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Kawan Renergy Bhd (XKLS:0307) Beneish M-Score : -1.66 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Kawan Renergy 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 -1.66 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:0307' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.66   Med: -1.66   Max: -1.66
Current: -1.66

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kawan Renergy Bhd was -1.66. The lowest was -1.66. And the median was -1.66.


Kawan Renergy Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kawan Renergy 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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Kawan Renergy Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Kawan Renergy Bhd Annual Data
Trend Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -1.66

Kawan Renergy Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Beneish M-Score - - - - -1.66

Competitive Comparison of Kawan Renergy Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Kawan Renergy 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.


Kawan Renergy Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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


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Kawan Renergy 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 Kawan Renergy 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 * 1.1018+0.528 * 0.8228+0.404 * 0.8889+0.892 * 1.1498+0.115 * 0.8256
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1177+4.679 * 0.131305-0.327 * 0.5313
=-1.66

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Oct23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM46.5 Mil.
Revenue was RM113.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM33.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM107.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM127.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM20.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM7.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM32.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.5 Mil.
Net Income was RM18.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM1.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM36.7 Mil.
Revenue was RM98.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM24.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM85.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM107.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM22.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM2.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM5.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM46.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM6.3 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)
=(46.471 / 113.118) / (36.683 / 98.378)
=0.410819 / 0.372878
=1.1018

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)
=(23.996 / 98.378) / (33.532 / 113.118)
=0.243916 / 0.296434
=0.8228

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 - (107.348 + 20.209) / 127.558) / (1 - (85.447 + 22.344) / 107.792)
=8.0E-6 / 9.0E-6
=0.8889

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
=113.118 / 98.378
=1.1498

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))
=(2.916 / (2.916 + 22.344)) / (3.285 / (3.285 + 20.209))
=0.115439 / 0.139823
=0.8256

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)
=(7.369 / 113.118) / (5.734 / 98.378)
=0.065144 / 0.058285
=1.1177

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)
=((0.528 + 32.912) / 127.558) / ((6.324 + 46.865) / 107.792)
=0.262155 / 0.493441
=0.5313

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
=(18.009 - 0 - 1.26) / 127.558
=0.131305

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.

Kawan Renergy Bhd has a M-score of -1.66 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Kawan Renergy Bhd Business Description

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18, Lebuh Perusahaan Klebang 1, IGB Industrial Park, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 31200
Kawan Renergy Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Group is principally involved in the design, fabrication, installation and/or commissioning of industrial process equipment, process plants as well as renewable energy and co-generation plants (design, fabrication, installation and/or commissioning solutions). As an engineering solutions provider, its solutions encompass the Group's technical capability to analyse its customer's needs and proactively propose suitable design solutions which are customized to meet its customers' engineering requirements.

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