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Wasco Bhd (XKLS:5142) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Wasco 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:5142' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.74   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wasco Bhd was -2.03. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.74.


Wasco Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wasco 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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Wasco Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Wasco 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 -2.61 -3.45 -3.06 -2.37 -2.74

Wasco 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 -2.37 -2.44 -2.24 -2.31 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of Wasco Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Wasco 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.


Wasco Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Wasco Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wasco 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 Wasco 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 * 0.9406+0.528 * 0.9608+0.404 * 0.8173+0.892 * 1.1013+0.115 * 0.9304
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9957+4.679 * -0.04455-0.327 * 0.953
=-2.74

* 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 RM912 Mil.
Revenue was 504.963 + 783.917 + 677.133 + 639.674 = RM2,606 Mil.
Gross Profit was 138.712 + 115.344 + 89.483 + 102.3 = RM446 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,755 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,947 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM840 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM83 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM243 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,809 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM257 Mil.
Net Income was 35.224 + 27.408 + 24.009 + 21.761 = RM108 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 231.537 + 32.363 + -81.627 + 57.401 = RM240 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM880 Mil.
Revenue was 474.199 + 695.991 + 737.058 + 458.833 = RM2,366 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.38 + 93.287 + 140.654 + 62.656 = RM389 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM1,544 Mil.
Total Assets was RM2,713 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM773 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM221 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM1,700 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM297 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)
=(911.963 / 2605.687) / (880.368 / 2366.081)
=0.349989 / 0.372079
=0.9406

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)
=(388.977 / 2366.081) / (445.839 / 2605.687)
=0.164397 / 0.171102
=0.9608

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 - (1754.808 + 840.254) / 2946.65) / (1 - (1544.075 + 773.239) / 2713.45)
=0.119318 / 0.14599
=0.8173

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
=2605.687 / 2366.081
=1.1013

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))
=(70.56 / (70.56 + 773.239)) / (82.973 / (82.973 + 840.254))
=0.083622 / 0.089873
=0.9304

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)
=(242.62 / 2605.687) / (221.253 / 2366.081)
=0.093112 / 0.09351
=0.9957

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)
=((257.443 + 1809.335) / 2946.65) / ((297.045 + 1700.038) / 2713.45)
=0.701399 / 0.735994
=0.953

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
=(108.402 - 0 - 239.674) / 2946.65
=-0.04455

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.

Wasco Bhd has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wasco Bhd (XKLS:5142) Business Description

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The Gardens North Tower, Suite 19.01, Level 19, Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur, SGR, MYS, 59200
Wasco Bhd, formerly Wah Seong Corp Bhd is engaged in the business of specialized pipe coating and corrosion protection services; Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of gas compressors and process equipment; renewable energy and infrastructure materials and services. Its segments include the Energy solutions services division; the Renewable energy division; the Industrial trading & services division; and Others. It derives the majority of its revenue from the Energy solutions services division that provides pipe coating, pipe manufacturing for the oil and gas industry, building and operating offshore/onshore field development facilities, and the provision of specialized equipment and services to the power generation, oleochemical, and petrochemical industries.

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