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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) Beneish M-Score : -2.88 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG 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 -2.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HHULF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.87   Max: -2.61
Current: -2.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG was -2.61. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.87.


Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG'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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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Beneish M-Score Chart

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG 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 -3.02 -2.87 -2.87 -2.61 -2.88

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -

Competitive Comparison of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG'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.


Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG 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 Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG 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 * 0.8009+0.528 * 1.4363+0.404 * 1.1205+0.892 * 0.9436+0.115 * 1.0427
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2349+4.679 * -0.067907-0.327 * 1.213
=-2.86

* 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 $237 Mil.
Revenue was $1,578 Mil.
Gross Profit was $266 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $566 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,283 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $195 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $85 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $450 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $882 Mil.
Net Income was $22 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $245 Mil.
Total Receivables was $314 Mil.
Revenue was $1,672 Mil.
Gross Profit was $404 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $522 Mil.
Total Assets was $2,935 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,922 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $186 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $345 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $637 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)
=(237.312 / 1577.722) / (313.994 / 1671.982)
=0.150414 / 0.187797
=0.8009

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)
=(404.477 / 1671.982) / (265.726 / 1577.722)
=0.241915 / 0.168424
=1.4363

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 - (565.51 + 2101.51) / 3282.63) / (1 - (521.752 + 1922.253) / 2935.296)
=0.187536 / 0.167374
=1.1205

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
=1577.722 / 1671.982
=0.9436

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))
=(186.283 / (186.283 + 1922.253)) / (194.549 / (194.549 + 2101.51))
=0.088347 / 0.084732
=1.0427

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)
=(84.537 / 1577.722) / (72.547 / 1671.982)
=0.053582 / 0.04339
=1.2349

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)
=((882.015 + 450.436) / 3282.63) / ((637.149 + 345.06) / 2935.296)
=0.40591 / 0.33462
=1.213

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
=(21.771 - 0 - 244.684) / 3282.63
=-0.067907

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.

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG) Business Description

Address
Bei St. Annen 1, Hamburg, DEU, 20457
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG is a transportation and logistics company domiciled in Germany. It participates in economic sectors of sea transport and hinterland traffic, as well as in the maintenance, sale, lease, management and development of real estate, and real estate in Hamburg's historical Speicherstadt warehouse district and its fishmarket. The company organizes itself into four segments: container, intermodal, logistics, and real estate. The container segment, generates the majority of revenue, operates terminals to transport containers by sea, rail, and truck. Intermodal segment, operates the company's rail container transportation network. The container and intermodal segments together generate the majority of revenue. The company derives the majority of revenue domestically.

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