ELK-Desa Resources Bhd (XKLS:5228) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.08 (As of Jun. 2026)

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XKLS:5228 ELK-Desa Resources Bhd XKLS:5228
81 GF Score
Price RM1.01
GF Value RM1.42
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd XKLS:5228 -0.98% 81 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.08 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:5228 with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of RM1.42 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 207 Credit Services companies, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd ranks worse than 483091.3% 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)."

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM-0.08. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for ELK-Desa Resources 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 ELK-Desa Resources Bhd was 162.22. The lowest was 4.00. And the median was 6.18.


XKLS:5228's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Credit Services industry.
Industry Median: 9.91
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was RM0.01. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM0.07. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 15.54.

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was RM0.04. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM0.16. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 6.52.


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.


ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for ELK-Desa Resources 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.

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.11 -0.17 -0.13 -0.22 -0.08

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -0.18 -0.14 -0.10 -0.08 0.00

XKLS:5228 vs V, MA, AXP: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, ELK-Desa Resources 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.


ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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ELK-Desa Resources 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)

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 29.2
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 3.4
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 5.5
Change In Working Capital -45.4
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 436.5

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM29.2 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM3.4 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. ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = RM5.5 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.

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = RM5.5 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was RM-45.4 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. ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Jun. 2026 was 436.470 Mil.

ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 29.197 +3.426+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-5.5198559433439+-45.44)/436.470
=-0.08

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=1.01/-0.08
=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 -0.08 mean?
ELK-Desa Resources Bhd (XKLS:5228) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.08 as of Jun. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on ELK-Desa Resources Bhd. According to the industry distribution chart, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd ranks #999999 out of 207 companies in the Credit Services industry.
Is ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.08. Based on the distribution chart, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd ranks #999999 out of 207 companies in the Credit Services industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to V and MA?
According to the Credit Services industry distribution chart, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd ranks #999999 out of 207 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places ELK-Desa Resources Bhd in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 9.91. 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 a Credit Services company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Credit Services companies is 9.91, based on 207 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 ELK-Desa Resources Bhd. For the Credit Services industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 9.91 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.08. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is ELK-Desa Resources Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd (XKLS:5228) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM1.42, compared to a current price of RM1.01 — trading 28.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.08. ELK-Desa Resources Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 4 warning signs to review. 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 ELK-Desa Resources Bhd (XKLS:5228), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.08 as of Jun. 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 ELK-Desa Resources Bhd (XKLS:5228) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, ELK-Desa Resources Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM1.01 is trading 28.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM1.42. GuruFocus considers ELK-Desa Resources Bhd to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:5228:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.08
  • GF Value™: RM1.42 vs. price of RM1.01 (28.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:5228 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


ELK-Desa Resources Bhd Business Description

Address No. 15 - 17, Jalan Brunei Utara, Off Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 55100
ELK-Desa Resources Bhd is a Malaysian company investment holding company. The company's business segments are Hire-purchase financing and other integrated services and the Trading of furniture. The Hire-purchase financing and other integrated services segment is involved in the business of hire-purchase financing for used motor vehicles as well as selling general insurance policies as an insurance agent and the Trading of furniture segment is involved in the business of trading, export, wholesaling, and manufacturing of furniture. The company earns the majority of its revenue from hire-purchase financing.
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