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Parkson Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5657) Beneish M-Score : -1.71 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Parkson 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.71 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:5657' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.34   Max: -0.1
Current: -1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Parkson Holdings Bhd was -0.10. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.34.


Parkson Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Parkson Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.34 -3.29 -2.55 -2.57 -1.71

Parkson Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 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 -2.57 - - - -1.71

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

For the Department Stores subindustry, Parkson 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.


Parkson Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

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

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


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Parkson 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 Parkson 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 * 2.4515+0.528 * 0.4069+0.404 * 0.9663+0.892 * 0.8985+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * -0.064912-0.327 * 1.0375
=-1.71

* 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 RM587 Mil.
Revenue was RM2,805 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM2,805 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,341 Mil.
Total Assets was RM8,317 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM3,804 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM2,218 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3,794 Mil.
Net Income was RM-102 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM437 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM267 Mil.
Revenue was RM3,122 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM1,270 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,519 Mil.
Total Assets was RM8,526 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM3,703 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM495 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM38 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM2,509 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3,432 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)
=(587.185 / 2805.074) / (266.574 / 3121.955)
=0.20933 / 0.085387
=2.4515

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)
=(1270.271 / 3121.955) / (2805.074 / 2805.074)
=0.406883 / 1
=0.4069

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 - (2341.075 + 3804.483) / 8316.926) / (1 - (2519.356 + 3703.082) / 8525.947)
=0.261078 / 0.270176
=0.9663

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
=2805.074 / 3121.955
=0.8985

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))
=(494.832 / (494.832 + 3703.082)) / (0 / (0 + 3804.483))
=0.117876 / 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)
=(0 / 2805.074) / (38.02 / 3121.955)
=0 / 0.012178
=0

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)
=((3794.064 + 2218.011) / 8316.926) / ((3431.658 + 2508.573) / 8525.947)
=0.722872 / 0.696724
=1.0375

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
=(-102.46 - 0 - 437.409) / 8316.926
=-0.064912

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.

Parkson Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -1.71 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Parkson Holdings Bhd Business Description

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Address
No. 1 Jalan Nagasari, Level 14, Lion Office Tower, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50200
Parkson Holdings Bhd is a Malaysian based company which is engaged in operating and managing departmental stores. Its brands include "Parkson" and "Centro". The stores offer well known international brands of fashion and lifestyle-related merchandise. Parkson operates its business in segments namely Retailing and Others. A major part of its revenue is from the Retailing segment. It carries its retailing business in four geographical areas including Malaysia, China, Myanmar, and Indonesia; Others segments include of businesses, credit services, and investment holding. The company generates its revenue from the operation of stores, which comes from China.

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