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China Merchants Port Holdings Co (HKSE:00144) Beneish M-Score

: -2.41 (As of Today)
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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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Merchants Port Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00144' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.33   Max: -1.35
Current: -2.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Merchants Port Holdings Co was -1.35. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.33.


China Merchants Port Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Merchants Port Holdings Co'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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China Merchants Port Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.35 -1.91 -2.83 -2.41 -

China Merchants Port Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.83 - -2.41 - -

Competitive Comparison

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, China Merchants Port Holdings Co'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.


China Merchants Port Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, China Merchants Port Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Merchants Port Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China Merchants Port Holdings Co 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 China Merchants Port Holdings Co 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 * 0.999+0.528 * 1.0185+0.404 * 0.9378+0.892 * 1.0586+0.115 * 1.1553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9233+4.679 * -0.004479-0.327 * 0.9337
=-2.41

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$2,257 Mil.
Revenue was HK$12,545 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$5,568 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$14,529 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$172,155 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$40,952 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$2,373 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,516 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$21,002 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$18,853 Mil.
Net Income was HK$8,010 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$8,781 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,134 Mil.
Revenue was HK$11,850 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$5,357 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$15,716 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$178,690 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$33,840 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$2,286 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,551 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$21,189 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$23,117 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)
=(2257 / 12545) / (2134 / 11850)
=0.179912 / 0.180084
=0.999

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)
=(5357 / 11850) / (5568 / 12545)
=0.452068 / 0.443842
=1.0185

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 - (14529 + 40952) / 172155) / (1 - (15716 + 33840) / 178690)
=0.677726 / 0.722671
=0.9378

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
=12545 / 11850
=1.0586

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))
=(2286 / (2286 + 33840)) / (2373 / (2373 + 40952))
=0.063279 / 0.054772
=1.1553

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)
=(1516 / 12545) / (1551 / 11850)
=0.120845 / 0.130886
=0.9233

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)
=((18853 + 21002) / 172155) / ((23117 + 21189) / 178690)
=0.231506 / 0.247949
=0.9337

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
=(8010 - 0 - 8781) / 172155
=-0.004479

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.

China Merchants Port Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Merchants Port Holdings Co (HKSE:00144) Business Description

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Address
168-200 Connaught Road Central, 38th Floor, China Merchants Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
China Merchants Port Holdings Co Ltd is a port operator. It has a geographically diversified port network stretching across China's coastline, as well as growing exposure in overseas ports. The company also provides bonded logistic park operation, along with property development through its associates and joint-controlled entities. Its operating segment includes Ports operation and Other operations. The company generates maximum revenue from the Ports operation segment.

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