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Lion Industries Bhd (XKLS:4235) Beneish M-Score : -3.44 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Lion Industries 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 -3.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:4235' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -3.03   Max: -0.81
Current: -3.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lion Industries Bhd was -0.81. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -3.03.


Lion Industries Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lion Industries 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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Lion Industries Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Lion Industries Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.48 -1.87 -3.09 -0.81 -3.44

Lion Industries Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Sep21 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 -0.81 - - - -3.44

Competitive Comparison of Lion Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Lion Industries 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.


Lion Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Lion Industries Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Lion Industries 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 Lion Industries 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 * 1.2158+0.528 * 0.4712+0.404 * 0.9896+0.892 * 0.7424+0.115 * 0.8207
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.121678-0.327 * 1.1572
=-3.44

* 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 RM595 Mil.
Revenue was RM1,915 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM99 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,105 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,601 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM880 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,052 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM37 Mil.
Net Income was RM-401 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM-85 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM659 Mil.
Revenue was RM2,579 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,422 Mil.
Total Assets was RM3,086 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM925 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM52 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,098 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM18 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)
=(594.576 / 1914.817) / (658.718 / 2579.174)
=0.310513 / 0.255399
=1.2158

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)
=(62.692 / 2579.174) / (98.781 / 1914.817)
=0.024307 / 0.051588
=0.4712

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 - (1104.891 + 880.128) / 2601.127) / (1 - (1422.388 + 924.864) / 3085.897)
=0.236862 / 0.239362
=0.9896

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
=1914.817 / 2579.174
=0.7424

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))
=(52.11 / (52.11 + 924.864)) / (61.177 / (61.177 + 880.128))
=0.053338 / 0.064992
=0.8207

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)
=(0 / 1914.817) / (0 / 2579.174)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((36.818 + 1051.683) / 2601.127) / ((17.556 + 1098.404) / 3085.897)
=0.418473 / 0.361632
=1.1572

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
=(-401.296 - 0 - -84.796) / 2601.127
=-0.121678

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.

Lion Industries Bhd has a M-score of -3.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lion Industries Bhd (XKLS:4235) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1 Jalan Nagasari, Level 14, Lion Office Tower, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50200
Lion Industries Corp Bhd is an investment holding company. The company's business segments are steel, building materials, and others. Its steel segment engaged in manufacturing and marketing of steel bars, wire rods, hot briquetted iron, and steel related products. The building materials segment consists of trading and distribution of building materials and other steel products. Other segment involves in investment holding, treasury business, manufacture and trading of lubricants, spark plugs and provision of transportation services, agriculture, distributing and retailing of consumer products. The company generates maximum revenue from the Steel segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of the revenue from Malaysia.

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