KESM Industries Bhd (XKLS:9334) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.26 (As of Apr. 2026)

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XKLS:9334 KESM Industries Bhd XKLS:9334
81 GF Score
Price RM3.94
GF Value RM3.87
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is KESM Industries Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

KESM Industries Bhd XKLS:9334 -0.25% 81 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.26 as of Apr. 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:9334 with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of RM3.87 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 431 Semiconductors companies, KESM Industries Bhd ranks better than 78.65% 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)."

KESM Industries Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM0.26. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 15.15.


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

XKLS:9334' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.89   Med: 17.27   Max: 82.27
Current: 15.68


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of KESM Industries Bhd was 82.27. The lowest was 4.89. And the median was 17.27.


XKLS:9334's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
78.65% of 431 companies
in the Semiconductors industry
Industry Median: 42.12 vs XKLS:9334: 15.68

KESM Industries Bhd's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM0.03. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM0.16. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 24.78.

KESM Industries Bhd's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Apr. 2026 was RM0.03. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM0.16. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 24.78.


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.


KESM Industries Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


KESM Industries Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for KESM Industries 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.

KESM Industries Bhd Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

KESM Industries Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24 Jul25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.21 0.20 -0.26 0.42 -0.15

KESM Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24 Oct24 Jan25 Apr25 Jul25 Oct25 Jan26 Apr26
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 -0.15 -0.01 0.09 0.26

XKLS:9334 vs NVDA, AVGO, MU: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, KESM Industries 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.


KESM Industries Bhd Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, KESM Industries Bhd's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

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


XKLS:9334
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KESM Industries 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)

KESM Industries Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 6.9
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 48.0
Change In Deferred Tax 0.0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 41.4
Change In Working Capital -2.2
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 43.0

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. KESM Industries Bhd's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM6.9 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. KESM Industries Bhd's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM48.0 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. KESM Industries Bhd's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM0.0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = RM41.4 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.

KESM Industries Bhd's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = RM41.4 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. KESM Industries Bhd's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Apr. 2026 was RM-2.2 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. KESM Industries Bhd's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Apr. 2026 was 43.015 Mil.

KESM Industries Bhd's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Apr. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 6.865 +48.023+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-41.369433788426+-2.15)/43.015
=0.26

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=3.94/0.26
=15.15

* 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 0.26 mean?
KESM Industries Bhd (XKLS:9334) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.26 as of Apr. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on KESM Industries Bhd. According to the industry distribution chart, KESM Industries Bhd ranks #92 out of 431 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 21.3%.
Is KESM Industries Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
KESM Industries Bhd's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.26. The Semiconductors industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 42.12. KESM Industries Bhd's value of 0.26 is 99.4% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, KESM Industries Bhd ranks #92 out of 431 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, KESM Industries Bhd has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does KESM Industries Bhd's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to NVDA and AVGO?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, KESM Industries Bhd ranks #92 out of 431 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places KESM Industries Bhd in the top 21% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 42.12. KESM Industries Bhd's value of 0.26 is 99.4% below this benchmark. 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 Semiconductors company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Semiconductors companies is 42.12, based on 431 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. KESM Industries Bhd's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.26 is 99.4% below the industry median. 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 KESM Industries Bhd. For the Semiconductors industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 42.12 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. KESM Industries Bhd's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is KESM Industries Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, KESM Industries Bhd (XKLS:9334) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is RM3.87, compared to a current price of RM3.94 — trading 1.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.26 and 99.4% below the Semiconductors industry median of 42.12. KESM Industries Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 2 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 KESM Industries Bhd (XKLS:9334), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.26 as of Apr. 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 KESM Industries Bhd (XKLS:9334) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, KESM Industries Bhd stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of RM3.94 is trading 1.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of RM3.87. GuruFocus considers KESM Industries Bhd to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:9334:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.26
  • GF Value™: RM3.87 vs. price of RM3.94 (1.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 2 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 99.4% below the Semiconductors median (#92 of 431)

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:9334 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


KESM Industries Bhd Business Description

Address 17 Jalan SS7/26, 802, 8th Floor, Block C, Kelana Square, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47301
KESM Industries Bhd operates through a single business segment, providing essential burn-in and testing services that ensure the reliability of semiconductors, including microprocessors, microcontrollers, and advanced sensors. Serving the semiconductor industry, the company's products support technologies across the automotive, industrial, consumer, and commercial sectors internationally. Its customer base spans key markets in the United States, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, with sales concentrated mainly in Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Singapore, and other regions, and the majority of revenue comes from Malaysia.
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