# BAUTO - BERMAZ AUTO BERHAD (5248.KL)

Stock code 5248 · Yahoo ticker 5248.KL · Sector: Consumer Products & Services

Overall fundamentals score: 65/100 (Okay). Top 24% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 50/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 100/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 88/100 | Strong |
| Price Fairness | 50/100 | Okay |
| Risk | 42/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

BAUTO (5248.KL): Overall score: 65/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 50/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 20% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth -16%/yr - Weak
4-Year Profit Growth -27%/yr - Weak
Net Profit Margin 6% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +3% - Strong

Financial Safety: 100/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.3× - Strong
Current Ratio 2.3× - Strong
Interest Coverage 21.7× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 88/100 (Strong)
Dividend Quality 7% - Strong
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Growing & covers near-term debt - Strong

Price Fairness: 50/100 (Okay)
P/E Ratio 7.7× - Strong
P/B Ratio 1.5× - Okay
PEG Ratio n/m (growth not measurable) - Weak

Risk: 42/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Uneven - Okay
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) -1%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +12.5 pp/yr vs sales - Weak
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) -31.3% - Weak
Quarterly Consistency 1 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is BAUTO's fundamentals score?

BAUTO (5248.KL) scores 65/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 24% of 1120 scored Bursa Malaysia stocks.

### Which pillar is BAUTO strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (100/100); its weakest is Risk (42/100).

### How does BAUTO rank against its sector?

BAUTO ranks #51 of 241 scored Consumer Products & Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does BAUTO pay dividends?

Yes. BAUTO (5248.KL) has a dividend yield of 7%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 44% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 88/100.

### How do I buy BAUTO shares?

Open a trading account and a CDS account with any Bursa Malaysia broker, then place a buy order for 5248.KL in lots of 100 shares. Broker fees for the same trade differ a lot between brokers: compare them for your trade size at https://scoreyourstock.com/tools/brokerage-fee-calculator.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk (for banks, Financial Safety checks impaired loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio instead of debt and liquidity). Full methodology, the default weights, and how to set your own: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is BAUTO (5248.KL), in plain English?

Distributes Mazda cars in Malaysia and the Philippines, plus Kia and Peugeot in Malaysia. On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 65/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (100/100); its main watch-out is Risk (42/100). Shares currently cost about 8 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 7.7×). It also pays back about 7.0% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5248-bauto

Market data as of 18 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5248-bauto
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.