 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.38 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

KPELY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.21   Max: -0.29
Current: -1.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Keppel was -0.29. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.21.


Keppel Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Keppel'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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Keppel Beneish M-Score Chart

Keppel Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.16 -2.75 -2.09 -2.96 -1.38

Keppel Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.09 - -2.96 - -1.38

Competitive Comparison of Keppel's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Keppel'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.


Keppel's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Keppel's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Keppel 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 Keppel 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 * 1.2744+0.528 * 0.7729+0.404 * 1.4938+0.892 * 1.0679+0.115 * 1.001
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.149782-0.327 * 0.9463
=-1.37

* 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 $1,769 Mil.
Revenue was $5,229 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,477 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,779 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,147 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $838 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $166 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,608 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,516 Mil.
Net Income was $3,062 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $44 Mil.
Total Receivables was $1,300 Mil.
Revenue was $4,897 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,069 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $10,985 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,980 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $901 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $179 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $8,404 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,005 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)
=(1769.095 / 5229.433) / (1299.945 / 4896.966)
=0.338296 / 0.265459
=1.2744

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)
=(1069.174 / 4896.966) / (1477.151 / 5229.433)
=0.218334 / 0.282469
=0.7729

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 - (4778.731 + 837.684) / 20147.063) / (1 - (10984.59 + 900.909) / 22980.453)
=0.721229 / 0.4828
=1.4938

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
=5229.433 / 4896.966
=1.0679

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))
=(178.989 / (178.989 + 900.909)) / (166.234 / (166.234 + 837.684))
=0.165746 / 0.165585
=1.001

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)
=(0 / 5229.433) / (0 / 4896.966)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((6516.037 + 4608.384) / 20147.063) / ((5005.096 + 8403.854) / 22980.453)
=0.552161 / 0.583494
=0.9463

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
=(3061.521 - 0 - 43.862) / 20147.063
=0.149782

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.

Keppel has a M-score of -1.37 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Keppel (Keppel) Business Description

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1 HarbourFront Avenue, No 18-01, Keppel Bay Tower, Singapore, SGP, 098632
Singapore-based Keppel is a conglomerate with well diversified businesses. The key operating segments are energy and environment, urban development (including property development), connectivity (including telecommunication services and operation of data centers) and asset management. In 2022, asset management was the largest earnings contributor, representing about one-third of the group's earnings.

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