GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Consumer Defensive » Consumer Packaged Goods » Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:4316) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:4316) Beneish M-Score : -1.13 (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1973. Start your Free Trial

What is Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) 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 -1.13 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:4316' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.22   Med: -2.19   Max: 0.82
Current: -1.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd was 0.82. The lowest was -3.22. And the median was -2.19.


Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sin Heng Chan (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.

* Premium members only.

Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.44 -2.45 -3.22 -1.85 -2.10

Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -2.17 -2.10 -1.69 -0.89 -1.13

Competitive Comparison of Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Sin Heng Chan (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.


Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Sin Heng Chan (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 Sin Heng Chan (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 * 2.1828+0.528 * 1.9571+0.404 * 0.9904+0.892 * 0.7753+0.115 * 0.9542
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4989+4.679 * 0.012865-0.327 * 1.0176
=-1.13

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM13.73 Mil.
Revenue was 11.441 + 10.963 + 10.153 + 11.519 = RM44.08 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.87 + 1.889 + 1.814 + 3.146 = RM8.72 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM67.24 Mil.
Total Assets was RM458.77 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM93.94 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM8.43 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM10.12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM30.45 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM152.37 Mil.
Net Income was 3.67 + 1.084 + 1.135 + 2.074 = RM7.96 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 3.178 + -1.083 + 0.641 + -0.675 = RM2.06 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM8.11 Mil.
Revenue was 12.087 + 16.873 + 13.905 + 13.988 = RM56.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.787 + 7.321 + 5.856 + 7.047 = RM22.01 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM65.55 Mil.
Total Assets was RM440.09 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM86.32 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM7.36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM8.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM17.52 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM154.82 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)
=(13.731 / 44.076) / (8.114 / 56.853)
=0.31153 / 0.142719
=2.1828

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)
=(22.011 / 56.853) / (8.719 / 44.076)
=0.387156 / 0.197817
=1.9571

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 - (67.242 + 93.941) / 458.773) / (1 - (65.545 + 86.316) / 440.089)
=0.648665 / 0.654931
=0.9904

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
=44.076 / 56.853
=0.7753

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))
=(7.359 / (7.359 + 86.316)) / (8.428 / (8.428 + 93.941))
=0.078559 / 0.08233
=0.9542

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)
=(10.119 / 44.076) / (8.708 / 56.853)
=0.229581 / 0.153167
=1.4989

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)
=((152.365 + 30.454) / 458.773) / ((154.821 + 17.523) / 440.089)
=0.398496 / 0.391612
=1.0176

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
=(7.963 - 0 - 2.061) / 458.773
=0.012865

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.

Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd has a M-score of -1.13 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:4316) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
No. 2, Lorong Dungun Kiri, Level 3, Wisma E & C, Damansara Heights, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50490
Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd is an agri-based group of companies engaged in oil palm plantation related activities and sale of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and Energy and Facility Management. The company's operating segments consist of Plantation, Energy and facilities management, Investment holding, and Others. The Maximum revenue is generated from the Plantation segment.

Sin Heng Chan (Malaysia) Bhd (XKLS:4316) Headlines

No Headlines