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Kin Yat Holdings (HKSE:00638) Beneish M-Score : -3.68 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is Kin Yat 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 -3.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00638' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.68   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.82
Current: -3.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kin Yat Holdings was -1.82. The lowest was -3.68. And the median was -2.31.


Kin Yat Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kin Yat 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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Kin Yat Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Kin Yat Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.04 -3.11 -2.10 -1.85 -3.68

Kin Yat Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -1.85 - -3.68 -

Competitive Comparison of Kin Yat Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Kin Yat 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.


Kin Yat Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Kin Yat Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Kin Yat 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 Kin Yat 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 * 1.1841+0.528 * 1.0123+0.404 * 1.1848+0.892 * 0.5222+0.115 * 0.8689
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3231+4.679 * -0.201945-0.327 * 1.0139
=-3.68

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$325 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,210 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$127 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,095 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,096 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$793 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$126 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$157 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$837 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$89 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-294 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$129 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$526 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,316 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$246 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,678 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,918 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$996 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$135 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$228 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,152 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$119 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)
=(325.075 / 1209.602) / (525.716 / 2316.315)
=0.268745 / 0.226962
=1.1841

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)
=(245.532 / 2316.315) / (126.665 / 1209.602)
=0.106001 / 0.104716
=1.0123

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 - (1094.602 + 793.327) / 2096.213) / (1 - (1677.566 + 995.798) / 2918.083)
=0.099362 / 0.083863
=1.1848

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
=1209.602 / 2316.315
=0.5222

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))
=(134.801 / (134.801 + 995.798)) / (126.178 / (126.178 + 793.327))
=0.11923 / 0.137224
=0.8689

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)
=(157.368 / 1209.602) / (227.763 / 2316.315)
=0.130099 / 0.09833
=1.3231

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)
=((88.677 + 836.697) / 2096.213) / ((118.741 + 1151.842) / 2918.083)
=0.44145 / 0.435417
=1.0139

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
=(-294.169 - 0 - 129.15) / 2096.213
=-0.201945

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.

Kin Yat Holdings has a M-score of -3.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kin Yat Holdings (HKSE:00638) Business Description

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Address
25 - 27 Luk Hop Street, 7th Floor, Galaxy Factory Building, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Kin Yat Holdings Ltd is engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of electrical and electronic products, motors, glass technology and application, and real estate development. Its segment includes the Electrical and Electronic products segment consists of the manufacture and sale of AI robotics, IoT and smart home products, electronic entertainment products, and other related products; the Motors segment consists of the development, design, manufacture, and sale of electric motor drives and related products and encoder film; the Real Estate development segment. The majority of the revenue is derived from the Motors segment.

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