Edaran Bhd (XKLS:5036) Beneish M-Score: -3.44 (As of Jul. 05, 2026)


XKLS:5036 Edaran Bhd XKLS:5036
66 GF Score
Price RM1.16
GF Value RM1.54
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Edaran Bhd Beneish M-Score?

Edaran Bhd XKLS:5036 66 Beneish M-Score is -3.44 as of Jul. 05, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5036 with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of RM1.54 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,628 Software companies, Edaran Bhd ranks better than 87.18% 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 -3.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5036' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.65   Med: -2.17   Max: 39.58
Current: -3.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Edaran Bhd was 39.58. The lowest was -5.65. And the median was -2.17.


Edaran Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Edaran 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.

Edaran Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Edaran Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.36 -0.99 -3.35 -1.69 -4.31

Edaran 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 -4.04 -4.31 -4.37 -3.83 -3.44

XKLS:5036 vs IBM, ACN, FISV: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Edaran 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.


Edaran Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Edaran Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Edaran 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 Edaran 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 * 1.3071+0.528 * 1.0737+0.404 * 0.0415+0.892 * 1.0478+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9797+4.679 * -0.205815-0.327 * 0.9415
=-3.44

* 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 RM31.0 Mil.
Revenue was 35.352 + 37.414 + 36.649 + 33.069 = RM142.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.968 + 11.991 + 10.88 + 11.757 = RM47.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM66.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM162.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM96.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM28.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM61.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM63.9 Mil.
Net Income was 0.942 + 1.055 + 1.072 + 1.321 = RM4.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -20.129 + 32.707 + 13.33 + 11.983 = RM37.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM22.7 Mil.
Revenue was 34.321 + 34.47 + 31.096 + 36.095 = RM136.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.338 + 14.393 + 10.931 + 11.112 = RM48.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM67.2 Mil.
Total Assets was RM197.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM130.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM27.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM63.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM97.8 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)
=(31.021 / 142.484) / (22.65 / 135.982)
=0.217716 / 0.166566
=1.3071

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)
=(48.774 / 135.982) / (47.596 / 142.484)
=0.35868 / 0.334045
=1.0737

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 - (66.451 + 96.319) / 162.772) / (1 - (67.199 + 130.045) / 197.301)
=1.2E-5 / 0.000289
=0.0415

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
=142.484 / 135.982
=1.0478

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 + 130.045)) / (0 / (0 + 96.319))
=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)
=(28.321 / 142.484) / (27.589 / 135.982)
=0.198766 / 0.202887
=0.9797

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)
=((63.878 + 61.706) / 162.772) / ((97.785 + 63.901) / 197.301)
=0.771533 / 0.819489
=0.9415

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
=(4.39 - 0 - 37.891) / 162.772
=-0.205815

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.

Edaran Bhd has a M-score of -3.44 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 -3.44 mean?
Edaran Bhd (XKLS:5036) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.44 as of Jul. 05, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Edaran Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Edaran Bhd ranks #337 out of 2628 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 12.8%.
Is Edaran Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
Edaran Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -3.44. Based on the distribution chart, Edaran Bhd ranks #337 out of 2628 companies in the Software industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Edaran Bhd has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Edaran Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to IBM and ACN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Edaran Bhd ranks #337 out of 2628 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Edaran Bhd in the top 13% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Software company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Software 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 Edaran Bhd and its competitors. Edaran Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -3.44. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Edaran Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Edaran Bhd (XKLS:5036) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.54, compared to a current price of RM1.16 — trading 24.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.44. Edaran Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 7 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 Edaran Bhd (XKLS:5036), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.44 as of Jul. 05, 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 Edaran Bhd (XKLS:5036) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Edaran Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM1.16 is trading 24.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.54. GuruFocus considers Edaran Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5036:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.44
  • GF Value™: RM1.54 vs. price of RM1.16 (24.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5036 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Edaran Bhd Business Description

Address Jalan 4/76C, No. 2, Desa Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 55100
Edaran Bhd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it is engaged in the following reportable segments: Information technology and services, Telecommunications, Investment holding, and Lifestyle. Information technology includes provisioning, installation, commissioning, integration, and maintenance of information technology products and related services. The Telecommunication segment includes provisioning, installation, commissioning, and maintenance of power supply equipment for telecommunication systems and integration and maintenance of telecommunication equipment, and the Lifestyle segment involves lifestyle activities. The company derives its key revenue from the Information technology services segment. Geographically, all of its revenue is derived from Malaysia.
66GF Score

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