99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5326) Beneish M-Score: 0.81 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


XKLS:5326 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd XKLS:5326
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What is 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score?

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd XKLS:5326 -1.10% 18 Beneish M-Score is 0.81 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5326 with a GF Score™ of 18/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,087 Retail - Cyclical companies, 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd ranks worse than 95.77% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.81 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:5326' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -2.33   Max: 0.81
Current: 0.81

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd was 0.81. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -2.33.


99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for 99 Speed Mart Retail 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.

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.33 -2.76

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec21 Dec22 Mar23 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 -1.39 0.00 -2.80 -2.76 0.81

XKLS:5326 vs DDS, M: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Department Stores subindustry, 99 Speed Mart Retail 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.


99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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99 Speed Mart Retail 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 99 Speed Mart Retail 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 * 3.6431+0.528 * 0.9755+0.404 * 3.8923+0.892 * 1.1694+0.115 * 0.9968
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9867+4.679 * -0.090927-0.327 * 1.0704
=0.81

* 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 RM293 Mil.
Revenue was 3068.353 + 3076.074 + 3037.797 + 2707.819 = RM11,890 Mil.
Gross Profit was 625.532 + 330.894 + 328.301 + 325.033 = RM1,610 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,741 Mil.
Total Assets was RM4,445 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,644 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM285 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1,480 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,715 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM796 Mil.
Net Income was 188.56 + 157.16 + 160.65 + 153.21 = RM660 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 307.203 + 115.764 + 320.721 + 320.047 = RM1,064 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM69 Mil.
Revenue was 2611.565 + 2584.653 + 2551.232 + 2419.897 = RM10,167 Mil.
Gross Profit was 520.945 + 264.472 + 269.832 + 287.524 = RM1,343 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,296 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,773 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM1,464 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM253 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1,282 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,265 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM727 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)
=(292.601 / 11890.043) / (68.683 / 10167.347)
=0.024609 / 0.006755
=3.6431

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)
=(1342.773 / 10167.347) / (1609.76 / 11890.043)
=0.132067 / 0.135387
=0.9755

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 - (2741.33 + 1643.872) / 4444.822) / (1 - (2296.396 + 1463.754) / 3773.154)
=0.013413 / 0.003446
=3.8923

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
=11890.043 / 10167.347
=1.1694

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))
=(252.848 / (252.848 + 1463.754)) / (285.031 / (285.031 + 1643.872))
=0.147296 / 0.147768
=0.9968

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)
=(1479.77 / 11890.043) / (1282.383 / 10167.347)
=0.124455 / 0.126128
=0.9867

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)
=((795.579 + 1714.99) / 4444.822) / ((726.528 + 1264.573) / 3773.154)
=0.56483 / 0.527702
=1.0704

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
=(659.58 - 0 - 1063.735) / 4444.822
=-0.090927

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.

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd has a M-score of 0.81 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of 0.81 mean?
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5326) has a Beneish M-Score of 0.81 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd ranks #1041 out of 1087 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 95.8%.
Is 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is 0.81. Based on the distribution chart, 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd ranks #1041 out of 1087 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 18/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to DDS and M?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd ranks #1041 out of 1087 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places 99 Speed Mart Retail 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd and its competitors. 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is 0.81. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5326) has a current Beneish M-Score of 0.81. The current Beneish M-Score is 0.81. 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 18/100 with 1 warning sign 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 99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5326), the current Beneish M-Score is 0.81 as of Jun. 26, 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.

99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd Business Description

Address Jalan Angsa, Lot PT 2811, Taman Berkeley, Klang, SGR, MYS, 41150
99 Speed Mart Retail Holdings Bhd is a grocery retailer in Malaysia. The company's outlets carry daily necessities comprising mainly FMCG such as food and beverages, personal and baby care products, as well as household products. It has a single operating segment, namely retail of consumable merchandise and other household products.
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