Westports Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5246) Beneish M-Score: -2.28 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


XKLS:5246 Westports Holdings Bhd XKLS:5246
86 GF Score
Price RM6.05
GF Value RM6.26
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Westports Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score?

Westports Holdings Bhd XKLS:5246 +0.83% 86 Beneish M-Score is -2.28 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5246 with a GF Score™ of 86/100 and a GF Value™ of RM6.26 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 966 Transportation companies, Westports Holdings Bhd ranks worse than 70.19% on this metric.

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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5246' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.84   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.97
Current: -2.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Westports Holdings Bhd was -1.97. The lowest was -3.84. And the median was -2.57.


Westports Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Westports 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.

Westports Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Westports Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -2.98 -2.29 -2.49 -2.33

Westports Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.48 -2.50 -2.17 -2.33 -2.28

Westports Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Westports 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.


Westports Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Westports Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Westports 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 Westports 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 * 1.1016+0.528 * 1.1361+0.404 * 0.9976+0.892 * 1.4036+0.115 * 0.9165
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.386+4.679 * -0.048734-0.327 * 1.0531
=-2.28

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM510 Mil.
Revenue was 896.282 + 1060.616 + 751.993 + 691.055 = RM3,400 Mil.
Gross Profit was 530.485 + 473.145 + 454.23 + 395.814 = RM1,854 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,424 Mil.
Total Assets was RM9,026 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,778 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM292 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,120 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1,038 Mil.
Net Income was 326.504 + 273.113 + 271.108 + 231.627 = RM1,102 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 408.924 + 435.132 + 317.203 + 380.963 = RM1,542 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM330 Mil.
Revenue was 621.297 + 675.432 + 572.572 + 552.987 = RM2,422 Mil.
Gross Profit was 380.947 + 404.469 + 378.317 + 336.687 = RM1,500 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM963 Mil.
Total Assets was RM7,640 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,735 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM258 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM785 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM949 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)
=(509.742 / 3399.946) / (329.678 / 2422.288)
=0.149926 / 0.136102
=1.1016

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)
=(1500.42 / 2422.288) / (1853.674 / 3399.946)
=0.619423 / 0.545207
=1.1361

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 - (1423.67 + 1778.012) / 9025.921) / (1 - (963.288 + 1735.142) / 7640.01)
=0.645279 / 0.646803
=0.9976

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
=3399.946 / 2422.288
=1.4036

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))
=(257.881 / (257.881 + 1735.142)) / (292.29 / (292.29 + 1778.012))
=0.129392 / 0.141182
=0.9165

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)
=(63.92 / 3399.946) / (32.856 / 2422.288)
=0.0188 / 0.013564
=1.386

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)
=((1037.994 + 1119.776) / 9025.921) / ((949.468 + 784.88) / 7640.01)
=0.239064 / 0.227009
=1.0531

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
=(1102.352 - 0 - 1542.222) / 9025.921
=-0.048734

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.

Westports Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.28 mean?
Westports Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5246) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.28 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Westports Holdings Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Westports Holdings Bhd ranks #678 out of 966 companies in the Transportation industry, placing it in the top 70.2%.
Is Westports Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
Westports Holdings Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.28. Based on the distribution chart, Westports Holdings Bhd ranks #678 out of 966 companies in the Transportation industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Westports Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 86/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Westports Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Transportation industry distribution chart, Westports Holdings Bhd ranks #678 out of 966 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Westports Holdings Bhd in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Transportation company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Transportation industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Westports Holdings Bhd and its competitors. Westports Holdings Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.28. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Westports Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Westports Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5246) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM6.26, compared to a current price of RM6.05 — trading 3.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.28. Westports Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 86/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Westports Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5246), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.28 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Westports Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5246) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Westports Holdings Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM6.05 is trading 3.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM6.26. GuruFocus considers Westports Holdings Bhd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5246:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.28
  • GF Value™: RM6.26 vs. price of RM6.05 (3.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 86/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5246 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Westports Holdings Bhd Business Description

Address Pulau Indah, P.O. Box 266, Westports, Port Klang, SGR, MYS, 42009
Westports Holdings Bhd is a port and logistics company domiciled in Malaysia. The company predominantly develops and operates a port under the Westports brand in Port Klang, Malaysia. Westports provides container services; conventional services, including break bulk, dry bulk, and liquid bulk; and other marine facilities. In addition to core port operations, the company provides bulk storage, refrigerated container storage, and bunkering services to supply fuel to ships. The company derives its revenue domestically.
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