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Crocodile Garments (HKSE:00122) Beneish M-Score : -3.33 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Crocodile Garments 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 -3.33 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00122' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.62   Max: -1.77
Current: -3.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Crocodile Garments was -1.77. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.62.


Crocodile Garments Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Crocodile Garments'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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Crocodile Garments Beneish M-Score Chart

Crocodile Garments Annual Data
Trend Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23 Jul24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.85 -2.09 -2.81 -3.33 -

Crocodile Garments Semi-Annual Data
Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24 Jul24
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 -2.81 - -3.33 - -

Competitive Comparison of Crocodile Garments's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Crocodile Garments'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.


Crocodile Garments's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Crocodile Garments's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Crocodile Garments 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 Crocodile Garments 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 * 0.5967+0.528 * 0.8644+0.404 * 1.0609+0.892 * 0.8411+0.115 * 0.721
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1725+4.679 * -0.052458-0.327 * 0.9356
=-3.33

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$7.81 Mil.
Revenue was HK$86.88 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$72.83 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$387.20 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,343.86 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$140.80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$14.89 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$94.82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$272.55 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$557.58 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-108.79 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$14.17 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$15.56 Mil.
Revenue was HK$103.29 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$74.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$486.51 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,415.39 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$165.07 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$12.22 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$96.14 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$350.24 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$564.10 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)
=(7.81 / 86.876) / (15.561 / 103.288)
=0.089898 / 0.150656
=0.5967

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)
=(74.852 / 103.288) / (72.832 / 86.876)
=0.724692 / 0.838344
=0.8644

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 - (387.201 + 140.797) / 2343.864) / (1 - (486.508 + 165.069) / 2415.39)
=0.774732 / 0.730239
=1.0609

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
=86.876 / 103.288
=0.8411

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))
=(12.221 / (12.221 + 165.069)) / (14.885 / (14.885 + 140.797))
=0.068932 / 0.095612
=0.721

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)
=(94.815 / 86.876) / (96.143 / 103.288)
=1.091383 / 0.930824
=1.1725

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)
=((557.577 + 272.549) / 2343.864) / ((564.1 + 350.235) / 2415.39)
=0.35417 / 0.378545
=0.9356

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
=(-108.786 - 0 - 14.169) / 2343.864
=-0.052458

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.

Crocodile Garments has a M-score of -3.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Crocodile Garments Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
25th Floor, 79 Hoi Yuen Road, Crocodile Center, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Crocodile Garments Ltd is a Hong Kong-based company engaged in the sale of garments. The firm operates in three reportable segments including Garment and related accessories business, Property investment and letting business and Treasury management. Its products include men's, women's children's clothing, ties, underwear, bags and wallets, belts and shoes. The company generates the majority of the revenue from property investment and letting business.
Executives
Lam Wai Shan, Vanessa 2101 Beneficial owner
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Lam Howard 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Lam Kin Ming 2101 Beneficial owner

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