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Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7374) Beneish M-Score : -3.21 (As of Jun. 20, 2024)


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What is Tien Wah Press 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 -3.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7374' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.91   Max: -0.21
Current: -3.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd was -0.21. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.91.


Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tien Wah Press 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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Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.98 -3.49 -3.07 -2.92 -2.95

Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 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 -2.89 -2.86 -2.99 -2.95 -3.21

Competitive Comparison of Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Tien Wah Press 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.


Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tien Wah Press 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 Tien Wah Press 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 * 0.8084+0.528 * 0.7263+0.404 * 0.9515+0.892 * 1.1249+0.115 * 1.2955
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8712+4.679 * -0.11798-0.327 * 1.0192
=-3.21

* 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 RM74.6 Mil.
Revenue was 63.421 + 68.978 + 72.378 + 66.794 = RM271.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.732 + 11.138 + 10.814 + 9.409 = RM40.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM137.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM477.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM225.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM36.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM28.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM63.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM15.6 Mil.
Net Income was 0.267 + 4.12 + 2.451 + 0.983 = RM7.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.976 + 12.366 + 22.706 + 24.048 = RM64.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM82.0 Mil.
Revenue was 62.234 + 56.24 + 58.6 + 64.334 = RM241.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8.939 + 3.877 + 5.317 + 7.752 = RM25.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM151.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM443.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM180.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM39.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM29.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM63.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM9.5 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)
=(74.565 / 271.571) / (81.997 / 241.408)
=0.274569 / 0.339661
=0.8084

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)
=(25.885 / 241.408) / (40.093 / 271.571)
=0.107225 / 0.147634
=0.7263

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 - (137.262 + 225.529) / 476.987) / (1 - (151.563 + 180.217) / 443.322)
=0.239411 / 0.251605
=0.9515

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
=271.571 / 241.408
=1.1249

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))
=(39.062 / (39.062 + 180.217)) / (35.957 / (35.957 + 225.529))
=0.178138 / 0.13751
=1.2955

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)
=(28.924 / 271.571) / (29.513 / 241.408)
=0.106506 / 0.122254
=0.8712

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)
=((15.58 + 63.948) / 476.987) / ((9.488 + 63.037) / 443.322)
=0.16673 / 0.163594
=1.0192

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
=(7.821 - 0 - 64.096) / 476.987
=-0.11798

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.

Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -3.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd (XKLS:7374) Business Description

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Address
No. 5, Jalan Prof. Khoo Kay Kim, Lot 03-8, 8th Floor, Menara Symphony, Seksyen 13, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 46200
Tien Wah Press Holdings Bhd is a print packaging company. It offers a packaging solution and produces mainly gravure and offset printed materials for tobacco packaging including cigarette packs, fast-moving consumer product packaging, and labels. Products of the group include flat unglued blanks, crash bottom or auto-lock cartons, labeled cartons, cartons with peelable labels/stickers, clamshells, and trays, UV coated cartons, glued skillet cartons, multiwall cartons comprising inner frames, cartons with CD inserts and barrier coated carton for grease and moisture resistance. The operating segment of the company is Printing and Trading and is managed on a worldwide basis and manufacturing facilities and sales offices are in Malaysia, Vietnam, Australia, United Arab Emirates, and Hong Kong.

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