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Chlitina Holding (TPE:4137) Beneish M-Score : -2.07 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Chlitina 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 -2.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:4137' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.76   Med: -1.91   Max: 3.62
Current: -2.07

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chlitina Holding was 3.62. The lowest was -3.76. And the median was -1.91.


Chlitina Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chlitina 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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Chlitina Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Chlitina Holding 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 -3.01 -0.71 -2.03 -1.91 -

Chlitina Holding Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 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 -1.91 -1.68 -2.07 -

Competitive Comparison of Chlitina Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Chlitina 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.


Chlitina Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Chlitina Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Chlitina 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 Chlitina 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 * 1.4918+0.528 * 1.0052+0.404 * 1.0646+0.892 * 0.9258+0.115 * 0.8955
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.973+4.679 * -0.000774-0.327 * 0.9917
=-2.07

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$120 Mil.
Revenue was 1128.234 + 946.265 + 1054.363 + 1217.739 = NT$4,347 Mil.
Gross Profit was 915.62 + 788.986 + 857.557 + 1022.733 = NT$3,585 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,804 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$9,150 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,528 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$335 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,233 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$3,011 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,379 Mil.
Net Income was 157.559 + 397.228 + 204.331 + 146.028 = NT$905 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 367.044 + 288.21 + 78.13 + 178.841 = NT$912 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$87 Mil.
Revenue was 764.174 + 1032.934 + 1505.44 + 1392.591 = NT$4,695 Mil.
Gross Profit was 610.971 + 866.627 + 1266.191 + 1148.735 = NT$3,893 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,267 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$8,769 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,766 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$339 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,479 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,969 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,273 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)
=(119.634 / 4346.601) / (86.627 / 4695.139)
=0.027524 / 0.01845
=1.4918

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)
=(3892.524 / 4695.139) / (3584.896 / 4346.601)
=0.829054 / 0.824758
=1.0052

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 - (6803.853 + 1528.079) / 9149.72) / (1 - (6266.519 + 1766.105) / 8768.81)
=0.089378 / 0.083955
=1.0646

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
=4346.601 / 4695.139
=0.9258

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))
=(338.564 / (338.564 + 1766.105)) / (334.618 / (334.618 + 1528.079))
=0.160863 / 0.179642
=0.8955

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)
=(2233.312 / 4346.601) / (2479.392 / 4695.139)
=0.513807 / 0.528076
=0.973

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)
=((1379.356 + 3010.774) / 9149.72) / ((1273.185 + 2969.465) / 8768.81)
=0.47981 / 0.483834
=0.9917

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
=(905.146 - 0 - 912.225) / 9149.72
=-0.000774

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.

Chlitina Holding has a M-score of -2.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Chlitina Holding (TPE:4137) Business Description

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Address
Number 107, Songren Road, 10 Floor, Xinyi District, Taipei, TWN, 11073
Chlitina Holding Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that is mainly engaged in developing, producing, and selling beauty products and care kits, and operating a network of franchise beauty chain stores throughout mainland China. The company offers face-care products, body-care products, and aromatic products.

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