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Harbour Digital Asset Capital (HKSE:00913) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Harbour Digital Asset Capital 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.

The historical rank and industry rank for Harbour Digital Asset Capital's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Harbour Digital Asset Capital was -0.84. The lowest was -0.84. And the median was -0.84.


Harbour Digital Asset Capital 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 Harbour Digital Asset Capital 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 * +0.528 * +0.404 * +0.892 * +0.115 *
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * +4.679 * -0.327 *
=

* 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$0.00 Mil.
Revenue was HK$-8.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$-8.46 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$171.15 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$6.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.00 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-14.78 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-5.45 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$0.00 Mil.
Revenue was HK$-27.36 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$-27.36 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$0.00 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$186.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$16.72 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.00 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 / -8.456) / (0 / -27.36)
= /
=

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)
=(-27.36 / -27.36) / (-8.456 / -8.456)
= /
=

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 + 0) / 171.145) / (1 - (0 + 0) / 186.49)
=1 / 1
=

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
=-8.456 / -27.36
=

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))
=(0 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=

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)
=(6.327 / -8.456) / (16.72 / -27.36)
= /
=

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)
=((0 + 0) / 171.145) / ((0 + 0) / 186.49)
=0 / 0
=

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
=(-14.783 - 0 - -5.446) / 171.145
=-0.054556

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.


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Harbour Digital Asset Capital Business Description

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287-299 Queen’s Road Central, Room 1006, 10th Floor, 299QRC, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
Harbour Digital Asset Capital Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment company. The principal activities of the company are to invest in both listed and unlisted companies. Its portfolio of investment includes various companies engaged in the businesses of infrastructure, manufacturing, trading, information technologies, media, energy, property investment, securities investment. In addition, the company's portfolio also includes sector such as finance, consumer goods, and services, media, construction, and mining. The Group only has one business segment, namely, investment in listed and unlisted financial assets. The Group's revenue and non current assets are attributable to and located in Hong Kong.