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Superactive Group Co (HKSE:00176) Beneish M-Score : -3.84 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Superactive Group Co 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 -3.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00176' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.84   Med: -2.87   Max: 2.1
Current: -3.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Superactive Group Co was 2.10. The lowest was -3.84. And the median was -2.87.


Superactive Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Superactive Group 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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Superactive Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Superactive Group Co Annual Data
Trend Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.87 -2.87 -2.76 -3.34 -3.84

Superactive Group Co Semi-Annual Data
Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 - -3.34 - -3.84 -

Competitive Comparison of Superactive Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Superactive Group 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.


Superactive Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Superactive Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Superactive Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Superactive Group 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 Superactive Group 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 * 0.4447+0.528 * 0.9871+0.404 * 1.3263+0.892 * 0.6711+0.115 * 0.9088
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4415+4.679 * -0.119041-0.327 * 1.1076
=-3.84

* 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$50.35 Mil.
Revenue was HK$88.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$33.32 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$631.08 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,101.55 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$275.67 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$23.07 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$56.01 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$715.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$87.76 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-93.43 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$37.70 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$168.73 Mil.
Revenue was HK$132.22 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$49.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$788.54 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,255.42 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$299.48 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$22.61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$57.90 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$595.78 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$231.19 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)
=(50.35 / 88.73) / (168.729 / 132.217)
=0.567452 / 1.276152
=0.4447

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)
=(49.002 / 132.217) / (33.316 / 88.73)
=0.370618 / 0.375476
=0.9871

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 - (631.079 + 275.668) / 1101.55) / (1 - (788.538 + 299.483) / 1255.417)
=0.176844 / 0.133339
=1.3263

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
=88.73 / 132.217
=0.6711

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))
=(22.607 / (22.607 + 299.483)) / (23.071 / (23.071 + 275.668))
=0.070188 / 0.077228
=0.9088

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)
=(56.009 / 88.73) / (57.896 / 132.217)
=0.63123 / 0.437886
=1.4415

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)
=((87.756 + 715.918) / 1101.55) / ((231.19 + 595.781) / 1255.417)
=0.729585 / 0.658722
=1.1076

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
=(-93.426 - 0 - 37.704) / 1101.55
=-0.119041

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.

Superactive Group Co has a M-score of -3.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Superactive Group Co (HKSE:00176) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
168-200 Connaught Road Central, Room 1510, 15th Floor, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
Superactive Group Co Ltd is an investment holding company. Along with the subsidiaries, the company is involved in the design and distribution of consumer electronic products, provision of nursery education service/properties management, and money lending. The operating segments of the group are the Manufacture of Electronics products; Provision of Nursery Education services; Money Lending business; Property Development and Management business; and Regulated Financial Services business. It derives the majority of its revenue from the manufacturing and sale of electronics products segment. Geographically the company exports its products to Mainland China, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, The People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Europe, and Others.

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