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Yip's Chemical Holdings (HKSE:00408) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Yip's Chemical 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00408' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.4   Max: -0.93
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yip's Chemical Holdings was -0.93. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.40.


Yip's Chemical Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yip's Chemical 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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Yip's Chemical Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Yip's Chemical Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.25 -1.06 -0.93 -2.79 -

Yip's Chemical Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -0.93 - -2.79 - -

Competitive Comparison of Yip's Chemical Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Yip's Chemical 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.


Yip's Chemical Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Yip's Chemical Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yip's Chemical 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 Yip's Chemical 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 * 1.0173+0.528 * 1.034+0.404 * 1.0732+0.892 * 0.983+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.935+4.679 * 0.001701-0.327 * 0.9558
=-2.40

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$1,404 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,162 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$744 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,359 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,076 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$979 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$714 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,927 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$304 Mil.
Net Income was HK$97 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$87 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,404 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,217 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$782 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,654 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,419 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,070 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$127 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$777 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,967 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$499 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)
=(1404.426 / 3162.391) / (1404.484 / 3217.138)
=0.444103 / 0.436563
=1.0173

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)
=(782.27 / 3217.138) / (743.646 / 3162.391)
=0.243157 / 0.235153
=1.034

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 - (2359.065 + 978.724) / 6075.778) / (1 - (2653.508 + 1070.19) / 6419.027)
=0.45064 / 0.419897
=1.0732

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
=3162.391 / 3217.138
=0.983

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))
=(126.929 / (126.929 + 1070.19)) / (0 / (0 + 978.724))
=0.106029 / 0
=1

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)
=(714.229 / 3162.391) / (777.114 / 3217.138)
=0.225851 / 0.241554
=0.935

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)
=((303.864 + 1927.09) / 6075.778) / ((498.695 + 1967.212) / 6419.027)
=0.367188 / 0.384156
=0.9558

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
=(96.882 - 0 - 86.546) / 6075.778
=0.001701

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.

Yip's Chemical Holdings has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yip's Chemical Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Nos. 77-79 Gloucester Road, 27th Floor, Fortis Tower, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Yip's Chemical Holdings Ltd produces petrochemical products. It has four segments, coatings, inks, lubricants, and properties. The Coatings, Inks, and Lubricants segments are in the manufacturing and trading of coatings, inks, and lubricants-related products. The Properties segment includes property investment and holding of the Group's properties not used for production plants, central administration office, and not used for other operating segments, including but not limited to properties for rental.
Executives
Fmr Llc 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Yip Tsz Hin 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ip Chi Shing 2101 Beneficial owner
Ip Fung Kuen 2101 Beneficial owner
Fidelity Puritan Trust 2101 Beneficial owner

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