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Uoa Development Bhd (XKLS:5200) Beneish M-Score : -1.41 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Uoa Development 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 -1.41 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:5200' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.1   Max: -1.41
Current: -1.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Uoa Development Bhd was -1.41. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.10.


Uoa Development Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Uoa Development 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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Uoa Development Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Uoa Development 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 -2.54 -2.06 -3.26 -2.85 -1.41

Uoa Development 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 -2.85 -2.93 -2.68 -2.10 -1.41

Competitive Comparison of Uoa Development Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Uoa Development 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.


Uoa Development Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Uoa Development Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Uoa Development 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 Uoa Development 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 * 1.434+0.528 * 1.2155+0.404 * 1.0187+0.892 * 1.3663+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.715+4.679 * 0.040837-0.327 * 1.0636
=-1.41

* 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 RM350.2 Mil.
Revenue was 234.862 + 141.366 + 99.217 + 70.253 = RM545.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 87.792 + 43.227 + 37.168 + 27.027 = RM195.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM3,646.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM6,388.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM380.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM188.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM490.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.9 Mil.
Net Income was 128.207 + 48.342 + 61.053 + 49.701 = RM287.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12.566 + -4.945 + 2.031 + 16.757 = RM26.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM178.7 Mil.
Revenue was 109.012 + 107.048 + 98.097 + 85.235 = RM399.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.508 + 40.507 + 41.52 + 38.133 = RM173.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM3,499.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM6,081.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM374.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM192.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM439.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.4 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)
=(350.158 / 545.698) / (178.713 / 399.392)
=0.64167 / 0.447463
=1.434

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)
=(173.668 / 399.392) / (195.214 / 545.698)
=0.434831 / 0.357733
=1.2155

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 - (3646.496 + 380.276) / 6388.657) / (1 - (3499.69 + 374.415) / 6081.074)
=0.3697 / 0.362924
=1.0187

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
=545.698 / 399.392
=1.3663

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 + 374.415)) / (0 / (0 + 380.276))
=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)
=(187.962 / 545.698) / (192.414 / 399.392)
=0.344443 / 0.481767
=0.715

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)
=((0.931 + 490.18) / 6388.657) / ((0.442 + 439.047) / 6081.074)
=0.076872 / 0.072272
=1.0636

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
=(287.303 - 0 - 26.409) / 6388.657
=0.040837

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.

Uoa Development Bhd has a M-score of -1.41 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Uoa Development Bhd Business Description

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Address
No. 8, Jalan Kerinchi, Lobby A, Avenue 10, The Vertical, UOA Corporate Tower, Bangsar South City, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 59200
UOA Development Bhd is an investment holding company based in Malaysia. The company mainly engages in property development through its subsidiaries and associate companies. Its real estate projects cover both commercial and residential properties, and it operates primarily in Malaysia. UOA Development is a subsidiary of the UOA Holdings Group, a property group based in Malaysia. The company has three segments that include Property development which focuses on building residential and commercial properties. Construction - which involves constructing residential and commercial properties. Others - which include hospitality, healthcare, training services, and investing in properties for rental income, capital appreciation, or both.

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