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P.A. Resources Bhd (XKLS:7225) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is P.A. Resources 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

XKLS:7225' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.18   Med: -2.55   Max: 1355.62
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of P.A. Resources Bhd was 1355.62. The lowest was -4.18. And the median was -2.55.


P.A. Resources Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for P.A. Resources 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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P.A. Resources Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

P.A. Resources Bhd Annual Data
Trend Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.78 -2.54 -1.88 -0.10 -2.59

P.A. Resources 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 -1.93 -2.59 -2.26 -2.80

Competitive Comparison of P.A. Resources Bhd's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, P.A. Resources 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.


P.A. Resources Bhd's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, P.A. Resources Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



P.A. Resources 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 P.A. Resources 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 * 1.3156+0.528 * 1.0259+0.404 * 0.1194+0.892 * 0.9213+0.115 * 0.532
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1717+4.679 * -0.013857-0.327 * 1.1585
=-2.80

* 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 RM119.6 Mil.
Revenue was 150.657 + 129.42 + 104.518 + 84.81 = RM469.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.538 + 14.953 + 13.545 + 4.652 = RM55.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM225.5 Mil.
Total Assets was RM319.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM92.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM7.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM11.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM31.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM0.6 Mil.
Net Income was 11.352 + 8.662 + 3.347 + 0.239 = RM23.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.338 + 8.503 + -8.02 + 8.205 = RM28.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM98.6 Mil.
Revenue was 133.848 + 138.331 + 116.147 + 121.199 = RM509.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.225 + 16.48 + 10.322 + 12.987 = RM62.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM200.0 Mil.
Total Assets was RM301.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM87.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM3.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM11.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM22.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM3.9 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)
=(119.555 / 469.405) / (98.645 / 509.525)
=0.254695 / 0.193602
=1.3156

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)
=(62.014 / 509.525) / (55.688 / 469.405)
=0.121709 / 0.118635
=1.0259

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 - (225.548 + 92.072) / 319.404) / (1 - (200.003 + 87.075) / 301.167)
=0.005585 / 0.046781
=0.1194

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
=469.405 / 509.525
=0.9213

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))
=(3.595 / (3.595 + 87.075)) / (7.415 / (7.415 + 92.072))
=0.039649 / 0.074532
=0.532

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)
=(11.915 / 469.405) / (11.038 / 509.525)
=0.025383 / 0.021663
=1.1717

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)
=((0.621 + 31.279) / 319.404) / ((3.87 + 22.094) / 301.167)
=0.099874 / 0.086211
=1.1585

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
=(23.6 - 0 - 28.026) / 319.404
=-0.013857

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.

P.A. Resources Bhd has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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P.A. Resources Bhd (XKLS:7225) Business Description

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Jalan Kuala Selangor, Lot 424 and 440, Kampung Batu 8, Ijok, Kuala Selangor, SGR, MYS, 45620
P.A. Resources Bhd is an aluminium extruder company that produces semi-finished aluminium products which are into aluminium smelting, producing aluminium billets. The company's operating segment includes aluminium extrusion and fabrication; aluminium billet casting and tolling; Money lending and others. It generates maximum revenue from the aluminium extrusion and fabrication segment. The company's product is used in the electrical and electronics, furniture, and consumer durables industries. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States of America.

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