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KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5235SS) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is KLCC Property & Holdings 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5235SS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.7   Med: -2.53   Max: -1.85
Current: -2.64

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd was -1.85. The lowest was -4.70. And the median was -2.53.


KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KLCC Property & Holdings 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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KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -2.07 -2.38 -2.51 -2.64

KLCC Property & Holdings 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 -2.51 - - - -2.64

Competitive Comparison of KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, KLCC Property & Holdings 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.


KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.



KLCC Property & Holdings 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 KLCC Property & Holdings 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 * 0.832+0.528 * 1.0416+0.404 * 0.9983+0.892 * 1.1096+0.115 * 1.2871
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9592+4.679 * -0.035788-0.327 * 0.9764
=-2.64

* 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 RM94 Mil.
Revenue was RM1,619 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM1,170 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,291 Mil.
Total Assets was RM18,334 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM550 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM155 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,358 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1,290 Mil.
Net Income was RM397 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM1,053 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM102 Mil.
Revenue was RM1,459 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM1,099 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,216 Mil.
Total Assets was RM18,109 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM575 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM323 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM2,356 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)
=(94.182 / 1619.163) / (102.018 / 1459.251)
=0.058167 / 0.069911
=0.832

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)
=(1098.664 / 1459.251) / (1170.382 / 1619.163)
=0.752896 / 0.722831
=1.0416

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 - (1291.032 + 550.258) / 18333.558) / (1 - (1216.361 + 574.842) / 18109.458)
=0.899567 / 0.90109
=0.9983

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
=1619.163 / 1459.251
=1.1096

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))
=(44.978 / (44.978 + 574.842)) / (32.877 / (32.877 + 550.258))
=0.072566 / 0.05638
=1.2871

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)
=(155.123 / 1619.163) / (145.747 / 1459.251)
=0.095804 / 0.099878
=0.9592

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)
=((1289.572 + 1358.216) / 18333.558) / ((2355.887 + 322.75) / 18109.458)
=0.144423 / 0.147914
=0.9764

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
=(396.662 - 0 - 1052.789) / 18333.558
=-0.035788

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.

KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd (XKLS:5235SS) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Levels 33 & 34, Menara Dayabumi, Kuala Lumpur, MYS, 50050
KLCC Property & Holdings Bhd is a real estate investment company engaged in the ownership, management, and redevelopment of office and retail space in Malaysia. Its property portfolio consists of offices, retail, and hotel. Through its subsidiaries, it also provides facility management services and car parking management services. Its segments are Property investment providing office rental of office spaces and other related activities; Property investment providing retail rental of retail spaces and other related activities; Hotel operations providing rental of hotel rooms, the sale of food and beverages and other related activities; and, car park operations, management of a real estate investment trust and general management services.

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