Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:3476) Beneish M-Score: -2.50 (As of Jun. 24, 2026)


XKLS:3476 Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd XKLS:3476
74 GF Score
Price RM5.24
GF Value RM5.19
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Beneish M-Score?

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd XKLS:3476 74 Beneish M-Score is -2.50 as of Jun. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:3476 with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of RM5.19 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,849 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd ranks worse than 51.97% 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:3476' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.13
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd was -1.13. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.48.


Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Keck Seng (Malaysia) 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.

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Keck Seng (Malaysia) 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 -2.49 -2.50 -1.52 -2.56 -2.53

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.46 -2.80 -2.43 -2.53 -2.50

XKLS:3476 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Keck Seng (Malaysia) 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.


Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Keck Seng (Malaysia) 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 Keck Seng (Malaysia) 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 * 1.107+0.528 * 0.9639+0.404 * 0.9957+0.892 * 0.9312+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0892+4.679 * 0.001142-0.327 * 1.0868
=-2.50

* 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 RM85 Mil.
Revenue was 296.057 + 423.696 + 393.509 + 419.225 = RM1,532 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.448 + 91.143 + 107.81 + 90.055 = RM362 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,776 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,241 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM481 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM154 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM274 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3 Mil.
Net Income was 33.29 + 13.159 + 53.898 + 24.437 = RM125 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.809 + 58.46 + -0.008 + 51.821 = RM121 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM83 Mil.
Revenue was 396.171 + 407.275 + 440.833 + 401.348 = RM1,646 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.68 + 96.861 + 95.344 + 103.276 = RM375 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,685 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,171 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM520 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM152 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM190 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM60 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)
=(85.255 / 1532.487) / (82.703 / 1645.627)
=0.055632 / 0.050256
=1.107

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)
=(375.161 / 1645.627) / (362.456 / 1532.487)
=0.227975 / 0.236515
=0.9639

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 - (1776.047 + 480.782) / 3241.038) / (1 - (1684.612 + 519.591) / 3171.385)
=0.303671 / 0.304971
=0.9957

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
=1532.487 / 1645.627
=0.9312

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))
=(0 / (0 + 519.591)) / (0 / (0 + 480.782))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(154.372 / 1532.487) / (152.189 / 1645.627)
=0.100733 / 0.092481
=1.0892

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)
=((3.422 + 273.86) / 3241.038) / ((59.615 + 190.032) / 3171.385)
=0.085553 / 0.078719
=1.0868

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
=(124.784 - 0 - 121.082) / 3241.038
=0.001142

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.

Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd has a M-score of -2.50 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 -2.50 mean?
Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:3476) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.50 as of Jun. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd ranks #961 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 52%.
Is Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.50. Based on the distribution chart, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd ranks #961 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd ranks #961 out of 1849 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd in the lower 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 Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd and its competitors. Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:3476) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM5.19, compared to a current price of RM5.24 — trading 1% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.50. Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:3476), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.50 as of Jun. 24, 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 Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:3476) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of RM5.24 is trading 1% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM5.19. GuruFocus considers Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:3476:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.50
  • GF Value™: RM5.19 vs. price of RM5.24 (1% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:3476 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd Business Description

Address 8 1/2 miles off Kong Kong Road, Masai, JHR, MYS, 81757
Keck Seng (Malaysia) Bhd is engaged in cultivation of oil palm, processing and marketing of refined palm oil products, property development, property investment and share investment. The companies segments include Manufacturing segment engaged in processing and marketing of refined palm oil products; Hotels segment engaged in operations of hotels and golf resort; Property segment engaged in property development and investment; and Plantations segment engaged in cultivation of oil palm. Majority of the revenue is derived from the Plantations and Manufacturing segment. Geographically the company operates in Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, and United States of America.
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