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Uzma Bhd (XKLS:7250) Beneish M-Score : -2.41 (As of Dec. 14, 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 -2.41 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: -3.45   Med: -2.66   Max: -0.63
Current: -2.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Uzma Bhd was -0.63. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.66.


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 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.07 -3.17 -2.43 -2.91 -2.81

Uzma Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.75 -2.64 -2.82 -2.81 -2.41

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 * 0.6433+0.528 * 1.1742+0.404 * 0.8038+0.892 * 1.306+0.115 * 1.5115
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8407+4.679 * 0.01276-0.327 * 1.1161
=-2.41

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM306.3 Mil.
Revenue was 207.889 + 204.54 + 106.728 + 137.92 = RM657.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 50.588 + 51.424 + 37.267 + 58.934 = RM198.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM507.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,615.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM885.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM52.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM93.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM410.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM494.7 Mil.
Net Income was 11.066 + 15.565 + 9.943 + 12.634 = RM49.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -50.181 + -2.067 + 59.919 + 20.925 = RM28.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM364.5 Mil.
Revenue was 151.16 + 126.46 + 86.264 + 139.247 = RM503.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 64.885 + 25.472 + 37.886 + 49.967 = RM178.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM512.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM1,324.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM585.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM54.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM84.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM447.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM217.6 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)
=(306.27 / 657.077) / (364.548 / 503.131)
=0.46611 / 0.724559
=0.6433

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)
=(178.21 / 503.131) / (198.213 / 657.077)
=0.354202 / 0.301659
=1.1742

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 - (507.565 + 885.145) / 1615.323) / (1 - (512.692 + 585.088) / 1324.945)
=0.137813 / 0.171452
=0.8038

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
=657.077 / 503.131
=1.306

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))
=(54.381 / (54.381 + 585.088)) / (52.77 / (52.77 + 885.145))
=0.085041 / 0.056263
=1.5115

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)
=(93.226 / 657.077) / (84.911 / 503.131)
=0.14188 / 0.168765
=0.8407

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)
=((494.697 + 410.421) / 1615.323) / ((217.597 + 447.58) / 1324.945)
=0.560333 / 0.502041
=1.1161

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
=(49.208 - 0 - 28.596) / 1615.323
=0.01276

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 -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Uzma Bhd Business Description

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No. 2, Jalan PJU 8/8A, Uzma Tower, Damansara Perdana, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47820
Uzma Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it provides integrated solutions to the oil and gas industry. The company's reportable segments include O&G upstream services; Trading and other O&G services, and Others. Maximum revenue is derived from its O&G upstream services segment which provides geoscience and reservoir engineering, drilling, project and operation services, and other specialized services within the oil and gas industry. Trading and other O&G services segment is engaged in manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and supply of oilfield chemicals, petrochemical and chemical products, equipment, and services. The Others segment represents its new energy, digitalisation and tech, and investment holding business. It derives key revenue from Malaysia.

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