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Asia Orient Holdings (HKSE:00214) Beneish M-Score : 4.79 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Asia Orient 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 4.79 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:00214' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.26   Max: 4.79
Current: 4.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asia Orient Holdings was 4.79. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.26.


Asia Orient Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Asia Orient 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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Asia Orient Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Asia Orient Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.28 -2.19 -2.59 -3.24 4.79

Asia Orient Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -3.24 - 4.79 -

Competitive Comparison of Asia Orient Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Asia Orient 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.


Asia Orient Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Asia Orient Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Asia Orient 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 Asia Orient 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 * 9.1953+0.528 * 1.017+0.404 * 0.9903+0.892 * 0.8258+0.115 * 0.9861
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.565+4.679 * -0.011431-0.327 * 0.8854
=4.79

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$1,222 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,303 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,198 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$14,679 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$42,680 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$7,914 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$223 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$317 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,078 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$12,865 Mil.
Net Income was HK$429 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$917 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$161 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,789 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,707 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$12,657 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$39,519 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$8,081 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$224 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$246 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,214 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$13,550 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)
=(1222.427 / 2302.948) / (160.979 / 2788.673)
=0.53081 / 0.057726
=9.1953

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)
=(2707.123 / 2788.673) / (2198.315 / 2302.948)
=0.970757 / 0.954566
=1.017

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 - (14679.312 + 7914.098) / 42679.957) / (1 - (12656.644 + 8081.261) / 39519.422)
=0.470632 / 0.475248
=0.9903

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
=2302.948 / 2788.673
=0.8258

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))
=(224.163 / (224.163 + 8081.261)) / (222.707 / (222.707 + 7914.098))
=0.02699 / 0.02737
=0.9861

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)
=(317.292 / 2302.948) / (245.502 / 2788.673)
=0.137776 / 0.088035
=1.565

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)
=((12865.355 + 5078.235) / 42679.957) / ((13550.242 + 5214.304) / 39519.422)
=0.420422 / 0.474818
=0.8854

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
=(428.738 - 0 - 916.618) / 42679.957
=-0.011431

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.

Asia Orient Holdings has a M-score of 4.79 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Asia Orient Holdings (HKSE:00214) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
33 Lockhart Road, 30th Floor, YF Life Tower, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Asia Orient Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates through segments which are, Property Sales, Property Leasing, Hotel, and Travel, as well as Financial Investment and Others. The company generates maximum revenue from the Financial Investment segment.

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