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Sarawak Cable Bhd (XKLS:5170) Beneish M-Score : 5.31 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Sarawak Cable 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 5.31 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:5170' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.2   Med: -2.68   Max: 25.99
Current: 5.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sarawak Cable Bhd was 25.99. The lowest was -8.20. And the median was -2.68.


Sarawak Cable Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Sarawak Cable Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 May23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.94 -3.20 -2.52 -3.08 -8.20

Sarawak Cable Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 -2.95 -8.20 -5.53 -6.54 5.31

Competitive Comparison of Sarawak Cable Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Sarawak Cable 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.


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

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

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



Sarawak Cable 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 Sarawak Cable 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 * 0.816+0.528 * 20.9155+0.404 * 0.3451+0.892 * 0.5822+0.115 * 2.0354
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.0226+4.679 * -0.341699-0.327 * 1.2756
=5.31

* 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 (Feb24) TTM:Last Year (Feb23) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM76.7 Mil.
Revenue was 74.426 + 107.456 + 92.061 + 91.953 = RM365.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.527 + 1.639 + 0.3 + -5.02 = RM0.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM179.8 Mil.
Total Assets was RM385.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM194.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM12.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM33.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM462.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM11.4 Mil.
Net Income was -21.042 + -35.82 + -12.722 + -71.781 = RM-141.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -16.854 + -0.212 + -2.657 + 9.976 = RM-9.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM161.4 Mil.
Revenue was 130.546 + 146.122 + 179.274 + 172.554 = RM628.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was -5.535 + -3.532 + 10.799 + 14.292 = RM16.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM345.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM601.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM207.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM28.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM19.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM514.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM64.4 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)
=(76.671 / 365.896) / (161.398 / 628.496)
=0.209543 / 0.2568
=0.816

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)
=(16.024 / 628.496) / (0.446 / 365.896)
=0.025496 / 0.001219
=20.9155

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 - (179.825 + 194.802) / 385.187) / (1 - (345.48 + 207.903) / 601.14)
=0.027415 / 0.079444
=0.3451

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
=365.896 / 628.496
=0.5822

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))
=(28.129 / (28.129 + 207.903)) / (12.115 / (12.115 + 194.802))
=0.119175 / 0.05855
=2.0354

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)
=(33.846 / 365.896) / (19.234 / 628.496)
=0.092502 / 0.030603
=3.0226

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)
=((11.424 + 462.036) / 385.187) / ((64.351 + 514.889) / 601.14)
=1.229169 / 0.963569
=1.2756

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
=(-141.365 - 0 - -9.747) / 385.187
=-0.341699

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.

Sarawak Cable Bhd has a M-score of 5.31 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Sarawak Cable Bhd (XKLS:5170) Business Description

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Address
Lot 767, Block 8, Jalan Bako, Muara Tebas Land District, Demak Laut Industrial Estate Phase III, Kuching, SWK, MYS, 93050
Sarawak Cable Bhd is a Malaysian based company. Together with its subsidiaries, the company manufactures cables and wires. It operates in four segments The Sale of power cables and conductors segment supplies power cables and conductors components, Sale of galvanized steel products, and steel structures segment supplies galvanized steel products and steel structures and galvanizing services. The transmission lines construction segment involves supply, installation, and commissioning of transmission line projects. And the corporate segment is involved in Group-level corporate and management services. The Sale of power cables and conductors segment is the key revenue generator for the group.

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