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Kinergy Advancement Bhd XKLS:0193
Kinergy Advancement Bhd XKLS:0193 +1.30% 62 Beneish M-Score is -1.25 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:0193 with a GF Score™ of 62/100 and a GF Value™ of RM0.91 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,704 Construction companies, Kinergy Advancement Bhd ranks worse than 88.73% on this metric.
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 -1.25 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.
The historical rank and industry rank for Kinergy Advancement Bhd's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kinergy Advancement Bhd was -0.28. The lowest was -3716.21. And the median was -1.75.
The historical data trend for Kinergy Advancement 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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-0.99 | -1.00 | -0.28 | -0.36 | -1.25 | ||
For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Kinergy Advancement 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.
For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Kinergy Advancement Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Kinergy Advancement Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.
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 Kinergy Advancement 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 * 0.7847 | + | 0.528 * 1.4267 | + | 0.404 * 1.2473 | + | 0.892 * 2.015 | + | 0.115 * 1.0654 | |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI | |||||||
| - | 0.172 * 0.5809 | + | 4.679 * 0.039956 | - | 0.327 * 1.2078 | |||||||
| = | -1.25 |
* 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 (Mar26) TTM: | Last Year (Mar25) TTM: |
| Total Receivables was RM287.8 Mil. Revenue was 102.039 + 191.41 + 155.489 + 97.727 = RM546.7 Mil. Gross Profit was 18.242 + 29.383 + 16.092 + 15.031 = RM78.7 Mil. Total Current Assets was RM416.9 Mil. Total Assets was RM677.5 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM158.3 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM13.5 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM25.9 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was RM257.0 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM112.1 Mil. Net Income was 7.375 + 9.659 + 7.9 + 6.489 = RM31.4 Mil. Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was 24.627 + 22.185 + -85.465 + 43.007 = RM4.4 Mil. |
Total Receivables was RM182.0 Mil. Revenue was 68.571 + 79.389 + 81.515 + 41.825 = RM271.3 Mil. Gross Profit was 12.318 + 18.1 + 13.179 + 12.159 = RM55.8 Mil. Total Current Assets was RM271.6 Mil. Total Assets was RM494.3 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM162.9 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM14.9 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM22.2 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was RM119.2 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM103.8 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) |
| = | (287.762 / 546.665) | / | (181.988 / 271.3) | |
| = | 0.526396 | / | 0.6708 | |
| = | 0.7847 |
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) | |
| = | (55.756 / 271.3) | / | (78.748 / 546.665) | |
| = | 0.205514 | / | 0.144052 | |
| = | 1.4267 |
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 - (416.919 + 158.281) / 677.47) | / | (1 - (271.612 + 162.885) / 494.327) | |
| = | 0.150959 | / | 0.121033 | |
| = | 1.2473 |
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 | |
| = | 546.665 | / | 271.3 | |
| = | 2.015 |
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)) |
| = | (14.872 / (14.872 + 162.885)) | / | (13.489 / (13.489 + 158.281)) | |
| = | 0.083665 | / | 0.078529 | |
| = | 1.0654 |
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) |
| = | (25.943 / 546.665) | / | (22.163 / 271.3) | |
| = | 0.047457 | / | 0.081692 | |
| = | 0.5809 |
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) |
| = | ((112.078 + 256.957) / 677.47) | / | ((103.774 + 119.176) / 494.327) | |
| = | 0.544725 | / | 0.451017 | |
| = | 1.2078 |
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 | |
| = | (31.423 - 0 | - | 4.354) | / | 677.47 | |
| = | 0.039956 |
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.
Kinergy Advancement Bhd has a M-score of -1.25 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kinergy Advancement Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.39 is trading 57.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.91. GuruFocus considers Kinergy Advancement Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for XKLS:0193:
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