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Himalaya Shipping (CHIX:HSHPO) Beneish M-Score : -1.43 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Himalaya Shipping 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.43 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

CHIX:HSHPo' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.43   Med: -1.43   Max: -1.43
Current: -1.43

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Himalaya Shipping was -1.43. The lowest was -1.43. And the median was -1.43.


Himalaya Shipping Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Himalaya Shipping'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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Himalaya Shipping Beneish M-Score Chart

Himalaya Shipping Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - - -1.43

Himalaya Shipping Quarterly Data
Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - -1.43

Competitive Comparison of Himalaya Shipping's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Himalaya Shipping'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.


Himalaya Shipping's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Himalaya Shipping's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Himalaya Shipping 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 Himalaya Shipping 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 * 0.4815+0.528 * 0.8671+0.404 * 0.0429+0.892 * 3.4016+0.115 * 0.5578
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3869+4.679 * -0.037973-0.327 * 1.1098
=-1.43

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr14 Mil.
Revenue was 332.101 + 416.395 + 331.222 + 250.244 = kr1,330 Mil.
Gross Profit was 168.373 + 265.374 + 199.325 + 136.779 = kr770 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr301 Mil.
Total Assets was kr9,875 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr9,571 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr285 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr54 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr402 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7,737 Mil.
Net Income was 11.445 + 113.333 + 72.853 + 26.445 = kr224 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.112 + -0.011 + 0 + 0 = kr-0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 117.837 + 175.475 + 187.319 + 118.558 = kr599 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr9 Mil.
Revenue was 193.276 + 109.832 + 72.681 + 15.188 = kr391 Mil.
Gross Profit was 115.221 + 42.062 + 30.662 + 8.299 = kr196 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr346 Mil.
Total Assets was kr6,321 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr5,921 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr267 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr4,428 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)
=(14.014 / 1329.962) / (8.556 / 390.977)
=0.010537 / 0.021884
=0.4815

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)
=(196.244 / 390.977) / (769.851 / 1329.962)
=0.501932 / 0.578852
=0.8671

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 - (300.684 + 9570.766) / 9875.085) / (1 - (346.094 + 5920.988) / 6321.264)
=0.000368 / 0.008571
=0.0429

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
=1329.962 / 390.977
=3.4016

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))
=(97.226 / (97.226 + 5920.988)) / (285.481 / (285.481 + 9570.766))
=0.016155 / 0.028964
=0.5578

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)
=(54.022 / 1329.962) / (41.049 / 390.977)
=0.040619 / 0.104991
=0.3869

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)
=((7737.397 + 401.679) / 9875.085) / ((4427.594 + 266.9) / 6321.264)
=0.824203 / 0.742651
=1.1098

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
=(224.076 - -0.123 - 599.189) / 9875.085
=-0.037973

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.

Himalaya Shipping has a M-score of -1.43 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Himalaya Shipping Business Description

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9 Par-la-Ville Road, 2nd Floor, S E Pearman Building, Hamilton, BMU, HM 11
Himalaya Shipping Ltd is an independent dry bulk company that focuses on owning and operating its Newcastlemax dry bulk carriers.

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