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Wai Kee Holdings (HKSE:00610) Beneish M-Score : -2.97 (As of Sep. 25, 2024)


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What is Wai Kee 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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00610' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.18   Max: -1.77
Current: -2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wai Kee Holdings was -1.77. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.18.


Wai Kee Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wai Kee 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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Wai Kee Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Wai Kee Holdings 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 -1.81 -2.13 -1.77 -2.80 -2.97

Wai Kee 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 - -2.80 - -2.97 -

Competitive Comparison of Wai Kee Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Wai Kee 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.


Wai Kee Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Wai Kee Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wai Kee 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 Wai Kee 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 * 1.2319+0.528 * 0.7819+0.404 * 0.9207+0.892 * 1.0064+0.115 * 1.3354
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1235+4.679 * -0.116304-0.327 * 1.1104
=-2.97

* 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$4,603 Mil.
Revenue was HK$12,712 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,461 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$7,441 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$16,356 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$560 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$740 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,702 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,145 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-1,590 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$312 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$3,712 Mil.
Revenue was HK$12,630 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,135 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$7,222 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$17,592 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$610 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$232 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$654 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,288 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,343 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)
=(4602.512 / 12711.557) / (3712.266 / 12630.123)
=0.362073 / 0.293922
=1.2319

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)
=(1135.289 / 12630.123) / (1461.27 / 12711.557)
=0.089887 / 0.114956
=0.7819

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 - (7441.388 + 560.099) / 16355.574) / (1 - (7221.731 + 610.398) / 17592.094)
=0.510779 / 0.554793
=0.9207

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
=12711.557 / 12630.123
=1.0064

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))
=(231.822 / (231.822 + 610.398)) / (145.423 / (145.423 + 560.099))
=0.275251 / 0.206121
=1.3354

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)
=(739.943 / 12711.557) / (654.408 / 12630.123)
=0.05821 / 0.051813
=1.1235

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)
=((1144.571 + 5701.937) / 16355.574) / ((1343.221 + 5288.446) / 17592.094)
=0.418604 / 0.376969
=1.1104

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
=(-1590.096 - 0 - 312.126) / 16355.574
=-0.116304

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.

Wai Kee Holdings has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wai Kee Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
98 Granville Road, Unit 1103, 11th Floor, East Ocean Centre, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, HKG
Wai Kee Holdings Ltd is engaged in construction and material businesses. It operates through four business segments. The Construction, sewage treatment and steam fuel segment, which is the key revenue generating segment, is engaged in the construction of civil engineering and building projects and operation of sewage treatment plant and steam fuel plant. Construction Materials segment is engaged in the production and sales of concrete and asphalt. Quarrying segment is engaged in the production and sales of quarry products. Property development and investment, toll road, investment and asset management segment is engaged in the strategic investment in Road King, an associate of the Group. Its prime geographical areas of operation includes Hong Kong and China.
Executives
Zen Wei Pao, William 2101 Beneficial owner
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