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Kelington Group Bhd (XKLS:0151) Beneish M-Score : -3.05 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Kelington Group 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 -3.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0151' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.64   Max: -0.95
Current: -3.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kelington Group Bhd was -0.95. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.64.


Kelington Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kelington Group 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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Kelington Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Kelington Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.19 -0.95 -2.80 -3.05

Kelington Group 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 -2.80 -3.10 -3.18 -3.51 -3.05

Competitive Comparison of Kelington Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Kelington Group 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.


Kelington Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Kelington Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Kelington Group 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 Kelington Group 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 * 1.1115+0.528 * 0.7345+0.404 * 0.9141+0.892 * 0.788+0.115 * 0.9177
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1856+4.679 * -0.066667-0.327 * 0.8544
=-3.05

* 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 RM495 Mil.
Revenue was 304.325 + 307.31 + 321.206 + 339.279 = RM1,272 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.694 + 70.094 + 55.47 + 52.934 = RM246 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM932 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,154 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM214 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM15 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM587 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM82 Mil.
Net Income was 38.659 + 32.917 + 26.668 + 24.822 = RM123 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 65.223 + 67.852 + 16.778 + 50.159 = RM200 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM565 Mil.
Revenue was 478.787 + 401.824 + 424.913 + 308.925 = RM1,614 Mil.
Gross Profit was 86.222 + 59.344 + 45.991 + 37.943 = RM230 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM887 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,071 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM176 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM11 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM664 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM63 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)
=(495.007 / 1272.12) / (565.197 / 1614.449)
=0.38912 / 0.350087
=1.1115

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)
=(229.5 / 1614.449) / (246.192 / 1272.12)
=0.142154 / 0.193529
=0.7345

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 - (931.669 + 214.104) / 1154.187) / (1 - (887.278 + 175.506) / 1071.328)
=0.00729 / 0.007975
=0.9141

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
=1272.12 / 1614.449
=0.788

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))
=(11.022 / (11.022 + 175.506)) / (14.735 / (14.735 + 214.104))
=0.05909 / 0.06439
=0.9177

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)
=(71.688 / 1272.12) / (76.736 / 1614.449)
=0.056353 / 0.047531
=1.1856

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)
=((81.923 + 587.268) / 1154.187) / ((62.645 + 664.369) / 1071.328)
=0.579794 / 0.67861
=0.8544

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
=(123.066 - 0 - 200.012) / 1154.187
=-0.066667

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.

Kelington Group Bhd has a M-score of -3.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kelington Group Bhd Business Description

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Address
3 Jalan Astaka U8/83, Section U8, Bukit Jelutong Industrial Park, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40150
Kelington Group Bhd is principally engaged in the businesses of providing engineering services, construction, and general trading. Its segments include Manufacturing and trading segment which is involved in the manufacturing and trading of industrial gases and materials for contracts; Service segment which is involved in the provision of scientific and technical researches, laboratory testing service and experiments; Investment holding involved in group-level corporate services and Construction segment which is involved in the provision of engineering services and construction and generates majority revenue for the company. Geographically, the company operates in Malaysia, Singapore, PRC and Others.

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