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Seremban Engineering Bhd (XKLS:5163) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Seremban Engineering 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5163' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5277.24   Med: -2.14   Max: -0.76
Current: -2.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Seremban Engineering Bhd was -0.76. The lowest was -5277.24. And the median was -2.14.


Seremban Engineering Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seremban Engineering 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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Seremban Engineering Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Seremban Engineering Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.14 -1.74 -1.58 -0.76 -2.68

Seremban Engineering 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 - - -2.68 - -

Competitive Comparison of Seremban Engineering Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Seremban Engineering 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.


Seremban Engineering Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Seremban Engineering Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Seremban Engineering 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 Seremban Engineering 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 * 0.9854+0.528 * 0.8583+0.404 * 0.6954+0.892 * 1.0725+0.115 * 0.9973
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9323+4.679 * -0.013075-0.327 * 1.0155
=-2.68

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM127.6 Mil.
Revenue was RM294.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM14.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM167.8 Mil.
Total Assets was RM202.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM33.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM163.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.9 Mil.
Net Income was RM3.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM5.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM120.7 Mil.
Revenue was RM274.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM11.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM139.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM173.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM32.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM6.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM135.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM4.7 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)
=(127.587 / 294.125) / (120.733 / 274.255)
=0.433785 / 0.440222
=0.9854

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)
=(11.676 / 274.255) / (14.59 / 294.125)
=0.042574 / 0.049605
=0.8583

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 - (167.799 + 33.144) / 202.221) / (1 - (139.669 + 32.609) / 173.858)
=0.00632 / 0.009088
=0.6954

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
=294.125 / 274.255
=1.0725

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))
=(1.762 / (1.762 + 32.609)) / (1.796 / (1.796 + 33.144))
=0.051264 / 0.051402
=0.9973

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)
=(6.567 / 294.125) / (6.568 / 274.255)
=0.022327 / 0.023949
=0.9323

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)
=((1.92 + 163.025) / 202.221) / ((4.683 + 134.968) / 173.858)
=0.815667 / 0.803247
=1.0155

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
=(3.07 - 0 - 5.714) / 202.221
=-0.013075

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.

Seremban Engineering Bhd has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Seremban Engineering Bhd Business Description

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Address
Lot 1A - 1C, Lorong Bunga Tanjung 1/3, Senawang Industrial Park, Seremban, NSN, MYS, 70400
Seremban Engineering Bhd is engaged in providing engineering services including fabrication, engineering support, maintenance, and shutdown work for oil and fats, palm oil refineries, water treatment, food, chemical plants, and oil and gas industries. The products and services provided by the company include the Design, fabrication, and installation of unfired pressure vessels, reactors, heat exchangers, oil heaters, towers and columns, deodorisers, and receiver tanks, Fabrication and erection of steel structures and platforms and the Fabrication and piping works. Geographically, the company operates in Asia, Europe, Malaysia, and Singapore of which Malaysia generates the maximum revenue.

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