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Jaks Resources Bhd (XKLS:4723) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Jaks Resources 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:4723' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.41   Med: -2.17   Max: -0.42
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jaks Resources Bhd was -0.42. The lowest was -10.41. And the median was -2.17.


Jaks Resources Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jaks Resources 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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Jaks Resources Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Jaks Resources Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.00 -0.42 -2.24 -2.03 -2.72

Jaks Resources Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.03 - - - -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Jaks Resources Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Jaks Resources 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.


Jaks Resources Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

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

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



Jaks Resources 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 Jaks Resources 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 * 1.934+0.528 * 0.2056+0.404 * 1.0473+0.892 * 0.4179+0.115 * 0.9603
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.4299+4.679 * 0.011721-0.327 * 0.9438
=-2.72

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM472.74 Mil.
Revenue was RM39.56 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM31.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM594.45 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,389.17 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM298.65 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM20.42 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM100.34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM550.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM420.58 Mil.
Net Income was RM16.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM-11.26 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM584.88 Mil.
Revenue was RM94.65 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM15.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM713.75 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,378.82 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM242.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM15.90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM98.81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM591.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM432.93 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)
=(472.735 / 39.556) / (584.875 / 94.65)
=11.951031 / 6.179345
=1.934

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)
=(15.361 / 94.65) / (31.22 / 39.556)
=0.162293 / 0.789261
=0.2056

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 - (594.453 + 298.651) / 2389.174) / (1 - (713.75 + 242.798) / 2378.824)
=0.626187 / 0.59789
=1.0473

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
=39.556 / 94.65
=0.4179

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))
=(15.897 / (15.897 + 242.798)) / (20.417 / (20.417 + 298.651))
=0.061451 / 0.063989
=0.9603

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)
=(100.335 / 39.556) / (98.805 / 94.65)
=2.53653 / 1.043899
=2.4299

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)
=((420.581 + 550.216) / 2389.174) / ((432.933 + 591.187) / 2378.824)
=0.406332 / 0.430515
=0.9438

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
=(16.744 - 0 - -11.26) / 2389.174
=0.011721

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.

Jaks Resources Bhd has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jaks Resources Bhd (XKLS:4723) Business Description

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Address
Jalan 13/6, Pacific Towers, Unit B-09-28, Tower B, Section 13, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46200
Jaks Resources Bhd is an investment holding company. It is organized into five segments: Manufacturing segment, which comprises mainly manufacturing of pipes; Trading segment comprising trading in sheet piles, steel bars, mild steel, and special pipes, other steel related products, building materials, and supply of products for water supply industry; Construction segment, which is the key revenue driver, mainly includes the provision of sub-contracting activities, general contractor, supplier of building materials and others; Property Development and Property Investment segment engaged in the development of residential and commercial properties and management of development shopping mall; and Others. Its geographical segments include Malaysia and Vietnam.

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