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Hextar Global Bhd (XKLS:5151) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Hextar Global 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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5151' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.03   Med: -2.43   Max: 0.29
Current: -2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hextar Global Bhd was 0.29. The lowest was -4.03. And the median was -2.43.


Hextar Global Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hextar Global 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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Hextar Global Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Hextar Global Bhd 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 -2.52 -1.57 -3.13 -2.28 -2.34

Hextar Global Bhd 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 -2.28 -1.94 -2.05 -2.27 -2.34

Competitive Comparison of Hextar Global Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Hextar Global 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.


Hextar Global Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Hextar Global Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hextar Global 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 Hextar Global 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 * 1.0246+0.528 * 1.126+0.404 * 1.1295+0.892 * 1.3726+0.115 * 0.8687
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0102+4.679 * -0.069112-0.327 * 0.9865
=-2.34

* 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 RM250.4 Mil.
Revenue was 220.114 + 252.962 + 212.963 + 232.269 = RM918.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 51.544 + 66.802 + 70.529 + 59.35 = RM248.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM469.1 Mil.
Total Assets was RM825.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM175.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM19.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM133.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM409.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM150.5 Mil.
Net Income was 8.133 + 19.708 + 19.159 + 12.144 = RM59.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12.69 + 16.465 + 49.114 + 37.938 = RM116.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM178.0 Mil.
Revenue was 213.88 + 182.937 + 133.48 + 138.742 = RM669.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.605 + 55.765 + 41.729 + 37.527 = RM203.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM535.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM878.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM172.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM16.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM96.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM445.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM158.7 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)
=(250.377 / 918.308) / (178.034 / 669.039)
=0.27265 / 0.266104
=1.0246

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)
=(203.626 / 669.039) / (248.225 / 918.308)
=0.304356 / 0.270307
=1.126

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 - (469.071 + 175.089) / 825.665) / (1 - (535.481 + 172.17) / 878.653)
=0.219829 / 0.194618
=1.1295

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
=918.308 / 669.039
=1.3726

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))
=(16.388 / (16.388 + 172.17)) / (19.466 / (19.466 + 175.089))
=0.086912 / 0.100054
=0.8687

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)
=(133.481 / 918.308) / (96.266 / 669.039)
=0.145355 / 0.143887
=1.0102

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)
=((150.494 + 409.489) / 825.665) / ((158.719 + 445.386) / 878.653)
=0.678221 / 0.687535
=0.9865

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
=(59.144 - 0 - 116.207) / 825.665
=-0.069112

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.

Hextar Global Bhd has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hextar Global Bhd Business Description

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No. 64, Jalan Bayu Laut 4/KS09, Kota Bayuemas, Klang, SGR, MYS, 41200
Hextar Global Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company. The company through its subsidiaries is involved in the trading and distribution of agrochemicals and fertilizers, manufacturing and trading of healthcare disposable products and agro-based technology. It has five operating segments include Investment holding, Agriculture, Specialty chemicals, and Fruits, Consumer products. The maximum revenue is generated from the Agriculture segment. It operates principally in Malaysia. Its product distributions are channeled through distributors, hypermarkets, supermarkets and dealer networks in all major towns in Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak.

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