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BSL Bhd (XKLS:7221) Beneish M-Score : -6.92 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is BSL 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 -6.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7221' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.92   Med: -2.13   Max: 2.26
Current: -6.92

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BSL Bhd was 2.26. The lowest was -6.92. And the median was -2.13.


BSL Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

BSL Bhd Annual Data
Trend Aug13 Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.47 -2.88 -3.24 - -2.63

BSL Bhd Quarterly Data
Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Nov22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.52 1.13 -4.96 -2.63 -6.92

Competitive Comparison of BSL Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, BSL 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.


BSL Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, BSL Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



BSL 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 BSL 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 * 0.6556+0.528 * 1.3626+0.404 * 1.3812+0.892 * 0.7927+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 22.3274+4.679 * -0.123229-0.327 * 1.1152
=-6.92

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM21.4 Mil.
Revenue was 27.356 + 26.827 + 26.006 + 27.797 = RM108.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.682 + 3.704 + -0.715 + -2.116 = RM2.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM165.2 Mil.
Total Assets was RM261.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM85.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM1.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM38.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM55.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3.5 Mil.
Net Income was -0.624 + -8.92 + -8.079 + -4.374 = RM-22.0 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.306 + -1.911 + 6.461 + 7.999 = RM10.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM41.2 Mil.
Revenue was 29.6 + 29.1 + 39.2 + 38.333 = RM136.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.7 + -1.6 + 3.9 + 1.392 = RM4.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM179.8 Mil.
Total Assets was RM282.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM94.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM2.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM49.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM8.1 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)
=(21.41 / 107.986) / (41.2 / 136.233)
=0.198266 / 0.302423
=0.6556

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)
=(4.392 / 136.233) / (2.555 / 107.986)
=0.032239 / 0.02366
=1.3626

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 - (165.156 + 85.842) / 261.626) / (1 - (179.8 + 94.1) / 282.2)
=0.040623 / 0.029412
=1.3812

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
=107.986 / 136.233
=0.7927

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 + 94.1)) / (1.245 / (1.245 + 85.842))
=0 / 0.014296
=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)
=(38.936 / 107.986) / (2.2 / 136.233)
=0.360565 / 0.016149
=22.3274

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)
=((3.469 + 55.875) / 261.626) / ((8.1 + 49.3) / 282.2)
=0.226828 / 0.203402
=1.1152

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
=(-21.997 - 0 - 10.243) / 261.626
=-0.123229

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.

BSL Bhd has a M-score of -6.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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BSL Bhd (XKLS:7221) Business Description

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Lot 4220, Persimpangan Jalan Batu Arang, Lebuhraya PLUS, Rawang, SGR, MYS, 48000
BSL Corp Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company. Its segments include Investment holding; Precision stamping & tooling, which derives the majority of its revenue; PCB(Printed circuit board) & module assembly; Renewable energy; and others. Its manufacturing services include Metal Stamping, PCB Assembly, CNC Machining, Welding, Roll forming, Forging, Secondary Processes, Toolmaking, and Warehousing & Logistics.

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