Harn Len Bhd (XKLS:7501) Beneish M-Score: -2.49 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


XKLS:7501 Harn Len Corp Bhd XKLS:7501
46 GF Score
Price RM0.60
GF Value RM0.59
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Harn Len Bhd Beneish M-Score?

Harn Len Bhd XKLS:7501 46 Beneish M-Score is -2.49 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:7501 with a GF Score™ of 46/100 and a GF Value™ of RM0.59 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 1,849 Consumer Packaged Goods companies, Harn Len Bhd ranks worse than 53.11% on this metric.

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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7501' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.77   Med: -2.49   Max: 2
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Harn Len Bhd was 2.00. The lowest was -3.77. And the median was -2.49.


Harn Len Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Harn Len 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.

Harn Len Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Harn Len Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 May24 May25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.97 -0.88 -2.21 -3.50 1.05

Harn Len Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Mar23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25 Aug25 Nov25 Feb26
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 -2.67 1.05 -2.16 -2.43 -2.49

XKLS:7501 vs ADM, BG, TSN: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Farm Products subindustry, Harn Len 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.


Harn Len Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Harn Len Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Harn Len 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 Harn Len 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 * 0.947+0.528 * 0.9485+0.404 * 0.8276+0.892 * 1.2145+0.115 * 0.9095
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8613+4.679 * -0.016184-0.327 * 0.9692
=-2.49

* 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 (Feb26) TTM:Last Year (Feb25) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM13.0 Mil.
Revenue was 73.341 + 95.929 + 79.548 + 70.896 = RM319.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.368 + 36.541 + 21.761 + 17.49 = RM94.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM113.7 Mil.
Total Assets was RM531.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM338.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM20.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM50.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM48.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM90.5 Mil.
Net Income was 2.104 + 14.962 + 4.011 + 22.475 = RM43.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13.431 + 17.126 + 13.521 + 8.07 = RM52.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM11.3 Mil.
Revenue was 53.283 + 86.648 + 72.419 + 50.907 = RM263.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.286 + 23.78 + 21.048 + 13.423 = RM73.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM94.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM533.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM344.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM19.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM48.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM65.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM78.2 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)
=(12.997 / 319.714) / (11.301 / 263.257)
=0.040652 / 0.042928
=0.947

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)
=(73.537 / 263.257) / (94.16 / 319.714)
=0.279335 / 0.294513
=0.9485

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 - (113.741 + 338.934) / 531.14) / (1 - (94.328 + 344.08) / 533.663)
=0.147729 / 0.178493
=0.8276

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
=319.714 / 263.257
=1.2145

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))
=(19.196 / (19.196 + 344.08)) / (20.906 / (20.906 + 338.934))
=0.052841 / 0.058098
=0.9095

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)
=(50.33 / 319.714) / (48.119 / 263.257)
=0.157422 / 0.182783
=0.8613

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)
=((90.527 + 48.2) / 531.14) / ((78.162 + 65.649) / 533.663)
=0.261187 / 0.269479
=0.9692

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
=(43.552 - 0 - 52.148) / 531.14
=-0.016184

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.

Harn Len Bhd has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.49 mean?
Harn Len Bhd (XKLS:7501) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.49 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Harn Len Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Harn Len Bhd ranks #982 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, placing it in the top 53.1%.
Is Harn Len Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
Harn Len Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.49. Based on the distribution chart, Harn Len Bhd ranks #982 out of 1849 companies in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Harn Len Bhd has a GF Score™ of 46/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Harn Len Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to ADM and BG?
According to the Consumer Packaged Goods industry distribution chart, Harn Len Bhd ranks #982 out of 1849 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Harn Len Bhd in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Consumer Packaged Goods company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Consumer Packaged Goods industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Harn Len Bhd and its competitors. Harn Len Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.49. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Harn Len Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Harn Len Bhd (XKLS:7501) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.59, compared to a current price of RM0.60 — trading 1.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.49. Harn Len Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 46/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Harn Len Bhd (XKLS:7501), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.49 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Harn Len Bhd (XKLS:7501) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Harn Len Bhd stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of RM0.60 is trading 1.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.59. GuruFocus considers Harn Len Bhd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:7501:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.49
  • GF Value™: RM0.59 vs. price of RM0.60 (1.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 46/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:7501 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Harn Len Bhd Business Description

Address 15 Jalan Gereja, 6th Floor, Johor Tower, Ibrahim International Business District, Johor Darul, JHR, MYS, 80888
Harn Len Corp Bhd is involved in the operation of oil palm plantations and oil milling operations. The operating segments of the company are: Plantation and Property & Others. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Plantation segment, which is engaged in the operation of oil palm estates, oil palm mills, sales and purchases of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB), cultivation of pineapples, sales and trading of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) and Palm Kernels (PK), and the provision of plantation development contract services. The Property and Others segment is involved in property investment in land, commercial, and industrial buildings. Other business includes the operation of a food and beverage outlet.
46GF Score

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