United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) Beneish M-Score: -2.75 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


XKLS:2593 United Malacca Bhd XKLS:2593
80 GF Score
Price RM5.90
GF Value RM6.56
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is United Malacca Bhd Beneish M-Score?

United Malacca Bhd XKLS:2593 -0.51% 80 Beneish M-Score is -2.75 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:2593 with a GF Score™ of 80/100 and a GF Value™ of RM6.56 (Modestly Undervalued). Among 1,849 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, United Malacca Bhd ranks better than 69.55% 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.75 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:2593' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.12   Med: -2.67   Max: 7.52
Current: -2.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of United Malacca Bhd was 7.52. The lowest was -5.12. And the median was -2.67.


United Malacca Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for United Malacca 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.

United Malacca Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

United Malacca Bhd Annual Data
Trend Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24 Apr25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.91 -2.84 -1.93 -2.53 -2.83

United Malacca Bhd Quarterly Data
Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26
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 -2.88 -2.83 -2.85 -2.83 -2.75

XKLS:2593 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, United Malacca 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.


United Malacca Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Malacca Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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United Malacca 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 United Malacca 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 * 0.7765+0.528 * 0.8275+0.404 * 1.0222+0.892 * 1.1361+0.115 * 0.9858
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9188+4.679 * -0.046497-0.327 * 0.6805
=-2.75

* 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 (Jan26) TTM:Last Year (Jan25) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM86.0 Mil.
Revenue was 180.892 + 240.462 + 191.626 + 182.533 = RM795.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.096 + 74.973 + 56.181 + 42.655 = RM226.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM408.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,824.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,332.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM66.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM27.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM98.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.7 Mil.
Net Income was 28.376 + 55.374 + 37.758 + 23.74 = RM145.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 50.586 + 75.356 + 59.983 + 44.175 = RM230.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM97.5 Mil.
Revenue was 181.384 + 183.444 + 163.88 + 171.486 = RM700.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.908 + 44.628 + 31.032 + 35.706 = RM165.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM368.9 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,862.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,410.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM68.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM25.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM148.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM2.6 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)
=(86.019 / 795.513) / (97.505 / 700.194)
=0.10813 / 0.139254
=0.7765

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)
=(165.274 / 700.194) / (226.905 / 795.513)
=0.23604 / 0.285231
=0.8275

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 - (408.739 + 1332.721) / 1824.896) / (1 - (368.864 + 1410.139) / 1862.3)
=0.045721 / 0.044728
=1.0222

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
=795.513 / 700.194
=1.1361

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))
=(68.88 / (68.88 + 1410.139)) / (66.08 / (66.08 + 1332.721))
=0.046571 / 0.04724
=0.9858

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)
=(27.083 / 795.513) / (25.945 / 700.194)
=0.034045 / 0.037054
=0.9188

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)
=((1.738 + 98.877) / 1824.896) / ((2.595 + 148.291) / 1862.3)
=0.055135 / 0.081021
=0.6805

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
=(145.248 - 0 - 230.1) / 1824.896
=-0.046497

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.

United Malacca Bhd has a M-score of -2.75 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.75 mean?
United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.75 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on United Malacca Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, United Malacca Bhd ranks #563 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 30.4%.
Is United Malacca Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
United Malacca Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.75. Based on the distribution chart, United Malacca Bhd ranks #563 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, United Malacca Bhd has a GF Score™ of 80/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does United Malacca Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, United Malacca Bhd ranks #563 out of 1849 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts United Malacca Bhd in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on United Malacca Bhd and its competitors. United Malacca Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is United Malacca Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM6.56, compared to a current price of RM5.90 — trading 10.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.75. United Malacca Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 80/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.75 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, United Malacca Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM5.90 is trading 10.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM6.56. GuruFocus considers United Malacca Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:2593:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.75
  • GF Value™: RM6.56 vs. price of RM5.90 (10.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 80/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:2593 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


United Malacca Bhd Business Description

Address 6th Floor, No. 61, Jalan Melaka Raya 8, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka, MLA, MYS, 75000
United Malacca Bhd is a Malaysia based oil palm cultivation company. The company's operating segment includes Plantation which includes cultivation of oil palm and palm oil milling and Investment holding. It generates maximum revenue from the Plantation segment. Geographically, it derives a majority revenue from Malaysia and also has a presence in Indonesia.
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