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Genting Plantations Bhd (XKLS:2291) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Genting Plantations 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:2291' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.47   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Genting Plantations Bhd was -2.03. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.47.


Genting Plantations Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Genting Plantations 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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Genting Plantations Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Genting Plantations 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 -2.28 -2.46 -2.79 -2.88 -2.58

Genting Plantations 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 -2.88 - - - -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Genting Plantations Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, Genting Plantations 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.


Genting Plantations Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Genting Plantations Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Genting Plantations 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 Genting Plantations 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 * 1.0328+0.528 * 1.2366+0.404 * 1.1164+0.892 * 0.93+0.115 * 0.9715
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3213+4.679 * -0.046997-0.327 * 0.8842
=-2.58

* 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 RM502 Mil.
Revenue was RM2,966 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM748 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,887 Mil.
Total Assets was RM8,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM5,615 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM301 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM302 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,005 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1,565 Mil.
Net Income was RM253 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was RM656 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM523 Mil.
Revenue was RM3,190 Mil.
Gross Profit was RM995 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM2,463 Mil.
Total Assets was RM8,792 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM5,350 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM279 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM246 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,144 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM1,838 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)
=(502.048 / 2966.451) / (522.683 / 3189.782)
=0.169242 / 0.163862
=1.0328

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)
=(994.64 / 3189.782) / (747.995 / 2966.451)
=0.311821 / 0.252151
=1.2366

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 - (1886.975 + 5615.273) / 8567.093) / (1 - (2463.093 + 5349.904) / 8791.814)
=0.124295 / 0.111333
=1.1164

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
=2966.451 / 3189.782
=0.93

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))
=(278.638 / (278.638 + 5349.904)) / (301.499 / (301.499 + 5615.273))
=0.049504 / 0.050957
=0.9715

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)
=(302.437 / 2966.451) / (246.132 / 3189.782)
=0.101952 / 0.077163
=1.3213

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)
=((1565.152 + 1004.606) / 8567.093) / ((1838.14 + 1144.47) / 8791.814)
=0.299957 / 0.339249
=0.8842

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
=(253.486 - 0 - 656.113) / 8567.093
=-0.046997

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.

Genting Plantations Bhd has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Genting Plantations Bhd (XKLS:2291) Business Description

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Address
Jalan Sultan Ismail, 10th Floor, Wisma Genting, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 50250
Genting Plantations Bhd is engaged in the oil palm plantation business. It operates in five segments: Plantation, which includes upstream activities relating to oil palm plantations in Malaysia and Indonesia; Property segment includes activities relating to property development and property investment; AgTech segment is into genomics research and development; Downstream Manufacturing segment related to manufacturing and sale of palm oil derivative products; and Others. Geographically, it operates in two segments, namely Malaysia and Indonesia, of which the vast majority of its revenue comes from Malaysia.

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