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Malton Bhd (XKLS:6181) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Malton 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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:6181' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.69   Med: -2.93   Max: -0.85
Current: -3.02

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Malton Bhd was -0.85. The lowest was -5.69. And the median was -2.93.


Malton Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Malton Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.74 -0.85 -3.35 -2.05 -3.02

Malton Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 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 - - -3.02 - -

Competitive Comparison of Malton Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Malton 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.


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

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

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


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Malton 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 Malton 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 * 0.8599+0.528 * 0.9452+0.404 * 1.0924+0.892 * 0.8231+0.115 * 1.1189
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4451+4.679 * -0.086836-0.327 * 0.903
=-3.02

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM565.3 Mil.
Revenue was RM684.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM130.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,277.2 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,271.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM23.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM71.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,009.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM264.2 Mil.
Net Income was RM29.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM227.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM798.7 Mil.
Revenue was RM831.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM149.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,533.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,564.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM27.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM7.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM194.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,302.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM290.2 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)
=(565.33 / 684.732) / (798.715 / 831.917)
=0.825622 / 0.96009
=0.8599

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)
=(149.761 / 831.917) / (130.409 / 684.732)
=0.180019 / 0.190453
=0.9452

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 - (1277.189 + 23.526) / 2271.769) / (1 - (1533.327 + 27.692) / 2564.535)
=0.427444 / 0.391305
=1.0924

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
=684.732 / 831.917
=0.8231

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))
=(7.756 / (7.756 + 27.692)) / (5.719 / (5.719 + 23.526))
=0.218799 / 0.195555
=1.1189

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)
=(71.404 / 684.732) / (194.923 / 831.917)
=0.10428 / 0.234306
=0.4451

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)
=((264.223 + 1009.401) / 2271.769) / ((290.209 + 1302.069) / 2564.535)
=0.560631 / 0.620884
=0.903

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
=(29.791 - 0 - 227.063) / 2271.769
=-0.086836

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.

Malton Bhd has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Malton Bhd Business Description

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Address
75, Jalan Raja Chulan, Level 18 & 19, Pavilion Tower, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50200
Malton Bhd is principally engaged in investment holding and the provision of management services. It operates through four segments namely Property development, Construction contracts, Property Trading, and Others. The Property Development is involved in the business of constructing and developing residential and commercial properties. Its Construction contracts consist of construction works for the development of residential and commercial properties. The Property Trading segment is involved in the business of sale of developed residential and commercial properties. The company's Others segment comprises investment holding, project management, property investment and management, and provision of management and accounting services. The property development segment generate maximum revenue.

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