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New Century Group Hong Kong (HKSE:00234) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is New Century Group Hong Kong 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for New Century Group Hong Kong's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00234' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.25   Med: -1.8   Max: 15.97
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New Century Group Hong Kong was 15.97. The lowest was -4.25. And the median was -1.80.


New Century Group Hong Kong Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Century Group Hong Kong'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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New Century Group Hong Kong Beneish M-Score Chart

New Century Group Hong Kong 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 15.97 -2.53 -2.90 -2.34 -2.61

New Century Group Hong Kong 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 - -2.34 - -2.61 -

Competitive Comparison of New Century Group Hong Kong's Beneish M-Score

For the Mortgage Finance subindustry, New Century Group Hong Kong'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.


New Century Group Hong Kong's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, New Century Group Hong Kong's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Century Group Hong Kong's Beneish M-Score falls into.



New Century Group Hong Kong 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 New Century Group Hong Kong 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 * 1.2845+0.528 * 0.9036+0.404 * 0.9051+0.892 * 0.9917+0.115 * 0.6446
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0623+4.679 * -0.028178-0.327 * 1.3556
=-2.61

* 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$662.72 Mil.
Revenue was HK$80.07 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$80.07 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,243.53 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,081.37 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$118.90 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$12.98 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$44.10 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$182.92 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.00 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-36.87 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$21.78 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$520.28 Mil.
Revenue was HK$80.74 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$72.96 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,055.30 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,071.04 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$225.37 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$15.27 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$41.87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$134.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.07 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)
=(662.715 / 80.068) / (520.284 / 80.741)
=8.276902 / 6.443864
=1.2845

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)
=(72.961 / 80.741) / (80.068 / 80.068)
=0.903643 / 1
=0.9036

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 - (1243.532 + 118.9) / 2081.374) / (1 - (1055.298 + 225.365) / 2071.036)
=0.345417 / 0.381632
=0.9051

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
=80.068 / 80.741
=0.9917

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))
=(15.268 / (15.268 + 225.365)) / (12.981 / (12.981 + 118.9))
=0.063449 / 0.09843
=0.6446

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)
=(44.104 / 80.068) / (41.865 / 80.741)
=0.550832 / 0.51851
=1.0623

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)
=((0 + 182.924) / 2081.374) / ((0.072 + 134.194) / 2071.036)
=0.087886 / 0.06483
=1.3556

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
=(-36.866 - 0 - 21.783) / 2081.374
=-0.028178

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.

New Century Group Hong Kong has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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New Century Group Hong Kong (HKSE:00234) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
168-200 Connaught Road Central, Unit 3808, 38th Floor, West Tower, Shun Tak Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
New Century Group Hong Kong Ltd is an investment holding company. The firm along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the business segments of Property investments; Money lending services; and Securities trading, where the securities trading segment engages in the trading of marketable securities for short-term investment purposes, the property investments segment invests in prime office space and commercial shops for their rental income potential and the money lending segment engages in the provision of secured mortgage loans and unsecured personal loans. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the Money lending segment. The group operates in Hong Kong and the rest of Southeast Asia, of which maximum revenue is generated from Hong Kong.
Executives
Ng Lilian 2101 Beneficial owner
Ng Siew Lang, Linda 2101 Beneficial owner
Sio Ion Kuan 2101 Beneficial owner
Ng Wee Keat 2101 Beneficial owner
Huang Si Teng 2501 Other
Ng (huang) Cheow Leng 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Huang Group (bvi) Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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