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Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd (XKLS:5152) Beneish M-Score : -1.53 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Muar Ban Lee Group 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 -1.53 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:5152' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.1   Max: -0.39
Current: -1.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd was -0.39. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.10.


Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Muar Ban Lee Group 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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Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Muar Ban Lee Group 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 -1.91 -2.27 -2.57 -1.14 -1.53

Muar Ban Lee Group 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 -1.14 -1.08 -0.94 -1.98 -1.53

Competitive Comparison of Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Muar Ban Lee Group 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.


Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Muar Ban Lee Group 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 Muar Ban Lee Group 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 * 1.3874+0.528 * 0.8943+0.404 * 1.2747+0.892 * 0.8916+0.115 * 0.921
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8766+4.679 * 0.110201-0.327 * 0.6615
=-1.53

* 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 RM65.3 Mil.
Revenue was 50.244 + 91.621 + 46.365 + 60.868 = RM249.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.169 + 30.226 + 13.815 + 18.799 = RM78.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM197.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM349.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM84.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM40.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM74.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.5 Mil.
Net Income was 4.047 + 15.322 + 12.977 + 4.161 = RM36.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 14.722 + 0.244 + 0.901 + -17.875 = RM-2.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM52.8 Mil.
Revenue was 70.154 + 74.582 + 68.096 + 66.538 = RM279.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 30.216 + 20.281 + 14.402 + 13.343 = RM78.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM230.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM359.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM74.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM4.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM51.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM122.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM7.6 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)
=(65.277 / 249.098) / (52.769 / 279.37)
=0.262053 / 0.188886
=1.3874

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)
=(78.242 / 279.37) / (78.009 / 249.098)
=0.280066 / 0.313166
=0.8943

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 - (197.707 + 84.776) / 349.497) / (1 - (230.587 + 74.663) / 359.297)
=0.191744 / 0.150424
=1.2747

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
=249.098 / 279.37
=0.8916

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))
=(4.534 / (4.534 + 74.663)) / (5.619 / (5.619 + 84.776))
=0.05725 / 0.062161
=0.921

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)
=(40.299 / 249.098) / (51.559 / 279.37)
=0.16178 / 0.184555
=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)
=((9.51 + 74.39) / 349.497) / ((7.56 + 122.83) / 359.297)
=0.240059 / 0.362903
=0.6615

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
=(36.507 - 0 - -2.008) / 349.497
=0.110201

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.

Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd has a M-score of -1.53 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd Business Description

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Address
JR52, Lot 1818, Jalan Raja, Kawasan Perindustrian Bukit Pasir, Johor Darul Takzim, Muar, JHR, MYS, 84300
Muar Ban Lee Group Bhd is a palm oil machinery manufacturing company. The segments of the company are Investment holding which consists of investment holding and provision of management services; Manufacturing which relates to the manufacturing of oilseed expeller, automated kernel crushing plants, and related parts; the Oil mining segment is engaged in the business of palm kernel crushing plant where crude palm kernel oil is extracted from palm kernel; Plantation is engaged in oil palm plantation; the Trading segment is engaged in wholesale trade in agriculture machineries and engineering parts. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the Manufacturing segment. Geographically the company generates the majority of its revenue from Indonesia.

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