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MLabs Systems Bhd (XKLS:0085) Beneish M-Score : -1.47 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is MLabs Systems 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.47 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:0085' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.09   Med: -2.22   Max: 14.94
Current: -1.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MLabs Systems Bhd was 14.94. The lowest was -7.09. And the median was -2.22.


MLabs Systems Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MLabs Systems 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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MLabs Systems Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

MLabs Systems Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Mar17 Mar18 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.33 -1.06 -2.92 -2.52

MLabs Systems Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.17 -3.48 -2.52 -1.71 -1.47

Competitive Comparison of MLabs Systems Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, MLabs Systems 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.


MLabs Systems Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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MLabs Systems 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 MLabs Systems 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 * 1.4775+0.528 * 1.5506+0.404 * 0.8449+0.892 * 0.9904+0.115 * 0.9132
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9116+4.679 * 0.05433-0.327 * 0.706
=-1.47

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM33.51 Mil.
Revenue was 6.93 + 5.15 + 7.304 + 5.634 = RM25.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.489 + 1.641 + 1.748 + 1.888 = RM7.77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM104.04 Mil.
Total Assets was RM149.35 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM8.74 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM20.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM10.87 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.85 Mil.
Net Income was -1.978 + -1.326 + -5.86 + -3.891 = RM-13.06 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 9.709 + -23.697 + -1.15 + -6.031 = RM-21.17 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM22.90 Mil.
Revenue was 8.503 + 5.279 + 6.772 + 4.707 = RM25.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.661 + 2.625 + 3.701 + 2.172 = RM12.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM82.75 Mil.
Total Assets was RM136.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM14.04 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM7.83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM22.17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM13.70 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.45 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)
=(33.513 / 25.018) / (22.903 / 25.261)
=1.339556 / 0.906655
=1.4775

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)
=(12.159 / 25.261) / (7.766 / 25.018)
=0.481335 / 0.310417
=1.5506

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 - (104.041 + 8.739) / 149.347) / (1 - (82.754 + 14.038) / 136.288)
=0.244846 / 0.289798
=0.8449

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
=25.018 / 25.261
=0.9904

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))
=(7.828 / (7.828 + 14.038)) / (5.635 / (5.635 + 8.739))
=0.357999 / 0.392027
=0.9132

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)
=(20.013 / 25.018) / (22.167 / 25.261)
=0.799944 / 0.877519
=0.9116

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)
=((0.852 + 10.868) / 149.347) / ((1.448 + 13.701) / 136.288)
=0.078475 / 0.111154
=0.706

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
=(-13.055 - 0 - -21.169) / 149.347
=0.05433

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.

MLabs Systems Bhd has a M-score of -1.47 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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MLabs Systems Bhd Business Description

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No. 8, Persiaran Tropicana, Lot 4.1, 4th Floor, Menara Lien Hoe, Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47410
MLabs Systems Bhd is an investment holding company engaged in research and development in video conferencing and mobile application solutions. Its segments include ICT and Fintech; Factoring; Trading; and Film production. It derives maximum revenue from ICT and Fintech segment. Geographically, the company operates in Malaysia, Cayman Islands and Taiwan, out of which Malaysia generates majority revenue.

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