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Hilong Holding (HKSE:01623) Beneish M-Score : -2.60 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Hilong Holding 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 -2.6 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hilong Holding's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01623' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.58   Max: -2.14
Current: -2.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hilong Holding was -2.14. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.58.


Hilong Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hilong Holding'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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Hilong Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Hilong Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.66 -2.55 -2.77 -2.79 -2.60

Hilong Holding Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 - -2.79 - -2.60 -

Competitive Comparison of Hilong Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Equipment & Services subindustry, Hilong Holding'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.


Hilong Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Hilong Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hilong Holding's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hilong Holding 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 Hilong Holding 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 * 0.8585+0.528 * 1.0784+0.404 * 1.0657+0.892 * 1.1681+0.115 * 1.0998
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8469+4.679 * -0.053221-0.327 * 0.9983
=-2.60

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$2,204 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,172 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,191 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$5,152 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$8,712 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,887 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$306 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$649 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,996 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,860 Mil.
Net Income was HK$157 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$621 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,197 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,572 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,100 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$5,053 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$8,659 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,979 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$351 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$656 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,842 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,993 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)
=(2203.57 / 4172.133) / (2197.439 / 3571.676)
=0.528164 / 0.61524
=0.8585

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)
=(1099.962 / 3571.676) / (1191.444 / 4172.133)
=0.307968 / 0.285572
=1.0784

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 - (5151.953 + 2886.797) / 8711.522) / (1 - (5052.773 + 2978.942) / 8659.196)
=0.077228 / 0.072464
=1.0657

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
=4172.133 / 3571.676
=1.1681

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))
=(351.28 / (351.28 + 2978.942)) / (306.25 / (306.25 + 2886.797))
=0.105482 / 0.095912
=1.0998

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)
=(648.598 / 4172.133) / (655.628 / 3571.676)
=0.15546 / 0.183563
=0.8469

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)
=((2859.664 + 1995.682) / 8711.522) / ((2992.799 + 1841.746) / 8659.196)
=0.557348 / 0.558313
=0.9983

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
=(157.43 - 0 - 621.064) / 8711.522
=-0.053221

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.

Hilong Holding has a M-score of -2.60 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hilong Holding (HKSE:01623) Business Description

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No. 1825, Luodong Road, Baoshan Industrial Zone, Shanghai, CHN, 200949
Hilong Holding Ltd manufactures and distributes oil and gas drilling equipment and coating materials, and provisions coating, oilfield, and offshore engineering services. Its segments include Oilfield equipment manufacturing and services including the production of oilfield equipment and provision of OCTG coating services; Line pipe technology and services including the provision of services related to oil and gas pipelines and production of coating materials for anti-corrosive and anti-friction purposes; Oilfield services including the provision of well drilling services, integrated comprehensive services, OCTG trading and related services to oil and gas producers; and Offshore engineering services includes the provision of offshore engineering services and offshore design services.

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