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UUE Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0310) Beneish M-Score : -2.48 (As of Mar. 17, 2025)


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What is UUE Holdings 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0310' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.48   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.48
Current: -2.48

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UUE Holdings Bhd was -2.48. The lowest was -2.48. And the median was -2.48.


UUE Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for UUE Holdings 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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UUE Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

UUE Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.48

UUE Holdings Bhd Semi-Annual Data
Feb21 Feb22 Feb23 Aug24
Beneish M-Score - - -2.48 -

Competitive Comparison of UUE Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, UUE Holdings 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.


UUE Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



UUE Holdings 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 UUE Holdings 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 * 1.042+0.528 * 1.1147+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 1.184+0.115 * 1.1706
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2275+4.679 * 0.023743-0.327 * 0.8599
=-2.48

* 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 (Feb23) TTM:Last Year (Feb22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM44.19 Mil.
Revenue was RM88.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM26.61 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM63.82 Mil.
Total Assets was RM85.79 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM21.97 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM2.68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM10.04 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM25.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM10.53 Mil.
Net Income was RM14.12 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM12.08 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM35.82 Mil.
Revenue was RM74.89 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM25.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM55.20 Mil.
Total Assets was RM71.60 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM16.40 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM2.39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.91 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM25.68 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.01 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)
=(44.191 / 88.662) / (35.82 / 74.886)
=0.498421 / 0.478327
=1.042

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)
=(25.053 / 74.886) / (26.609 / 88.662)
=0.334549 / 0.300117
=1.1147

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 - (63.823 + 21.969) / 85.792) / (1 - (55.2 + 16.397) / 71.598)
=0 / 1.4E-5
=0

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
=88.662 / 74.886
=1.184

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))
=(2.394 / (2.394 + 16.397)) / (2.683 / (2.683 + 21.969))
=0.127401 / 0.108835
=1.1706

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)
=(10.038 / 88.662) / (6.907 / 74.886)
=0.113216 / 0.092234
=1.2275

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)
=((10.532 + 25.218) / 85.792) / ((9.013 + 25.684) / 71.598)
=0.416706 / 0.484609
=0.8599

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
=(14.117 - 0 - 12.08) / 85.792
=0.023743

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.

UUE Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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UUE Holdings Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Jalan Teratai 7, 55 & 57, Taman Johor Jaya, Johor Bahru, JHR, MYS, 81100
UUE Holdings Bhd is principally involved in the provision of underground utilities engineering solutions and in the HDD method of laying pipes, and also employ the open cut and micro trenching excavation methods also manufactures and trade HDPE pipes and underground utilities engineering projects in Malaysia and Singapore. It also serves the electricity and telecommunications end-user markets in Malaysia and Singapore. The company has two segments; Underground utilities engineering solutions and Manufacturing and trading of HDPE pipes. Key revenue is generated from Underground utilities engineering solutions.

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