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South Shore Holdings (South Shore Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is South Shore 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of South Shore Holdings was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


South Shore Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for South Shore 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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South Shore Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

South Shore Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.63 -2.41 -3.33 -8.37 -2.58

South Shore Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20
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 - -8.37 - -2.58 -

Competitive Comparison of South Shore Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, South Shore 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.


South Shore Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, South Shore Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where South Shore Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



South Shore 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 South Shore 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 * 1.0092+0.528 * 1.5242+0.404 * 0.7692+0.892 * 1.1743+0.115 * 1.6737
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7679+4.679 * -0.061639-0.327 * 1.1077
=-2.34

* 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 (Mar20) TTM:Last Year (Mar19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $444 Mil.
Revenue was $1,404 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-11 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $557 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,118 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $128 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,123 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $199 Mil.
Net Income was $-132 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-63 Mil.
Total Receivables was $375 Mil.
Revenue was $1,195 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-14 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $478 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,065 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $51 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $75 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,031 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $106 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)
=(444.396 / 1403.625) / (374.971 / 1195.264)
=0.316606 / 0.313714
=1.0092

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)
=(-13.977 / 1195.264) / (-10.769 / 1403.625)
=-0.011694 / -0.007672
=1.5242

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 - (556.719 + 128.362) / 1117.629) / (1 - (478.056 + 51.048) / 1064.967)
=0.387023 / 0.503173
=0.7692

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
=1403.625 / 1195.264
=1.1743

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))
=(50.685 / (50.685 + 51.048)) / (54.404 / (54.404 + 128.362))
=0.498216 / 0.29767
=1.6737

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)
=(67.451 / 1403.625) / (74.801 / 1195.264)
=0.048055 / 0.062581
=0.7679

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)
=((198.504 + 1123.475) / 1117.629) / ((105.774 + 1031.479) / 1064.967)
=1.182842 / 1.067876
=1.1077

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
=(-131.576 - 0 - -62.687) / 1117.629
=-0.061639

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.

South Shore Holdings has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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South Shore Holdings (South Shore Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
250 Hennessy Road, 33rd Floor, 250 Hennessy, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
South Shore Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment include Management contracting; Property development management; Property investment and Hotel operation. It generates maximum revenue from the Management contracting segment. Management contracting segment is engaged in the building construction and civil engineering. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from Hong Kong and also has a presence in Macau, PRC and Singapore and Malaysia.

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