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Computer And Technologies Holdings (HKSE:00046) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Computer And Technologies Holdings 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Computer And Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00046' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.36   Max: -1.79
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Computer And Technologies Holdings was -1.79. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.36.


Computer And Technologies Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Computer And Technologies Holdings'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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Computer And Technologies Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Computer And Technologies Holdings 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 -2.31 -2.70 -2.37 -2.53 -2.76

Computer And Technologies Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 - -2.53 - -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Computer And Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Computer And Technologies Holdings'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.


Computer And Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Computer And Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Computer And Technologies Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Computer And Technologies Holdings 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 Computer And Technologies Holdings 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 * 0.9043+0.528 * 1.0229+0.404 * 0.9706+0.892 * 0.9583+0.115 * 0.8763
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0732+4.679 * -0.02611-0.327 * 1.0048
=-2.76

* 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 HK$66.0 Mil.
Revenue was HK$257.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$135.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$407.9 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$654.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$9.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$21.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$97.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$136.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2.9 Mil.
Net Income was HK$33.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$50.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$76.2 Mil.
Revenue was HK$268.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$145.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$412.7 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$678.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$12.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$19.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$94.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$139.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4.6 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)
=(66.043 / 257.504) / (76.217 / 268.719)
=0.256474 / 0.283631
=0.9043

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)
=(145 / 268.719) / (135.841 / 257.504)
=0.539597 / 0.52753
=1.0229

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 - (407.888 + 9.017) / 654.508) / (1 - (412.655 + 12.065) / 678.49)
=0.363025 / 0.374022
=0.9706

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
=257.504 / 268.719
=0.9583

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))
=(19.55 / (19.55 + 12.065)) / (21.622 / (21.622 + 9.017))
=0.618377 / 0.705702
=0.8763

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)
=(97.329 / 257.504) / (94.643 / 268.719)
=0.377971 / 0.352201
=1.0732

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)
=((2.889 + 136.535) / 654.508) / ((4.612 + 139.234) / 678.49)
=0.213021 / 0.212009
=1.0048

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
=(33.35 - 0 - 50.439) / 654.508
=-0.02611

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.

Computer And Technologies Holdings has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Computer And Technologies Holdings (HKSE:00046) Business Description

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Address
100 Cyberport Road, Level 10, Cyberport 2, Hong Kong, HKG
Computer And Technologies Holdings Ltd provides software products. It operates in three segments, the Application Services segment; the Integration and Solutions services segment; and the investments segment. It generates majority of the revenue from the Application Services segment that engages in the provision of enterprise applications software and e-business services for enterprises including the provision of enterprise applications software with implementation and ongoing support services; and the GETS, cloud services and other related value-added services. Geographical revenue is derived from Hong Kong and other countries.

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