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Hextar Industries Bhd (XKLS:0161) Beneish M-Score : -2.27 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Hextar Industries 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 -2.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0161' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5674.35   Med: -2.69   Max: -0.16
Current: -2.27

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hextar Industries Bhd was -0.16. The lowest was -5674.35. And the median was -2.69.


Hextar Industries Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hextar Industries 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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Hextar Industries Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Hextar Industries Bhd Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.16 -2.69 -2.23 -2.73 -2.27

Hextar Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Nov22 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 -2.73 -3.56 -2.88 -2.55 -2.27

Competitive Comparison of Hextar Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Hextar Industries 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.


Hextar Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Hextar Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hextar Industries 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 Hextar Industries 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 * 1.1576+0.528 * 1.1977+0.404 * 1.1415+0.892 * 1.0324+0.115 * 1.0561
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9429+4.679 * -0.027218-0.327 * 1.045
=-2.27

* 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 RM265.0 Mil.
Revenue was 198.577 + 285.712 + 245.336 + 237.712 = RM967.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 33.167 + 44.198 + 29.759 + 27.504 = RM134.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM583.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM804.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM209.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM16.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM86.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM351.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM79.5 Mil.
Net Income was 6.058 + 11.468 + 5.786 + 4.473 = RM27.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 84.911 + -16.467 + 2.764 + -21.534 = RM49.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM221.7 Mil.
Revenue was 165.48 + 250.678 + 251.401 + 269.427 = RM937.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 24.334 + 37.304 + 46.372 + 48.169 = RM156.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM534.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM749.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM206.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM17.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM89.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM295.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM89.1 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)
=(264.984 / 967.337) / (221.716 / 936.986)
=0.273931 / 0.236627
=1.1576

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)
=(156.179 / 936.986) / (134.628 / 967.337)
=0.166682 / 0.139174
=1.1977

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 - (583.721 + 209.762) / 804.217) / (1 - (534.648 + 206.389) / 749.804)
=0.013347 / 0.011692
=1.1415

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
=967.337 / 936.986
=1.0324

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))
=(17.378 / (17.378 + 206.389)) / (16.649 / (16.649 + 209.762))
=0.077661 / 0.073534
=1.0561

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)
=(86.604 / 967.337) / (88.969 / 936.986)
=0.089528 / 0.094952
=0.9429

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)
=((79.513 + 351.405) / 804.217) / ((89.097 + 295.36) / 749.804)
=0.535823 / 0.512743
=1.045

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
=(27.785 - 0 - 49.674) / 804.217
=-0.027218

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.

Hextar Industries Bhd has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hextar Industries Bhd Business Description

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Jalan Bayu Laut 4/KS09, No.63 & 64, Kota Bayuemas, Klang, SGR, MYS, 41200
Hextar Industries Bhd is engaged in the production and distribution of agrochemicals, fertilizers, seeds, and also research & development work for the industry. Its products include Agro Chemicals, Public Health, Industrial Chemicals, Specialty Chemicals, and Oil Field Chemicals. Its operating segments include Fertilizers; Heavy equipment; Equipment rental and Investment holding. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the fertilizer segment.

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