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Fima Bhd (XKLS:3107) Beneish M-Score : -3.28 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Fima 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 -3.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:3107' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.08   Med: -2.57   Max: -1.44
Current: -3.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fima Bhd was -1.44. The lowest was -4.08. And the median was -2.57.


Fima Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fima 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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Fima Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Fima Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.52 -2.16 -3.59 -3.16 -2.26

Fima Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 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 -2.04 -2.26 -2.04 -3.13 -3.28

Competitive Comparison of Fima Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Fima 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.


Fima Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Fima Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Fima 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 Fima 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 * 0.7156+0.528 * 1.0551+0.404 * 0.9663+0.892 * 0.7813+0.115 * 1.1374
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.544+4.679 * -0.063198-0.327 * 0.9482
=-3.28

* 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 RM22.7 Mil.
Revenue was 54.089 + 49.333 + 49.423 + 84.522 = RM237.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.297 + 21.626 + 18.217 + 32.699 = RM92.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM259.0 Mil.
Total Assets was RM694.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM336.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM16.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM49.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM28.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM78.3 Mil.
Net Income was 2.843 + 4.898 + 2.4 + 7.665 = RM17.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 22.471 + 40.925 + -7.874 + 6.143 = RM61.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM40.6 Mil.
Revenue was 69.809 + 67.252 + 74.334 + 92.404 = RM303.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 29.635 + 20.742 + 30.437 + 44.552 = RM125.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM306.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM715.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM303.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM17.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM40.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM43.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM72.5 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)
=(22.705 / 237.367) / (40.608 / 303.799)
=0.095654 / 0.133667
=0.7156

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)
=(125.366 / 303.799) / (92.839 / 237.367)
=0.412661 / 0.39112
=1.0551

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 - (259.048 + 336.507) / 693.99) / (1 - (306.385 + 303.806) / 715.163)
=0.141839 / 0.146781
=0.9663

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
=237.367 / 303.799
=0.7813

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))
=(17.124 / (17.124 + 303.806)) / (16.563 / (16.563 + 336.507))
=0.053357 / 0.046911
=1.1374

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)
=(49.093 / 237.367) / (40.695 / 303.799)
=0.206823 / 0.133954
=1.544

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)
=((78.292 + 28.602) / 693.99) / ((72.519 + 43.658) / 715.163)
=0.154028 / 0.162448
=0.9482

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
=(17.806 - 0 - 61.665) / 693.99
=-0.063198

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.

Fima Bhd has a M-score of -3.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fima Bhd (XKLS:3107) Business Description

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Address
No. 45, Jalan Medan Setia 1, Suite 4.1, Level 4, Block C, Plaza Damansara, Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50490
Fima Corp Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company. It operates through three business segments namely Production and Trading, Plantation, Investment holding, and Property Management. The Production and trading segment, which is the key revenue generator, is involved in the production and trading of security and confidential documents. The plantation segment comprises oil palm production and processing activities. Its Investment holding and property management segment consists of investment holding, rental, and management of commercial properties. The company's geographical segments comprise Malaysia and Indonesia, out of which the majority of the revenue comes from Malaysia.

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