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Kub Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:6874) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Kub Malaysia 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:6874' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.39   Med: -3.74   Max: -2.47
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kub Malaysia Bhd was -2.47. The lowest was -6.39. And the median was -3.74.


Kub Malaysia Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kub Malaysia 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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Kub Malaysia Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Kub Malaysia Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.01 -5.09 - - -2.47

Kub Malaysia Bhd Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Mar21 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 - - -2.47 - -

Competitive Comparison of Kub Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Kub Malaysia 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.


Kub Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Kub Malaysia Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kub Malaysia 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 Kub Malaysia 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 * 0.7344+0.528 * 1.4124+0.404 * 1.2049+0.892 * 0.8922+0.115 * 1.1769
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0332+4.679 * -0.007252-0.327 * 0.7824
=-2.47

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM50.8 Mil.
Revenue was RM488.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM30.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM463.2 Mil.
Total Assets was RM647.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM99.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM14.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM20.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM99.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.2 Mil.
Net Income was RM33.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM38.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM77.5 Mil.
Revenue was RM548.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM47.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM479.4 Mil.
Total Assets was RM651.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM101.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM17.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM22.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM127.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1.2 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)
=(50.801 / 488.889) / (77.533 / 547.963)
=0.103911 / 0.141493
=0.7344

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)
=(47.456 / 547.963) / (29.978 / 488.889)
=0.086604 / 0.061319
=1.4124

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 - (463.168 + 99.606) / 647.536) / (1 - (479.42 + 101.29) / 651.486)
=0.130899 / 0.108638
=1.2049

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
=488.889 / 547.963
=0.8922

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))
=(17.241 / (17.241 + 101.29)) / (14.047 / (14.047 + 99.606))
=0.145456 / 0.123596
=1.1769

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)
=(20.683 / 488.889) / (22.437 / 547.963)
=0.042306 / 0.040946
=1.0332

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)
=((0.181 + 99.814) / 647.536) / ((1.217 + 127.376) / 651.486)
=0.154424 / 0.197384
=0.7824

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
=(33.811 - 0 - 38.507) / 647.536
=-0.007252

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.

Kub Malaysia Bhd has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kub Malaysia Bhd (XKLS:6874) Business Description

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Address
Jalan PJU 1A/7A, Oasis Square, Level 3A, Unit 1, Capital 3, Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, SGR, MYS, 47301
Kub Malaysia Bhd is engaged in the bottling and trading of liquefied petroleum gas. It also provides information services, oil palm plantation services, food-related services, management of properties and engineering and civil works services. Its operating segment includes liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); Agricultural businesses (AGRO); Information and communications technology (ICT) and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the LPG segment. Geographically, it derives revenue from Malaysia.

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