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Hightech Payment Systems (CAS:HPS) Beneish M-Score : -2.09 (As of Sep. 21, 2024)


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What is Hightech Payment Systems 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 -2.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CAS:HPS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.72   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.91
Current: -2.09

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hightech Payment Systems was -1.91. The lowest was -2.72. And the median was -2.46.


Hightech Payment Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hightech Payment Systems'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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Hightech Payment Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

Hightech Payment Systems 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 -2.25 -2.72 -2.49 -1.91 -2.09

Hightech Payment Systems Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 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 -2.49 - -1.91 - -2.09

Competitive Comparison of Hightech Payment Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Hightech Payment Systems'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.


Hightech Payment Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Hightech Payment Systems's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hightech Payment Systems's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hightech Payment Systems 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 Hightech Payment Systems 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 * 0.9236+0.528 * 0.9744+0.404 * 0.9231+0.892 * 1.1388+0.115 * 1.1366
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0+4.679 * 0.034884-0.327 * 0.9159
=-2.09

* 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 MAD977 Mil.
Revenue was MAD1,117 Mil.
Gross Profit was MAD948 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MAD1,312 Mil.
Total Assets was MAD1,618 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MAD59 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MAD38 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MAD0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MAD739 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MAD116 Mil.
Net Income was MAD100 Mil.
Gross Profit was MAD0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MAD44 Mil.
Total Receivables was MAD929 Mil.
Revenue was MAD981 Mil.
Gross Profit was MAD811 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MAD1,253 Mil.
Total Assets was MAD1,553 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MAD42 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MAD35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MAD159 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MAD746 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MAD150 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)
=(977.433 / 1116.806) / (929.305 / 980.723)
=0.875204 / 0.947571
=0.9236

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)
=(811.318 / 980.723) / (948.138 / 1116.806)
=0.827265 / 0.848973
=0.9744

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 - (1311.644 + 58.512) / 1617.797) / (1 - (1253.249 + 42.48) / 1553.302)
=0.153073 / 0.165823
=0.9231

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
=1116.806 / 980.723
=1.1388

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))
=(34.7 / (34.7 + 42.48)) / (38.293 / (38.293 + 58.512))
=0.449598 / 0.395568
=1.1366

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)
=(0 / 1116.806) / (158.702 / 980.723)
=0 / 0.161821
=0

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)
=((116.146 + 738.529) / 1617.797) / ((149.92 + 746.02) / 1553.302)
=0.528296 / 0.576797
=0.9159

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
=(99.935 - 0 - 43.5) / 1617.797
=0.034884

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.

Hightech Payment Systems has a M-score of -2.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hightech Payment Systems Business Description

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Address
1100, Boulevard Al Qods - Sidi Maarouf, Casablanca Nearshore Park, Shore 1, Casablanca, MAR, 20270
Hightech Payment Systems SA is the group that provides solutions and services involving electronic payment. The group offers are structured in the following business units - HPS Solutions, HPS Processing, HPS Services, Safety, and Other Products. HPS Solutions designs, develops, markets, installs, and supports a suite of multi-channel electronic payment solutions. PowerCARD software suite offers comprehensive, configurable and scalable solutions to meet the user needs. The company's software and services are sold covering many geographical areas such as Europe, Americas, Africa and the Middle East and Asia. The group's majority revenue is generated from the sale of HPS solutions.

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