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Willowglen MSC Bhd (XKLS:0008) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of May. 19, 2024)


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What is Willowglen MSC 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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0008' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.62   Med: -2.05   Max: -0.45
Current: -2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Willowglen MSC Bhd was -0.45. The lowest was -3.62. And the median was -2.05.


Willowglen MSC Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willowglen MSC 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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Willowglen MSC Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Willowglen MSC Bhd 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 -2.68 -1.90 -2.25 -0.83 -2.22

Willowglen MSC Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 -0.83 -1.42 -2.10 -2.33 -2.22

Competitive Comparison of Willowglen MSC Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Willowglen MSC 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.


Willowglen MSC Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Willowglen MSC Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Willowglen MSC 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 Willowglen MSC 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 * 1.0961+0.528 * 1.0666+0.404 * 0.8034+0.892 * 1.087+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8449+4.679 * 0.048495-0.327 * 1.3539
=-2.22

* 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 RM152.8 Mil.
Revenue was 66.406 + 51.276 + 46.522 + 45.066 = RM209.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.903 + 12.492 + 12.954 + 45.066 = RM83.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM220.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM263.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM16.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM25.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM50.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM4.4 Mil.
Net Income was 2.453 + 3.877 + 2.828 + 1.213 = RM10.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.18 + -6.484 + -9.734 + 13.988 = RM-2.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM128.2 Mil.
Revenue was 53.104 + 49.953 + 47.956 + 41.512 = RM192.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.893 + 12.706 + 10.74 + 41.512 = RM81.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM189.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM234.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM16.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM27.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM33.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM2.8 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)
=(152.778 / 209.27) / (128.23 / 192.525)
=0.730052 / 0.666043
=1.0961

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)
=(81.851 / 192.525) / (83.415 / 209.27)
=0.425145 / 0.3986
=1.0666

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 - (220.61 + 16.812) / 263.555) / (1 - (189.5 + 16.027) / 234.463)
=0.099156 / 0.123414
=0.8034

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
=209.27 / 192.525
=1.087

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 / (0 + 16.027)) / (0 / (0 + 16.812))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(25.324 / 209.27) / (27.576 / 192.525)
=0.121011 / 0.143233
=0.8449

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)
=((4.405 + 50.167) / 263.555) / ((2.801 + 33.057) / 234.463)
=0.207061 / 0.152937
=1.3539

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
=(10.371 - 0 - -2.41) / 263.555
=0.048495

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.

Willowglen MSC Bhd has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Willowglen MSC Bhd (XKLS:0008) Business Description

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Address
No. 17 Jalan 2/149B, Taman Sri Endah, Bandar Baru Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 57000
Willowglen MSC Bhd is principally engaged in the research, development, and supply of computer-based control systems. The company classifies its business in the various geographical segment that is Singapore, which design, supply, engineering, implementation and maintenance of computer-based control systems; Indonesia, which is involved in trading, hardware, and software consulting services; Malaysia which is engaged in the research, development, sales, implementation, and maintenance of computer-based control systems, integrated monitoring systems and Others, which is an investment holding. The Singapore geographical segment generates maximum revenue for the company.

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