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Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co (HKSE:00560) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00560' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.88
Current: -2.44

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co was -1.88. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.45.


Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co'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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Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.43 -2.25 -2.96 -2.37 -2.44

Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -2.96 - -2.37 - -2.44

Competitive Comparison of Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co'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.


Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co 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 Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co 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 * 1.4231+0.528 * 0.7864+0.404 * 1.0002+0.892 * 0.8808+0.115 * 1.0327
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2102+4.679 * -0.023038-0.327 * 0.9712
=-2.44

* 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$457 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,554 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$285 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,517 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,546 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,984 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$160 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$316 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$778 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$169 Mil.
Net Income was HK$114 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$219 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$365 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,900 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,451 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,570 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,069 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$173 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$296 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$788 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$192 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)
=(457.099 / 2553.835) / (364.681 / 2899.545)
=0.178985 / 0.125772
=1.4231

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)
=(254.89 / 2899.545) / (285.468 / 2553.835)
=0.087907 / 0.11178
=0.7864

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 - (1517.162 + 1983.891) / 4546.346) / (1 - (1450.555 + 2068.788) / 4569.78)
=0.229919 / 0.229866
=1.0002

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
=2553.835 / 2899.545
=0.8808

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))
=(173.188 / (173.188 + 2068.788)) / (160.403 / (160.403 + 1983.891))
=0.077248 / 0.074805
=1.0327

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)
=(316.013 / 2553.835) / (296.478 / 2899.545)
=0.123741 / 0.10225
=1.2102

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)
=((168.612 + 778.223) / 4546.346) / ((192.357 + 787.63) / 4569.78)
=0.208263 / 0.214449
=0.9712

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
=(114.069 - 0 - 218.806) / 4546.346
=-0.023038

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.

Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co (HKSE:00560) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
143 Connaught Road, 24th Floor, Chu Kong Shipping Tower, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (Group) Co Ltd is an investment holding company, focusing mainly on terminal navigation logistics, high-speed waterway passenger transportation, and fuel supply business. The operating segments of the group are Cargo transportation; Cargo handling and storage; Passenger transportation; Fuel supply; and Corporate and other businesses. It derives key revenue from the Cargo transportation segment which consists of shipping agency, river trade cargo direct shipment and transhipment and container handling and trucking. The group's revenue is derived from operations carried out in Mainland China and Hong Kong.
Executives
Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (holdings) Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Guangdong Provincial Port & Shipping Group Company Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises (holdings) Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Guang Dong Province Navigation Group Co., Ltd 2101 Beneficial owner

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