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Media Chinese International (XKLS:5090) Beneish M-Score : -2.10 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Media Chinese International 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 -2.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5090' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.76   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Media Chinese International was -1.96. The lowest was -3.76. And the median was -2.68.


Media Chinese International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Media Chinese International'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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Media Chinese International Beneish M-Score Chart

Media Chinese International 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 -3.06 -2.57 -2.66 -2.80 -2.61

Media Chinese International 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 -2.65 -2.61 -2.40 -2.44 -2.10

Competitive Comparison of Media Chinese International's Beneish M-Score

For the Publishing subindustry, Media Chinese International'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.


Media Chinese International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Media Chinese International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Media Chinese International's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Media Chinese International 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 Media Chinese International 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 * 1.0852+0.528 * 1.4328+0.404 * 1.035+0.892 * 1.1626+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.904+4.679 * -0.017495-0.327 * 1.0696
=-2.10

* 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 RM115.1 Mil.
Revenue was 169.379 + 192.778 + 168.133 + 140.04 = RM670.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.427 + 47.425 + 43.986 + 41.118 = RM176.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM561.3 Mil.
Total Assets was RM919.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM218.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM238.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM253.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.7 Mil.
Net Income was -5.17 + -10.236 + -12.631 + -9.482 = RM-37.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -31.465 + -2.599 + 8.107 + 4.531 = RM-21.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM91.2 Mil.
Revenue was 152.648 + 165.554 + 133.083 + 125.299 = RM576.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 57.306 + 64.389 + 48.194 + 46.956 = RM216.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM577.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM951.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM233.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM226.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM244.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.3 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)
=(115.076 / 670.33) / (91.215 / 576.584)
=0.171671 / 0.158199
=1.0852

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)
=(216.845 / 576.584) / (175.956 / 670.33)
=0.376086 / 0.262492
=1.4328

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 - (561.336 + 218.008) / 919.857) / (1 - (577.583 + 233.435) / 951.433)
=0.152755 / 0.147583
=1.035

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
=670.33 / 576.584
=1.1626

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))
=(0 / (0 + 233.435)) / (0 / (0 + 218.008))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(238.018 / 670.33) / (226.469 / 576.584)
=0.355076 / 0.392777
=0.904

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)
=((0.741 + 253.516) / 919.857) / ((1.305 + 244.564) / 951.433)
=0.276409 / 0.25842
=1.0696

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
=(-37.519 - 0 - -21.426) / 919.857
=-0.017495

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.

Media Chinese International has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Media Chinese International (XKLS:5090) Business Description

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18 Ka Yip Street, 15th Floor, Block A, Ming Pao Industrial Centre, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
Media Chinese International Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company principally engaged in publishing, printing, and distributing newspapers, magazines, books, and digital content that are written in Chinese. The company also provides travel and travel-related services. The group operates through various geographical regions, including Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and North America; however, the company derives the majority of its revenue from the publishing and printing business.

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