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FGV Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5222) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is FGV Holdings 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5222' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49   Med: -2.86   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FGV Holdings Bhd was -2.08. The lowest was -3.49. And the median was -2.86.


FGV Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FGV Holdings 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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FGV Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

FGV Holdings 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 -3.06 -2.92 -2.63 -2.44 -2.80

FGV Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.44 -3.11 -2.93 -2.39 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of FGV Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, FGV Holdings 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.


FGV Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, FGV Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



FGV Holdings 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 FGV Holdings 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 * 0.9894+0.528 * 1.6016+0.404 * 1.0758+0.892 * 0.7574+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2939+4.679 * -0.083841-0.327 * 0.9873
=-2.80

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM1,495 Mil.
Revenue was 5364.702 + 4907.048 + 4494.841 + 4592.595 = RM19,359 Mil.
Gross Profit was 540.257 + 439.463 + 289.625 + 304.193 = RM1,574 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM4,950 Mil.
Total Assets was RM17,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM10,104 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1,152 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM4,241 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM4,773 Mil.
Net Income was 70.441 + 31.982 + -12.897 + 12.092 = RM102 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 833.389 + 338.625 + 79.738 + 298.871 = RM1,551 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM1,996 Mil.
Revenue was 6098.467 + 6182.26 + 7427.055 + 5853.761 = RM25,562 Mil.
Gross Profit was 805.157 + 737.763 + 945.983 + 838.721 = RM3,328 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM6,061 Mil.
Total Assets was RM18,111 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM9,879 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1,176 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM5,166 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM4,402 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)
=(1495.355 / 19359.186) / (1995.596 / 25561.543)
=0.077243 / 0.07807
=0.9894

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)
=(3327.624 / 25561.543) / (1573.538 / 19359.186)
=0.130181 / 0.081281
=1.6016

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 - (4950.235 + 10104.238) / 17282.753) / (1 - (6061.432 + 9878.767) / 18110.626)
=0.128931 / 0.119843
=1.0758

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
=19359.186 / 25561.543
=0.7574

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 + 9878.767)) / (0 / (0 + 10104.238))
=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)
=(1152.069 / 19359.186) / (1175.669 / 25561.543)
=0.05951 / 0.045994
=1.2939

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)
=((4773.087 + 4241.406) / 17282.753) / ((4402.267 + 5165.663) / 18110.626)
=0.521589 / 0.528305
=0.9873

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
=(101.618 - 0 - 1550.623) / 17282.753
=-0.083841

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.

FGV Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FGV Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5222) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Raja Laut, Level 21, Wisma FGV, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50350
FGV Holdings Bhd operates an agri-business conglomerate and specializes in oil palm plantations and refineries, rubber production, and sugar products. It has four operating segments; Plantation Sector includes cultivation, harvesting, and production of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) and processing of FFB into crude palm oil and palm kernel, refining of CPO, fractionation of refined bleached deodorized palm oil and Palm Olein, fertilizers processing, rubber processing and production, sale of planting materials and security, Sugar Sector includes refining, sales, and marketing of refined sugar and molasses, Logistics and Other sectors include Bulking and transportation facilities and services, engineering services, information technology, and travel, and Corporate HQ, Others, and Elimination.

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