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Southern Cable Group Bhd (XKLS:0225) Beneish M-Score : -3.15 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Southern Cable Group 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 -3.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:0225' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -1.93   Max: -0.55
Current: -3.15

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Southern Cable Group Bhd was -0.55. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -1.93.


Southern Cable Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Cable Group 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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Southern Cable Group Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Southern Cable Group Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -0.55 -1.93 -3.15

Southern Cable Group Bhd Quarterly Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -1.93 -2.27 -2.59 -2.91 -3.15

Competitive Comparison of Southern Cable Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Southern Cable Group 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.


Southern Cable Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Southern Cable Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Cable Group Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Southern Cable Group 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 Southern Cable Group 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 * 0.9841+0.528 * 0.8416+0.404 * 0.9294+0.892 * 1.2023+0.115 * 0.9573
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0191+4.679 * -0.154478-0.327 * 0.969
=-3.15

* 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.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM254 Mil.
Revenue was 306.553 + 273.747 + 231.847 + 240.934 = RM1,053 Mil.
Gross Profit was 28.259 + 17.876 + 14.028 + 13.714 = RM74 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM506 Mil.
Total Assets was RM606 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM99 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM273 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM10 Mil.
Net Income was 12.425 + 6.526 + 5.346 + 5.14 = RM29 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 33.823 + 26.108 + 44.331 + 18.724 = RM123 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM214 Mil.
Revenue was 238.177 + 238.011 + 214.55 + 185.141 = RM876 Mil.
Gross Profit was 18.37 + 12.251 + 11.643 + 9.451 = RM52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM478 Mil.
Total Assets was RM571 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM24 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM269 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM6 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)
=(253.546 / 1053.081) / (214.3 / 875.879)
=0.240766 / 0.244668
=0.9841

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)
=(51.715 / 875.879) / (73.877 / 1053.081)
=0.059044 / 0.070153
=0.8416

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 - (506.004 + 99.069) / 605.583) / (1 - (477.67 + 92.345) / 570.532)
=0.000842 / 0.000906
=0.9294

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
=1053.081 / 875.879
=1.2023

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))
=(8.178 / (8.178 + 92.345)) / (9.201 / (9.201 + 99.069))
=0.081355 / 0.084982
=0.9573

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)
=(29.779 / 1053.081) / (24.303 / 875.879)
=0.028278 / 0.027747
=1.0191

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)
=((9.64 + 273.141) / 605.583) / ((6.184 + 268.758) / 570.532)
=0.466957 / 0.481905
=0.969

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
=(29.437 - 0 - 122.986) / 605.583
=-0.154478

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.

Southern Cable Group Bhd has a M-score of -3.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Southern Cable Group Bhd (XKLS:0225) Business Description

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Address
Lot 42, Jalan Merbau Pulas, Kawasan Perusahaan Kuala Ketil, Kuala Ketil, KDH, MYS, 09300
Southern Cable Group Bhd is a manufacturer of cables and wires. The company's portfolio includes cables and wires used for power distribution and transmission, communications, as well as control and instrumentation applications. The operating segment of the company are Power cables and wires, Communications cables and wires, Control and instrumentation cables and wires and Related products and services. Power cables and wires segment include power cables and wires which are used in electrical systems for the distribution of power. The majority of company's revenue is generated from Power cables and wires segment.

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