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Public Financial Holdings (HKSE:00626) Beneish M-Score : -3.23 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Public Financial Holdings Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -3.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00626' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.56   Max: -2.33
Current: -3.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Public Financial Holdings was -2.33. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.56.


Public Financial 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 Public Financial 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0011+0.892 * 0.9803+0.115 * 1.0032
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0894+4.679 * -0.157229-0.327 * 0.9601
=-3.23

* 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$0 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,185 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,185 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$0 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$42,844 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$970 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$78 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,717 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-999 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$5,737 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$0 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,209 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,209 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$0 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$40,955 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$971 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,709 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)
=(0 / 1184.738) / (0 / 1208.569)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(1208.569 / 1208.569) / (1184.738 / 1184.738)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 970.418) / 42843.996) / (1 - (0 + 971.079) / 40954.692)
=0.97735 / 0.976289
=1.0011

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
=1184.738 / 1208.569
=0.9803

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))
=(103.582 / (103.582 + 971.079)) / (103.146 / (103.146 + 970.418))
=0.096386 / 0.096078
=1.0032

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)
=(77.887 / 1184.738) / (72.931 / 1208.569)
=0.065742 / 0.060345
=1.0894

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)
=((1716.503 + 0) / 42843.996) / ((1709.1 + 0) / 40954.692)
=0.040064 / 0.041731
=0.9601

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
=(-999.387 - 0 - 5736.911) / 42843.996
=-0.157229

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.

Public Financial Holdings has a M-score of -3.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Public Financial Holdings Business Description

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Address
120 Des Voeux Road Central, 2nd Floor, Public Bank Centre, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
Public Financial Holdings Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment and property holding company. It provides financial services. The Company operates through three segments. The retail and Commercial Banking segment includes deposit account services, property mortgages, and consumer lending, hire purchase and leasing, financing services, foreign exchange businesses, centralized cash management for deposit-taking and lending, interest rate risk management, and the overall funding management of the company. The Wealth Management Services, Stock Broking and Securities Management segment includes the management of investment in debt securities and equities, the dealing and brokerage of securities, as well as wealth management products and services. Other segment includes trading and leasing taxis.
Executives
Tay Ah Lek (as One Of The Executors Of The Estate Of Teh Hong Piow) 2304 Executor or administrator
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Tay Mui Leng (as One Of The Executors Of The Estate Of Teh Hong Piow) 2304 Executor or administrator
Teh Li Shian Diona (as One Of The Executors Of The Estate Of Teh Hong Piow) 2304 Executor or administrator
Teh Hong Piow