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Cinda International Holdings (HKSE:00111) Beneish M-Score : -2.86 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Cinda International 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.86 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00111' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.8   Med: -2.32   Max: 7.21
Current: -2.86

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cinda International Holdings was 7.21. The lowest was -3.80. And the median was -2.32.


Cinda International Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cinda International 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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Cinda International Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Cinda International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.11 -2.46 -2.41 -2.86 -

Cinda International Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.41 - -2.86 - -

Competitive Comparison of Cinda International Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Cinda International 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.


Cinda International Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Cinda International Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Cinda International 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 Cinda International 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 * 0.8123+0.528 * 0.8191+0.404 * 1.0171+0.892 * 1.0596+0.115 * 0.802
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7686+4.679 * -0.041243-0.327 * 0.9958
=-2.86

* 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 HK$319.6 Mil.
Revenue was HK$145.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$76.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,118.8 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,646.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$34.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$23.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$8.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$696.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$10.3 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-12.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$55.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$371.3 Mil.
Revenue was HK$136.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$59.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,118.4 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,665.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$56.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$27.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$10.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$689.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$28.6 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)
=(319.602 / 145.065) / (371.315 / 136.909)
=2.203164 / 2.71213
=0.8123

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)
=(59.317 / 136.909) / (76.727 / 145.065)
=0.433259 / 0.528915
=0.8191

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 - (1118.777 + 34.475) / 1646.468) / (1 - (1118.391 + 56.71) / 1665.71)
=0.29956 / 0.294534
=1.0171

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
=145.065 / 136.909
=1.0596

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))
=(27.404 / (27.404 + 56.71)) / (23.586 / (23.586 + 34.475))
=0.325796 / 0.406228
=0.802

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)
=(8.514 / 145.065) / (10.455 / 136.909)
=0.058691 / 0.076365
=0.7686

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)
=((10.281 + 696.054) / 1646.468) / ((28.645 + 688.952) / 1665.71)
=0.429 / 0.430805
=0.9958

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
=(-12.849 - 0 - 55.057) / 1646.468
=-0.041243

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.

Cinda International Holdings has a M-score of -2.86 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cinda International Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
183 Queen’s Road Central, 45th Floor, COSCO Tower, Hong Kong, HKG
Cinda International Holdings Ltd provides financial services including asset management, corporate financial advisory services, securities brokering, commodities, and futures brokering, and financial planning and insurance brokering. Its segments consist of Asset management; Sales and trading business; and Corporate finance. It derives the majority of the revenue from the Sales and trading business that provides brokering services in securities, equity-linked products, unit trusts and stock options commodities and futures contracts traded in Hong Kong and selected overseas markets, underwriting, placing and margin financing services to those brokering clients, and acting as an agent for the sale of savings plans, general and life insurance and other investment-linked insurance products.
Executives
Central Huijin Investment Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Cinda Securities Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Cinda Securities (h.k.) Holdings Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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