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Pacific & Orient Bhd (XKLS:6009) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Pacific & Orient Bhd Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:6009' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -2.5   Max: -1.56
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Pacific & Orient Bhd was -1.56. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -2.50.


Pacific & Orient 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 Pacific & Orient 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 * 1.0686+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.2199+0.892 * 0.8769+0.115 * 0.9544
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4545+4.679 * 0.065569-0.327 * 1.933
=-2.52

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM71.7 Mil.
Revenue was RM190.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM190.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM332.0 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,074.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM32.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM7.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM89.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM5.1 Mil.
Net Income was RM-17.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM14.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM-103.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM76.5 Mil.
Revenue was RM217.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM217.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM466.1 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,088.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM32.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM6.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM1.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM44.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM5.6 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)
=(71.719 / 190.545) / (76.531 / 217.282)
=0.376389 / 0.35222
=1.0686

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)
=(217.282 / 217.282) / (190.545 / 190.545)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (332.039 + 32.6) / 1074.478) / (1 - (466.097 + 32.746) / 1088.071)
=0.660636 / 0.541535
=1.2199

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
=190.545 / 217.282
=0.8769

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))
=(6.947 / (6.947 + 32.746)) / (7.321 / (7.321 + 32.6))
=0.175018 / 0.183387
=0.9544

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)
=(1.25 / 190.545) / (0.98 / 217.282)
=0.00656 / 0.00451
=1.4545

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)
=((5.11 + 89.818) / 1074.478) / ((5.614 + 44.116) / 1088.071)
=0.088348 / 0.045705
=1.933

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
=(-17.886 - 14.774 - -103.112) / 1074.478
=0.065569

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.

Pacific & Orient Bhd has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Pacific & Orient Bhd (XKLS:6009) Business Description

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No. 10, Jalan Raja Laut, 11th Floor, Wisma Bumi Raya, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50350
Pacific & Orient Bhd is an investment holding company, which operates in diversified businesses. Its business in Malaysia is organized under five segments which include Insurance, Information technology, investment holding, money lending and Investment in start-ups . The company generates the majority of its revenues from the Insurance segment. Other operations in Malaysia include the distribution of consumer goods, property development, dealings in properties and investing in start-up companies. It also operates in the United States of America (information technology and property development), Thailand (information technology) and England (investing in the real estate market and startup companies).Geographically, majority revenue is generated from Malaysia.