MQ Technology Bhd (XKLS:0070) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.04 (As of May. 2026)

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What is MQ Technology Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

MQ Technology Bhd XKLS:0070 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.04 as of May. 2026. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,384 Industrial Products companies, MQ Technology Bhd ranks worse than 72254.26% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

MQ Technology Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM-0.04. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for MQ Technology Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of MQ Technology Bhd was 42.19. The lowest was 12.79. And the median was 20.23.


XKLS:0070's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Industrial Products industry.
Industry Median: 27.91
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

MQ Technology Bhd's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in May. 2026 was RM-0.00. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM-0.02. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

MQ Technology Bhd's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in May. 2026 was RM-0.00. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM-0.03. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


MQ Technology Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


MQ Technology Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for MQ Technology Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

MQ Technology Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

MQ Technology Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24 Feb25 Feb26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
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MQ Technology Bhd Quarterly Data
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Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 -0.06 -0.04 -0.03 -0.04 -0.04

XKLS:0070 vs SNA, RBC, SWK: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, MQ Technology Bhd's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


MQ Technology Bhd Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, MQ Technology Bhd's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where MQ Technology Bhd's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



MQ Technology Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

MQ Technology Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -5.04
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1.37
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 4.95
Change In Working Capital -0.08
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 226.56

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. MQ Technology Bhd's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM-5.04 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. MQ Technology Bhd's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM1.37 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. MQ Technology Bhd's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = RM4.95 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

MQ Technology Bhd's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = RM4.95 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. MQ Technology Bhd's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in May. 2026 was RM-0.08 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. MQ Technology Bhd's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in May. 2026 was 226.555 Mil.

MQ Technology Bhd's Onwer Earnings Per Share for May. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -5.035 +1.371+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-4.9481885098872+-0.078)/226.555
=-0.04

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=0.06/-0.04
=0

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.04 mean?
MQ Technology Bhd (XKLS:0070) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.04 as of May. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on MQ Technology Bhd. Over the past decade, MQ Technology Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 12.79 to 42.19. According to the industry distribution chart, MQ Technology Bhd ranks #999999 out of 1384 companies in the Industrial Products industry.
Is MQ Technology Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
MQ Technology Bhd's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.04. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 12.79 to a high of 42.19. Based on the distribution chart, MQ Technology Bhd ranks #999999 out of 1384 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does MQ Technology Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to SNA and RBC?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, MQ Technology Bhd ranks #999999 out of 1384 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places MQ Technology Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.91. Historically, MQ Technology Bhd's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 12.79 to 42.19 over the past decade. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Industrial Products company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Industrial Products companies is 27.91, based on 1,384 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on MQ Technology Bhd. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 27.91 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. MQ Technology Bhd's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.04. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is MQ Technology Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, MQ Technology Bhd (XKLS:0070) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.11, compared to a current price of RM0.06 — trading 45.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.04. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For MQ Technology Bhd (XKLS:0070), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.04 as of May. 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.

MQ Technology Bhd Business Description

Address Plot 86-B, Lintang Bayan Lepas 9, Bayan Lepas Industrial Park 4, Bayan Lepas, George Town, PNG, MYS, 11900
MQ Technology Bhd is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it provides a rapid tooling and prototyping division, which automates, designs, develops, and manufactures molds, tools, dies, jigs, and fixtures used in the manufacture of hard disk drives, automotive and medical industries. The company's business segment consists of Manufacture segment, Investment holdings, and others. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Manufacture business segment. Geographically the company operates in Malaysia, Thailand, the USA, Singapore, and Ireland, of which key revenue is derived from Thailand and Malaysia.