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Gas Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:5209) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Gas Malaysia 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5209' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.62   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.17
Current: -2.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gas Malaysia Bhd was -1.17. The lowest was -3.62. And the median was -2.59.


Gas Malaysia Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gas Malaysia 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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Gas Malaysia Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Gas Malaysia Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.47 -3.04 -3.14 -2.77 -2.75

Gas Malaysia Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.35 -2.78 -2.83 -2.75 -2.93

Competitive Comparison of Gas Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Gas Malaysia 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.


Gas Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Gas Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Gas Malaysia 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 Gas Malaysia 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 * 0.8456+0.528 * 0.9368+0.404 * 0.8923+0.892 * 0.9045+0.115 * 1.065
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1985+4.679 * -0.027549-0.327 * 0.9711
=-2.93

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM696 Mil.
Revenue was 1872.612 + 1801.518 + 1816.83 + 2020.758 = RM7,512 Mil.
Gross Profit was 154.615 + 168.213 + 129.661 + 151.589 = RM604 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,487 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,339 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,761 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM105 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,771 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM82 Mil.
Net Income was 102.634 + 104.33 + 86.162 + 97.811 = RM391 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 131.978 + 92.312 + 56.555 + 202.075 = RM483 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM910 Mil.
Revenue was 2439.815 + 2223.269 + 1864.831 + 1777.111 = RM8,305 Mil.
Gross Profit was 144.217 + 166.932 + 155.041 + 159.502 = RM626 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,502 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,229 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,629 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM85 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,764 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM82 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)
=(696.352 / 7511.718) / (910.448 / 8305.026)
=0.092702 / 0.109626
=0.8456

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)
=(625.692 / 8305.026) / (604.078 / 7511.718)
=0.075339 / 0.080418
=0.9368

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 - (1487.205 + 1760.962) / 3338.843) / (1 - (1502.254 + 1628.713) / 3229.25)
=0.027158 / 0.030435
=0.8923

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
=7511.718 / 8305.026
=0.9045

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))
=(103.538 / (103.538 + 1628.713)) / (104.705 / (104.705 + 1760.962))
=0.059771 / 0.056122
=1.065

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)
=(92.289 / 7511.718) / (85.134 / 8305.026)
=0.012286 / 0.010251
=1.1985

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)
=((81.924 + 1770.8) / 3338.843) / ((81.694 + 1763.637) / 3229.25)
=0.5549 / 0.571443
=0.9711

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
=(390.937 - 0 - 482.92) / 3338.843
=-0.027549

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.

Gas Malaysia Bhd has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Gas Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:5209) Business Description

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Number 5, Jalan Serendah 26/17, Seksyen 26, Shah Alam, SGR, MYS, 40732
Gas Malaysia Bhd is a Malaysian gas utility company of which the shareholder is the state-owned Malaysian energy corporation, Petronas. Gas Malaysia is involved in the distribution and sale of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) within the Natural Gas Distribution System in Peninsular Malaysia. The company segments its operations into Natural Gas and LPG and Others. Nearly all of Gas Malaysia's revenue is derived from its Natural Gas and LPG division. Within this unit, the sale of natural gas generates the vast majority of revenue. Malaysia Gas also receives revenue from sales of LPG, the construction of pipelines, and pipeline usage tolling fees. While the company serves a variety of industrial and commercial consumers, its customers are residential entities.

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