Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd (XKLS:3042) Beneish M-Score: -2.86 (As of Sep. 12, 2026)

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XKLS:3042 Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd XKLS:3042
71 GF Score
Price RM3.47
GF Value RM3.72
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd Beneish M-Score?

Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd XKLS:3042 +0.58% 71 Beneish M-Score is -2.86 as of Sep. 12, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:3042 with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of RM3.72 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 829 Oil & Gas companies, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd ranks better than 67.43% 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 -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:3042' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.87   Med: -2.25   Max: 0.53
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd was 0.53. The lowest was -4.87. And the median was -2.25.


Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing 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.

Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.28 -1.04 -2.29 -2.41 -4.87

Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -3.01 -3.23 -4.87 -3.81 -2.86

XKLS:3042 vs MPC, VLO, PSX: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing 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.


Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing 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 Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing 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 * 0.8746+0.528 * 0.9789+0.404 * 0.8957+0.892 * 1.0204+0.115 * 1.1704
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2757+4.679 * -0.026985-0.327 * 1.2165
=-2.86

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM650 Mil.
Revenue was 4716.434 + 2941.552 + 3081.642 + 3410.183 = RM14,150 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.359 + -3.292 + 105.426 + 196.577 = RM303 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,123 Mil.
Total Assets was RM4,431 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,651 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM114 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,596 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM89 Mil.
Net Income was -34.478 + -35.04 + 43.779 + 80.347 = RM55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -514.873 + 343.818 + 260.68 + 84.544 = RM174 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM728 Mil.
Revenue was 3260.51 + 3672.502 + 3119.997 + 3814.541 = RM13,868 Mil.
Gross Profit was 102.954 + 165.571 + -16.711 + 38.959 = RM291 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,786 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,927 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,491 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM122 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,166 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM61 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)
=(649.865 / 14149.811) / (728.261 / 13867.55)
=0.045927 / 0.052515
=0.8746

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)
=(290.773 / 13867.55) / (303.07 / 14149.811)
=0.020968 / 0.021419
=0.9789

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 - (2122.99 + 1650.744) / 4430.707) / (1 - (1786.149 + 1490.951) / 3927.226)
=0.148277 / 0.165543
=0.8957

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
=14149.811 / 13867.55
=1.0204

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))
=(121.979 / (121.979 + 1490.951)) / (114.031 / (114.031 + 1650.744))
=0.075626 / 0.064615
=1.1704

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)
=(45.831 / 14149.811) / (35.208 / 13867.55)
=0.003239 / 0.002539
=1.2757

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)
=((88.693 + 1595.607) / 4430.707) / ((61.457 + 1165.793) / 3927.226)
=0.380142 / 0.312498
=1.2165

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
=(54.608 - 0 - 174.169) / 4430.707
=-0.026985

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.

Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd has a M-score of -2.86 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 -2.86 mean?
Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd (XKLS:3042) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.86 as of Sep. 12, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd ranks #270 out of 829 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 32.6%.
Is Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.86. Based on the distribution chart, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd ranks #270 out of 829 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to MPC and VLO?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd ranks #270 out of 829 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing 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 an Oil & Gas company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Oil & Gas 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 Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd and its competitors. Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.86. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd (XKLS:3042) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM3.72, compared to a current price of RM3.47 — trading 6.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.86. Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 6 warning signs to review. 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 Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd (XKLS:3042), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.86 as of Sep. 12, 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 Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd (XKLS:3042) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM3.47 is trading 6.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM3.72. GuruFocus considers Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:3042:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.86
  • GF Value™: RM3.72 vs. price of RM3.47 (6.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:3042 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd Business Description

Industry EnergyOil & Gas
Address No. 46, Jalan Dungun, Level 12A, Menara I & P, Tower 1, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50490
Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd is an oil company engaged in manufacturing and marketing a wide range of petroleum products, which include Gasoline, Automotive Diesel Oil (ADO), Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Jet Fuel, Naphtha, and Low Sulphur Waxy Residue. The company generates revenue from the sale of petroleum products to Retail and Commercial customers in various geographical locations. Geographically, a majority of its revenue is derived from Malaysia and the rest from Singapore.
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