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Esprit Holdings (HKSE:00330) Beneish M-Score : -3.82 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Esprit 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00330' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.2   Med: -3.11   Max: -2.43
Current: -3.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Esprit Holdings was -2.43. The lowest was -5.20. And the median was -3.11.


Esprit Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Esprit 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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Esprit Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Esprit Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.89 -5.20 -2.55 -3.11 -3.82

Esprit Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - -3.11 - -3.82 -

Competitive Comparison of Esprit Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Retail subindustry, Esprit 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.


Esprit Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Esprit Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Esprit 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 Esprit 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 * 1.1701+0.528 * 0.9605+0.404 * 1.2738+0.892 * 0.837+0.115 * 0.8292
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2924+4.679 * -0.266401-0.327 * 1.3675
=-3.82

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$618 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,912 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,508 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,588 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$5,762 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,457 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$697 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$701 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,483 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,189 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-2,339 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-804 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$631 Mil.
Revenue was HK$7,063 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,878 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,691 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$8,665 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,947 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$714 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$648 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,460 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,578 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)
=(618 / 5912) / (631 / 7063)
=0.104533 / 0.089339
=1.1701

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)
=(2878 / 7063) / (2508 / 5912)
=0.407476 / 0.424222
=0.9605

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 - (2588 + 1457) / 5762) / (1 - (4691 + 1947) / 8665)
=0.297987 / 0.23393
=1.2738

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
=5912 / 7063
=0.837

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))
=(714 / (714 + 1947)) / (697 / (697 + 1457))
=0.26832 / 0.323584
=0.8292

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)
=(701 / 5912) / (648 / 7063)
=0.118572 / 0.091746
=1.2924

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)
=((1189 + 2483) / 5762) / ((1578 + 2460) / 8665)
=0.637279 / 0.466013
=1.3675

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
=(-2339 - 0 - -804) / 5762
=-0.266401

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.

Esprit Holdings has a M-score of -3.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Esprit Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
28 Marble Road, North Point, 13th Floor, China United Centre, Hong Kong, HKG
Esprit Holdings Ltd is engaged in retail and wholesale distribution and licensing of quality fashion and non-apparel products designed under its own ESPRIT brand name. The company's revenue is divided into 4 main channels: wholesale, E-shop, Retail and licensing and others.
Executives
Lo Ki Yan Karen 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
North Point Talent Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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