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CEC International Holdings (HKSE:00759) Beneish M-Score : -3.76 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is CEC International 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 -3.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00759' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.41   Med: -3.4   Max: -1.38
Current: -3.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CEC International Holdings was -1.38. The lowest was -4.41. And the median was -3.40.


CEC International Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CEC International 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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CEC International Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

CEC International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.97 -4.41 -3.78 -3.75 -3.76

CEC International Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Apr15 Oct15 Apr16 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24
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 - -3.75 - -3.76 -

Competitive Comparison of CEC International Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, CEC International 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.


CEC International Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, CEC International Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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CEC International 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 CEC International 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 * 0.9254+0.528 * 0.9647+0.404 * 0.9727+0.892 * 0.8684+0.115 * 0.9572
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1573+4.679 * -0.21521-0.327 * 1.0686
=-3.76

* 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 (Apr24) TTM:Last Year (Apr23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$15 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,470 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$579 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$296 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$886 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$519 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$194 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$597 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$287 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$91 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-30 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$161 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$18 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,692 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$644 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$305 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$917 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$537 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$189 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$594 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$271 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$95 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)
=(14.63 / 1469.606) / (18.206 / 1692.403)
=0.009955 / 0.010757
=0.9254

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)
=(643.697 / 1692.403) / (579.388 / 1469.606)
=0.380345 / 0.394247
=0.9647

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 - (296.429 + 519.455) / 886.305) / (1 - (305.347 + 536.829) / 917.091)
=0.079455 / 0.081688
=0.9727

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
=1469.606 / 1692.403
=0.8684

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))
=(188.6 / (188.6 + 536.829)) / (193.69 / (193.69 + 519.455))
=0.259984 / 0.2716
=0.9572

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)
=(596.89 / 1469.606) / (593.964 / 1692.403)
=0.406156 / 0.350959
=1.1573

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)
=((91.12 + 287.141) / 886.305) / ((95.484 + 270.779) / 917.091)
=0.426784 / 0.399375
=1.0686

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
=(-29.812 - 0 - 160.93) / 886.305
=-0.21521

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.

CEC International Holdings has a M-score of -3.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CEC International Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
110 How Ming Street, 2nd Floor, Hing Win Factory Building, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
CEC International Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates in three segments Retail business which includes retail of food and beverage, household and personal care products. Electronic component manufacturing segment is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of electronic components, including types of coils, inductors, transformers, line filters, and electrolytic capacitors, and the Investment property holdings segment. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail business segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the PRC.
Executives
Lam Kwok Chung 2305 Beneficiary of a trust

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