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Wellcall Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7231) Beneish M-Score : -2.33 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Wellcall Holdings 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 -2.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7231' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.36   Max: 305
Current: -2.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wellcall Holdings Bhd was 305.00. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.36.


Wellcall Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wellcall Holdings 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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Wellcall Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Wellcall Holdings 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 305.00 -2.26 -2.62 -2.26 -2.81

Wellcall Holdings 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 -2.32 -1.50 -2.54 -2.81 -2.33

Competitive Comparison of Wellcall Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Wellcall Holdings 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.


Wellcall Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Wellcall Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Wellcall Holdings 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 Wellcall Holdings 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 * 1.1153+0.528 * 1.0951+0.404 * 0.9914+0.892 * 0.9476+0.115 * 1.1167
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0889+4.679 * 0.004763-0.327 * 0.9224
=-2.33

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM12.8 Mil.
Revenue was 48.667 + 56.65 + 51.227 + 49.087 = RM205.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.027 + 21.151 + 23.276 + 18.236 = RM80.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM113.1 Mil.
Total Assets was RM174.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM56.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM20.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM24.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.0 Mil.
Net Income was 13.287 + 7.822 + 13.61 + 11.809 = RM46.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 12.921 + 7.471 + 16.191 + 9.113 = RM45.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM12.1 Mil.
Revenue was 52.437 + 58.273 + 56.154 + 50.138 = RM217.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.032 + 27.143 + 23.63 + 20.444 = RM93.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM118.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM170.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM46.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM19.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM26.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.0 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)
=(12.797 / 205.631) / (12.108 / 217.002)
=0.062233 / 0.055797
=1.1153

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)
=(93.249 / 217.002) / (80.69 / 205.631)
=0.429715 / 0.392402
=1.0951

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 - (113.097 + 56.197) / 174.678) / (1 - (118.382 + 46.764) / 170.445)
=0.030822 / 0.031089
=0.9914

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
=205.631 / 217.002
=0.9476

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))
=(4.934 / (4.934 + 46.764)) / (5.252 / (5.252 + 56.197))
=0.095439 / 0.085469
=1.1167

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)
=(20.167 / 205.631) / (19.545 / 217.002)
=0.098074 / 0.090068
=1.0889

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)
=((0 + 24.825) / 174.678) / ((0 + 26.26) / 170.445)
=0.142119 / 0.154067
=0.9224

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
=(46.528 - 0 - 45.696) / 174.678
=0.004763

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.

Wellcall Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wellcall Holdings Bhd Business Description

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Kawasan Perindustrian Pengkalan II, Plot 48, Jalan Johan 2/5, Fasa II, Pusing, PRK, MYS, 31550
Wellcall Holdings Bhd is an investment holding company through its subsidiary principally manufactures industrial rubber hoses for customers in the business of distributing rubber hoses to equipment manufacturers. The group's business segment comprises the manufacture and sale of rubber hoses and related products. The group's product ranges to various application markets like air and water, oil and gas, welding, automotive, shipbuilding, abrasion, and chemical applications. The manufacturing and investment holding segments are operated in Malaysia and distribute their products globally. Its geographical segments are Malaysia, the Middle East, Europe, the USA/Canada, Australia/New Zealand, Asia, South America, and Africa. The company generates the majority of its revenue from export sales.

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