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Nextgreen Global Berhad (XKLS:7241) Beneish M-Score : -1.45 (As of Jun. 15, 2024)


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What is Nextgreen Global Berhad 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 -1.45 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:7241' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.2   Med: -1.45   Max: 2.41
Current: -1.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nextgreen Global Berhad was 2.41. The lowest was -5.20. And the median was -1.45.


Nextgreen Global Berhad Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nextgreen Global Berhad'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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Nextgreen Global Berhad Beneish M-Score Chart

Nextgreen Global Berhad Annual Data
Trend Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.68 -2.44 2.41 -1.00 -1.45

Nextgreen Global Berhad Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 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 - - - -1.45 -

Competitive Comparison of Nextgreen Global Berhad's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Nextgreen Global Berhad'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.


Nextgreen Global Berhad's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Nextgreen Global Berhad's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nextgreen Global Berhad's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Nextgreen Global Berhad 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 Nextgreen Global Berhad 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 * 1.7637+0.528 * 0.9769+0.404 * 0.9103+0.892 * 1.1037+0.115 * 0.7711
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.058726-0.327 * 0.8831
=-1.45

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM98.77 Mil.
Revenue was RM36.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM13.14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM119.04 Mil.
Total Assets was RM465.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM147.01 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM8.55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM62.23 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM64.24 Mil.
Net Income was RM9.39 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM-17.94 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM50.74 Mil.
Revenue was RM32.93 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM11.63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM75.45 Mil.
Total Assets was RM396.48 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM134.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM5.96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM62.76 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM59.28 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)
=(98.772 / 36.348) / (50.741 / 32.933)
=2.717398 / 1.540734
=1.7637

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)
=(11.633 / 32.933) / (13.143 / 36.348)
=0.353232 / 0.361588
=0.9769

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 - (119.036 + 147.011) / 465.232) / (1 - (75.445 + 134.552) / 396.482)
=0.428141 / 0.470349
=0.9103

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
=36.348 / 32.933
=1.1037

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))
=(5.957 / (5.957 + 134.552)) / (8.553 / (8.553 + 147.011))
=0.042396 / 0.054981
=0.7711

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 / 36.348) / (0 / 32.933)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((64.236 + 62.229) / 465.232) / ((59.28 + 62.758) / 396.482)
=0.271832 / 0.307802
=0.8831

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
=(9.386 - 0 - -17.935) / 465.232
=0.058726

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.

Nextgreen Global Berhad has a M-score of -1.45 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nextgreen Global Berhad (XKLS:7241) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Jalan Wan Kadir, Level 6-02, Menara LGB, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 60000
Nextgreen Global Berhad is an investment holding company. It is engaged in the printing of magazines, general publications, directories, company annual reports, as well as brochures and pamphlets. The company is organized into five reportable segments comprising Printing and Publishing, Manufacturing, Property and construction, Investment Holding and Utility and Renewable energy. The revenue is generated mainly from Property and construction segment. Its primary geographic markets are Malaysia, Nigeria, Kenya, and the Republic of Palau.

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