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Mestron Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0207) Beneish M-Score : -1.32 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Mestron 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.32 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

XKLS:0207' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.73   Med: -1.44   Max: -1.32
Current: -1.32

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Mestron Holdings Bhd was -1.32. The lowest was -2.73. And the median was -1.44.


Mestron Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mestron 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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Mestron Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Mestron Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - -2.73 - -1.44 -1.32

Mestron 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 -1.44 -2.37 -2.59 -2.94 -1.32

Competitive Comparison of Mestron Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, Mestron 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.


Mestron Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Mestron 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 Mestron 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 * 1.0258+0.528 * 0.9424+0.404 * 0.1972+0.892 * 1.3197+0.115 * 0.9296
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0393+4.679 * 0.247709-0.327 * 0.8045
=-1.32

* 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 RM64.0 Mil.
Revenue was 42.658 + 41.44 + 37.805 + 26.895 = RM148.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.837 + 8.177 + 8.502 + 5.797 = RM34.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM123.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM200.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM74.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM18.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM43.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM21.8 Mil.
Net Income was 1.511 + 3.569 + 4.018 + 2.557 = RM11.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -41.892 + 2.157 + -0.028 + 1.756 = RM-38.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM47.3 Mil.
Revenue was 30.057 + 37.155 + 24.132 + 21.409 = RM112.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.623 + 6.76 + 3.881 + 4.24 = RM24.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM105.2 Mil.
Total Assets was RM180.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM61.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM13.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM55.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM17.2 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)
=(64.041 / 148.798) / (47.305 / 112.753)
=0.430389 / 0.419545
=1.0258

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)
=(24.504 / 112.753) / (34.313 / 148.798)
=0.217325 / 0.230601
=0.9424

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 - (123.487 + 73.962) / 200.485) / (1 - (105.167 + 61.608) / 180.644)
=0.015143 / 0.076775
=0.1972

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
=148.798 / 112.753
=1.3197

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))
=(2.955 / (2.955 + 61.608)) / (3.83 / (3.83 + 73.962))
=0.045769 / 0.049234
=0.9296

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)
=(18.412 / 148.798) / (13.424 / 112.753)
=0.123738 / 0.119057
=1.0393

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)
=((21.836 + 42.97) / 200.485) / ((17.217 + 55.364) / 180.644)
=0.323246 / 0.40179
=0.8045

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
=(11.655 - 0 - -38.007) / 200.485
=0.247709

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.

Mestron Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -1.32 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Mestron Holdings Bhd (XKLS:0207) Business Description

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PT 50102, Jalan MU 1/9 Seksyen 10, Taman Perindustrian Meranti Utama, Puchong, SGR, MYS, 47120
Mestron Holdings Bhd is engaged in the steel pole business. It offers various pole product such as Standard Street Light Pole, Decorative Street Light Pole, Telecommunication Monopole, High Mast Pole, Camera Pole, Traffic Pole, Mid-Hinge Collapsible Pole, Oil & Gas and Mining Light Poles. The company's segments include Manufacturing that manufactures steel poles comprising standard street lighting poles, decorative light poles and specialty poles; and Trading that trades outdoor lighting products, Renewable energy and Property development . Majority of the revenue is derived from Manufacturing segment.

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