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MKH Bhd (XKLS:6114) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of Mar. 05, 2025)


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What is MKH 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:6114' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.71   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.09
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MKH Bhd was -2.09. The lowest was -2.71. And the median was -2.56.


MKH Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MKH 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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MKH Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

MKH Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.65 -2.56 -2.33 -2.71

MKH Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.33 -2.36 -2.51 -2.57 -2.71

Competitive Comparison of MKH Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, MKH 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.


MKH Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, MKH Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



MKH 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 MKH 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 * 0.9266+0.528 * 0.8263+0.404 * 0.9356+0.892 * 0.9971+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0263+4.679 * -0.012031-0.327 * 0.9304
=-2.71

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM432 Mil.
Revenue was 254.639 + 235.529 + 267.082 + 303.455 = RM1,061 Mil.
Gross Profit was 77.813 + 70.553 + 73.236 + 73.632 = RM295 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,672 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,425 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM828 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM141 Mil.
Net Income was 18.617 + 10.775 + 20.74 + 23.627 = RM74 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 49.923 + -12.167 + 9.082 + 68.126 = RM115 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM468 Mil.
Revenue was 312.964 + 273.686 + 255.636 + 221.51 = RM1,064 Mil.
Gross Profit was 71.084 + 62.444 + 62.693 + 48.451 = RM245 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,460 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,299 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM398 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM116 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM910 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM93 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)
=(432.421 / 1060.705) / (468.056 / 1063.796)
=0.407673 / 0.439987
=0.9266

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)
=(244.672 / 1063.796) / (295.234 / 1060.705)
=0.229999 / 0.278338
=0.8263

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 - (1671.941 + 353.304) / 3424.884) / (1 - (1459.846 + 398.147) / 3298.976)
=0.408668 / 0.436797
=0.9356

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
=1060.705 / 1063.796
=0.9971

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))
=(0 / (0 + 398.147)) / (0 / (0 + 353.304))
=0 / 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)
=(119.015 / 1060.705) / (116.304 / 1063.796)
=0.112204 / 0.109329
=1.0263

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)
=((141.048 + 828.281) / 3424.884) / ((93.288 + 910.263) / 3298.976)
=0.283025 / 0.304201
=0.9304

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
=(73.759 - 0 - 114.964) / 3424.884
=-0.012031

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.

MKH Bhd has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MKH Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Jalan Semenyih, Suite 1, 5th Floor, Wisma MKH, Kajang, SGR, MYS, 43000
MKH Bhd is an investment holding and management service company. The group's principal business segments comprise of Property Development and Construction; Plantation; Hotel and Property Investment; Trading; Manufacturing and Investment holding. It generates maximum revenue from Property Development and Construction segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Malaysia.

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