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Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5267) Beneish M-Score : -3.13 (As of Mar. 31, 2025)


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What is Xin Hwa 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 -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5267' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.78   Max: 26.97
Current: -3.13

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd was 26.97. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.78.


Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 26.76 -2.48 -3.01 -3.09

Xin Hwa Holdings 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 -3.07 -3.09 -3.04 -2.78 -3.13

Competitive Comparison of Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Xin Hwa 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.


Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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


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Xin Hwa 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 Xin Hwa 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 * 0.8555+0.528 * 0.8524+0.404 * 0.8808+0.892 * 1.1476+0.115 * 1.0174
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9162+4.679 * -0.117169-0.327 * 0.9671
=-3.13

* 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 RM33.7 Mil.
Revenue was 46.553 + 43.219 + 33.289 + 19.433 = RM142.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.423 + 8.542 + 8.505 + 7.83 = RM35.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM45.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM424.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM374.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM21.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM37.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM88.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM114.5 Mil.
Net Income was -2.852 + -1.831 + 0.773 + -10.124 = RM-14.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 15.97 + 6.159 + 1.749 + 11.867 = RM35.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM34.4 Mil.
Revenue was 32.333 + 31.743 + 37.027 + 23.067 = RM124.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.493 + 5.525 + 6.302 + 7.901 = RM26.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM48.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM374.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM321.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM18.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM35.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM70.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM114.3 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)
=(33.741 / 142.494) / (34.369 / 124.17)
=0.236789 / 0.27679
=0.8555

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)
=(26.221 / 124.17) / (35.3 / 142.494)
=0.21117 / 0.24773
=0.8524

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 - (45.347 + 374.622) / 424.848) / (1 - (48.276 + 321.054) / 374.209)
=0.011484 / 0.013038
=0.8808

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
=142.494 / 124.17
=1.1476

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))
=(18.654 / (18.654 + 321.054)) / (21.374 / (21.374 + 374.622))
=0.054912 / 0.053975
=1.0174

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)
=(37.672 / 142.494) / (35.829 / 124.17)
=0.264376 / 0.288548
=0.9162

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)
=((114.498 + 88.358) / 424.848) / ((114.31 + 70.445) / 374.209)
=0.477479 / 0.493721
=0.9671

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
=(-14.034 - 0 - 35.745) / 424.848
=-0.117169

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.

Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd Business Description

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No. 2, Jalan Permatang 2, Kempas Baru, Johor Bahru, JHR, MYS, 81200
Xin Hwa Holdings Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company and is engaged in the provision of management services. Through its subsidiaries, it provides integrated logistics services involved in land transport operations, warehousing and distribution operations, and other services. Its business segments of the company are the Land Transport, Warehousing and Distribution Segment, Manufacturing of Precision Machining Components and Parts Segment, and Others. Land transport services which include cargo transportation and container haulage services generate the majority of the revenue for the company. It has a geographic presence in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Others. It generates the majority of its revenue from Malaysia.

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