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Vitasoy International Holdings (HKSE:00345) Beneish M-Score : -3.11 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Vitasoy International 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 -3.11 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00345' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.93   Max: -2.32
Current: -3.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Vitasoy International Holdings was -2.32. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.93.


Vitasoy International Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Vitasoy International 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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Vitasoy International Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Vitasoy International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.05 -2.85 -2.37 -2.93 -3.11

Vitasoy International Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - -2.93 - -3.11 -

Competitive Comparison of Vitasoy International Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Vitasoy International 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.


Vitasoy International Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Vitasoy International Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Vitasoy International 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 Vitasoy International 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 * 0.9071+0.528 * 0.9491+0.404 * 1.1315+0.892 * 0.9805+0.115 * 0.9367
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0119+4.679 * -0.119605-0.327 * 0.9531
=-3.11

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$873 Mil.
Revenue was HK$6,217 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,111 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,247 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$5,637 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$523 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$2,690 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,225 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$198 Mil.
Net Income was HK$116 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$791 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$982 Mil.
Revenue was HK$6,341 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,012 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,196 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$5,850 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,389 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$530 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$2,711 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,472 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$167 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)
=(873.312 / 6217.123) / (981.85 / 6340.559)
=0.140469 / 0.154852
=0.9071

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)
=(3011.796 / 6340.559) / (3111.437 / 6217.123)
=0.475005 / 0.500463
=0.9491

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 - (2247.07 + 3101.534) / 5636.695) / (1 - (2196.285 + 3388.998) / 5849.519)
=0.05111 / 0.045172
=1.1315

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
=6217.123 / 6340.559
=0.9805

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))
=(529.613 / (529.613 + 3388.998)) / (522.974 / (522.974 + 3101.534))
=0.135153 / 0.144288
=0.9367

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)
=(2690.19 / 6217.123) / (2711.264 / 6340.559)
=0.432707 / 0.427606
=1.0119

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)
=((198 + 2225.376) / 5636.695) / ((166.574 + 2471.922) / 5849.519)
=0.429929 / 0.451062
=0.9531

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
=(116.367 - 0 - 790.543) / 5636.695
=-0.119605

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.

Vitasoy International Holdings has a M-score of -3.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Vitasoy International Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Number 1 Kin Wong Street, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
Vitasoy International Holdings Ltd manufactures and sells food and beverages. Its products include tofu, soy and other plant-based milk, dairy milk, juice, and packaged tea and water. Vitasoy's brands include Vitasoy, Vita, Calci-Plus, Sansui, and Unicurd. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from Mainland China and the rest from Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
Executives
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Kuang Ming Investments Pte. Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Ng Chee Tat Philip 2304 Executor or administrator
Tan Kim Choo 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Yeo Hiap Seng Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Far East Organization Pte. Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ng Chee Siong 2304 Executor or administrator
Lo Yau Lai Winston 2101 Beneficial owner
Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. 2102 Investment manager
Lo Mo Ling Yvonne 2305 Beneficiary of a trust
Cheung Lo Joy 2301 Trustee
Chan Alexandra 2301 Trustee
Lye Christopher 2301 Trustee
Fukuda Keiko Aun 2301 Trustee
Lo Kai Tun 2301 Trustee

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