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Uzma Bhd (XKLS:7250) Beneish M-Score : -2.63 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Uzma 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 -2.63 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7250' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.55   Med: -2.59   Max: -0.63
Current: -2.63

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Uzma Bhd was -0.63. The lowest was -3.55. And the median was -2.59.


Uzma Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Uzma Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.39 -3.11 -3.14 -2.43 -2.93

Uzma Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.68 -2.80 -2.93 -2.78 -2.63

Competitive Comparison of Uzma Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Uzma 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.


Uzma Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Uzma Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Uzma 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 Uzma 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 * 1.2201+0.528 * 0.8953+0.404 * 0.8632+0.892 * 1.0864+0.115 * 1.1087
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0848+4.679 * -0.066236-0.327 * 1.0146
=-2.63

* 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 RM400.7 Mil.
Revenue was 137.92 + 151.16 + 126.46 + 86.264 = RM501.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58.934 + 53.07 + 60.874 + 26.097 = RM199.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM554.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,387.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM608.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM53.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM85.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM463.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM247.7 Mil.
Net Income was 12.634 + 11.939 + 8.364 + 9.187 = RM42.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 20.925 + -1.292 + 52.083 + 62.279 = RM134.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM302.3 Mil.
Revenue was 139.247 + 121.804 + 108.876 + 91.989 = RM461.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 49.967 + 41.796 + 51.556 + 20.662 = RM164.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM480.0 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,198.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM493.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM49.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM72.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM372.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM232.9 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)
=(400.673 / 501.804) / (302.278 / 461.916)
=0.798465 / 0.6544
=1.2201

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)
=(163.981 / 461.916) / (198.975 / 501.804)
=0.355002 / 0.396519
=0.8953

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 - (554.407 + 607.971) / 1387.026) / (1 - (479.972 + 493.242) / 1198.002)
=0.161964 / 0.187636
=0.8632

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
=501.804 / 461.916
=1.0864

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))
=(48.998 / (48.998 + 493.242)) / (53.948 / (53.948 + 607.971))
=0.090362 / 0.081502
=1.1087

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)
=(85.485 / 501.804) / (72.538 / 461.916)
=0.170355 / 0.157037
=1.0848

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)
=((247.737 + 463.317) / 1387.026) / ((232.929 + 372.397) / 1198.002)
=0.512646 / 0.50528
=1.0146

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
=(42.124 - 0 - 133.995) / 1387.026
=-0.066236

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.

Uzma Bhd has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Uzma Bhd (XKLS:7250) Business Description

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UZMA Tower, No. 2, Jalan PJU 8/8A, Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47820
Uzma Bhd provides integrated solutions to the upstream sector across the exploration, development and production operations and the facilities/plant construction, operations, and maintenance of the downstream sector. It provides the full spectrum of oil and gas operational services and solutions. Uzma's offering includes solutions and services in the field of Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering Services, Drilling and well Services and Production Optimization and Operation Services. The company's segment includes O&G upstream services; Trading and other O&G services, and others. It generates maximum revenue from the O&G upstream services segment.

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