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Kpj Healthcare Bhd (XKLS:5878) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Kpj Healthcare 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5878' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.66   Max: -2.37
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kpj Healthcare Bhd was -2.37. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.66.


Kpj Healthcare Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kpj Healthcare 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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Kpj Healthcare Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Kpj Healthcare 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 -2.81 -2.89 -2.68 -2.45 -2.72

Kpj Healthcare 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 -2.45 -2.43 -2.59 -2.57 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of Kpj Healthcare Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Kpj Healthcare 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.


Kpj Healthcare Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Kpj Healthcare Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kpj Healthcare 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 Kpj Healthcare 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 * 0.8894+0.528 * 0.956+0.404 * 0.9909+0.892 * 1.1705+0.115 * 0.9581
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0518+4.679 * -0.054321-0.327 * 0.9859
=-2.72

* 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 RM606 Mil.
Revenue was 864.815 + 925.393 + 799.512 + 828.981 = RM3,419 Mil.
Gross Profit was 384.763 + 384.616 + 320.65 + 341.889 = RM1,432 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,669 Mil.
Total Assets was RM7,246 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM4,360 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM282 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM980 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,402 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3,235 Mil.
Net Income was 73.39 + 91.746 + 46.879 + 51.895 = RM264 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 130.135 + 243.798 + 96.107 + 187.489 = RM658 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM582 Mil.
Revenue was 780.936 + 798.748 + 699.335 + 641.639 = RM2,921 Mil.
Gross Profit was 328.574 + 325.696 + 273.064 + 242.174 = RM1,170 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,471 Mil.
Total Assets was RM6,994 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM4,337 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM268 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM796 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,673 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM2,866 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)
=(606.295 / 3418.701) / (582.366 / 2920.658)
=0.177347 / 0.199395
=0.8894

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)
=(1169.508 / 2920.658) / (1431.918 / 3418.701)
=0.400426 / 0.418849
=0.956

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 - (1668.916 + 4360.331) / 7246.162) / (1 - (1471.397 + 4337.261) / 6994.066)
=0.167939 / 0.169488
=0.9909

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
=3418.701 / 2920.658
=1.1705

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))
=(267.654 / (267.654 + 4337.261)) / (281.61 / (281.61 + 4360.331))
=0.058124 / 0.060666
=0.9581

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)
=(980.264 / 3418.701) / (796.244 / 2920.658)
=0.286736 / 0.272625
=1.0518

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)
=((3235.302 + 1401.555) / 7246.162) / ((2865.931 + 1673.484) / 6994.066)
=0.639905 / 0.649038
=0.9859

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
=(263.91 - 0 - 657.529) / 7246.162
=-0.054321

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.

Kpj Healthcare Bhd has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kpj Healthcare Bhd (XKLS:5878) Business Description

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Jalan Tun Razak, Level 12, Menara KPJ, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50400
KPJ Healthcare is a healthcare services firm in the Asia-Pacific region. KPJ primarily operates in the Malaysian private healthcare industry and generates almost all its revenue in Malaysia. Its main healthcare business includes hospital operations, new hospital developments, clinical operations, ambulatory care, ancillary services, diagnostic services, and senior and assisted living care. KPJ also renders healthcare solutions and treatments in Indonesia, Thailand, Bangladesh, and Australia.

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