# MSC - MALAYSIA SMELTING CORPORATION BERHAD (5916.KL)

Stock code 5916 · Yahoo ticker 5916.KL · Sector: Industrial Products & Services

Overall fundamentals score: 78/100 (Okay). Top 8% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 90/100 | Strong |
| Financial Safety | 83/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 50/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 83/100 | Strong |
| Risk | 83/100 | Strong |

## Every measure

MSC (5916.KL): Overall score: 78/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 90/100 (Strong)
Return on Equity (ROE) 18% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +14%/yr - Strong
4-Year Profit Growth +17%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 7% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +26% - Strong

Financial Safety: 83/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.6× - Okay
Current Ratio 1.5× - Strong
Interest Coverage 11.4× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 50/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 5% - Okay
Operating Cash Flow Positive but bumpy - Okay
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Shrinking & thin - Weak

Price Fairness: 83/100 (Strong)
P/E Ratio 10.2× - Strong
P/B Ratio 1.9× - Okay
PEG Ratio 0.6 - Strong

Risk: 83/100 (Strong)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Rising - Weak
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) -0.8 pp/yr vs sales - Strong
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +22.7% - Strong
Quarterly Consistency 0 of 4 quarters down - Strong

## Common questions

### What is MSC's fundamentals score?

MSC (5916.KL) scores 78/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 8% of 1120 scored Bursa Malaysia stocks.

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

Its strongest pillar is Business Strength (90/100); its weakest is Cash & Dividends (50/100).

### How does MSC rank against its sector?

MSC ranks #20 of 317 scored Industrial Products & Services stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does MSC pay dividends?

Yes. MSC (5916.KL) has a dividend yield of 4.7%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 73% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 50/100.

### How do I buy MSC shares?

Open a trading account and a CDS account with any Bursa Malaysia broker, then place a buy order for 5916.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 MSC (5916.KL), in plain English?

One of the world's biggest tin smelters, producing refined tin in Pulau Indah, and mines tin at Rahman Hydraulic in Perak. On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 78/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Business Strength (90/100); its main watch-out is Cash & Dividends (50/100). Shares currently cost about 10 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 10.2×). It also pays back about 4.7% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5916-msc

Market data as of 18 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/klse/5916-msc
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.