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Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd (XKLS:7047) Beneish M-Score : -1.28 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Fajarbaru Builder Group 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 -1.28 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:7047' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.28
Current: -1.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd was -1.28. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.33.


Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fajarbaru Builder Group 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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Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
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Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd Quarterly Data
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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 - - -1.28 - -

Competitive Comparison of Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Fajarbaru Builder Group 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.


Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Fajarbaru Builder Group 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 Fajarbaru Builder Group 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 * 0.765+0.528 * 0.9961+0.404 * 0.9679+0.892 * 2.22+0.115 * 1.2513
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4695+4.679 * 0.041151-0.327 * 0.9113
=-1.28

* 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 RM213.8 Mil.
Revenue was RM497.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM481.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM446.8 Mil.
Total Assets was RM645.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM37.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM177.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.9 Mil.
Net Income was RM54.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM27.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM125.9 Mil.
Revenue was RM224.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM215.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM390.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM572.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM34.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM6.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM167.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM14.6 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)
=(213.794 / 497.411) / (125.882 / 224.057)
=0.429814 / 0.56183
=0.765

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)
=(215.888 / 224.057) / (481.164 / 497.411)
=0.963541 / 0.967337
=0.9961

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 - (446.81 + 37.474) / 645.937) / (1 - (390.514 + 34.291) / 572.943)
=0.250261 / 0.258556
=0.9679

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
=497.411 / 224.057
=2.22

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))
=(6.366 / (6.366 + 34.291)) / (5.36 / (5.36 + 37.474))
=0.156578 / 0.125134
=1.2513

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)
=(0.318 / 497.411) / (0.305 / 224.057)
=0.000639 / 0.001361
=0.4695

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)
=((9.947 + 177.205) / 645.937) / ((14.62 + 167.546) / 572.943)
=0.289737 / 0.317948
=0.9113

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
=(54.014 - 0 - 27.433) / 645.937
=0.041151

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.

Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd has a M-score of -1.28 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 61 and 63, Jalan SS6/12, Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47301
Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it is engaged in various businesses such as the development of commercial and residential properties, cultivation and sale of agricultural products, extraction and trading of timber, providing transportation and logistics services, and trading of construction materials among others. The company's reportable operating segment includes Construction; Property development; Trading; Logging and trading of timber; Investment holding; Services; Plantation; and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Construction segment which is involved as general contractors in the construction industry. Geographically, the company derives all of its revenue from its customers in Malaysia.

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