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Techbase Industries Bhd (XKLS:8966) Beneish M-Score : -2.16 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Techbase Industries 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 -2.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:8966' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.99   Med: -2.39   Max: -0.75
Current: -2.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Techbase Industries Bhd was -0.75. The lowest was -3.99. And the median was -2.39.


Techbase Industries Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Techbase Industries 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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Techbase Industries Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Techbase Industries Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.30 -3.09 -1.19 -0.83 -3.57

Techbase Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24
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 -2.52 -2.75 -2.98 -3.57 -2.16

Competitive Comparison of Techbase Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Techbase Industries 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.


Techbase Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Techbase Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Techbase Industries 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 Techbase Industries 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 * 1.0535+0.528 * 1.071+0.404 * 2.4449+0.892 * 0.8838+0.115 * 1.4773
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4278+4.679 * -0.061936-0.327 * 0.8036
=-2.16

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Oct23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM39.1 Mil.
Revenue was 37.521 + 36.085 + 38.936 + 68.863 = RM181.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.692 + 4.78 + 2.145 + 12.322 = RM19.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM212.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM398.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM170.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM8.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM44.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM43.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM26.2 Mil.
Net Income was -8.062 + -22.932 + 11.995 + -8.637 = RM-27.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -20.569 + 4.168 + 18.754 + -5.322 = RM-3.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM42.0 Mil.
Revenue was 39.182 + 54.494 + 48.356 + 63.23 = RM205.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.757 + 6.607 + 5.456 + 9.344 = RM24.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM231.0 Mil.
Total Assets was RM415.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM177.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM13.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM35.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM55.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM34.4 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)
=(39.095 / 181.405) / (41.989 / 205.262)
=0.215512 / 0.204563
=1.0535

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)
=(24.164 / 205.262) / (19.939 / 181.405)
=0.117723 / 0.109914
=1.071

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 - (212.284 + 170.417) / 398.268) / (1 - (231.016 + 177.377) / 415.028)
=0.039087 / 0.015987
=2.4449

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
=181.405 / 205.262
=0.8838

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))
=(13.408 / (13.408 + 177.377)) / (8.512 / (8.512 + 170.417))
=0.070278 / 0.047572
=1.4773

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)
=(44.384 / 181.405) / (35.173 / 205.262)
=0.244668 / 0.171357
=1.4278

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)
=((26.186 + 43.413) / 398.268) / ((34.402 + 55.851) / 415.028)
=0.174754 / 0.217462
=0.8036

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
=(-27.636 - 0 - -2.969) / 398.268
=-0.061936

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.

Techbase Industries Bhd has a M-score of -2.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Techbase Industries Bhd Business Description

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PTD 94657, Batu 6, Jalan Mersing, Kluang, JHR, MYS, 86000
Techbase Industries Bhd is engaged in Apparel Manufacturing and Textile industry. Its apparel section includes products such as outerwear, tops and bottoms, children and adult wear. The company has four reportable operating segments Apparels, Textile, Advertising and Others. The majority of revenue is earned from apparels segment.

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