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Sentral REIT (XKLS:5123) Beneish M-Score : -1.05 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Sentral REIT 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 -1.05 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:5123' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.08   Max: -1.05
Current: -1.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sentral REIT was -1.05. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.08.


Sentral REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sentral REIT'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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Sentral REIT Beneish M-Score Chart

Sentral REIT Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.20 -1.86 -2.24 -2.16 -1.05

Sentral REIT Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.16 -2.43 -2.45 -2.83 -1.05

Competitive Comparison of Sentral REIT's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Office subindustry, Sentral REIT'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.


Sentral REIT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Sentral REIT's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Sentral REIT 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 Sentral REIT 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 * 1.0511+0.528 * 0.9972+0.404 * 1.0005+0.892 * 1.2018+0.115 * 1.3031
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8766+4.679 * -0.017452-0.327 * 0.9743
=-2.27

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM3.9 Mil.
Revenue was 48.209 + 47.89 + 49.031 + 49.689 = RM194.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.661 + 33.553 + 33.965 + 34.232 = RM134.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM93.2 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,615.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM363.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM825.0 Mil.
Net Income was 17.893 + 20.502 + 20.526 + 19.895 = RM78.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 33.369 + 28.868 + 34.531 + 27.698 = RM124.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM3.1 Mil.
Revenue was 46.663 + 39.776 + 38.19 + 37.477 = RM162.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.654 + 26.796 + 26.003 + 26.073 = RM111.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM94.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,616.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM0.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM54.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1,165.1 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)
=(3.882 / 194.819) / (3.073 / 162.106)
=0.019926 / 0.018957
=1.0511

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)
=(111.526 / 162.106) / (134.411 / 194.819)
=0.687982 / 0.689928
=0.9972

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 - (93.239 + 0.013) / 2615.752) / (1 - (94.533 + 0.012) / 2616.045)
=0.96435 / 0.96386
=1.0005

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
=194.819 / 162.106
=1.2018

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))
=(0.025 / (0.025 + 0.012)) / (0.014 / (0.014 + 0.013))
=0.675676 / 0.518519
=1.3031

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)
=(1.3 / 194.819) / (1.234 / 162.106)
=0.006673 / 0.007612
=0.8766

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)
=((825.031 + 363.11) / 2615.752) / ((1165.132 + 54.509) / 2616.045)
=0.454225 / 0.466216
=0.9743

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
=(78.816 - 0 - 124.466) / 2615.752
=-0.017452

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.

Sentral REIT has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sentral REIT Business Description

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No. 203, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Level 33A, Menara NU 2, Kuala Lumpur Sentral, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50470
Sentral REIT, formerly MRCB-Quill REIT is a real estate investment trust. The company is engaged in the acquisition of an investment in commercial properties including office, retail assets, car park, and other commercial buildings. Its properties are in Cyberjaya, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, and Penang. MRCB-Quill tenant mix includes oil and gas, retail, government-linked office, logistics, banking, insurance, information technology/electronics, automotive, property/construction, education, services, manufacturing, and fast-moving consumer goods.

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