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Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co (HKSE:00980) Beneish M-Score : -2.96 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co 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 -2.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00980' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.68   Max: -1.31
Current: -2.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co was -1.31. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.68.


Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co'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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Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co 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 -2.70 -1.31 -3.24 -2.65 -2.96

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -3.24 - -2.65 - -2.96

Competitive Comparison of Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co'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.


Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co 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 Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co 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 * 0.8103+0.528 * 1.076+0.404 * 1.3947+0.892 * 0.8665+0.115 * 0.9427
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0409+4.679 * -0.07734-0.327 * 1.0354
=-2.96

* 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$491 Mil.
Revenue was HK$23,884 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,042 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$8,316 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$22,957 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$8,266 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,462 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$5,544 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$17,619 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4,709 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-866 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$910 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$699 Mil.
Revenue was HK$27,562 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,777 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$11,089 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$25,672 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$9,470 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,563 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$6,146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$18,409 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5,705 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)
=(491.057 / 23883.623) / (699.331 / 27562.078)
=0.02056 / 0.025373
=0.8103

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)
=(3777.059 / 27562.078) / (3041.878 / 23883.623)
=0.137038 / 0.127363
=1.076

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 - (8315.671 + 8265.544) / 22957.481) / (1 - (11089.308 + 9470.105) / 25671.826)
=0.277742 / 0.199145
=1.3947

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
=23883.623 / 27562.078
=0.8665

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))
=(1563.224 / (1563.224 + 9470.105)) / (1462.062 / (1462.062 + 8265.544))
=0.141682 / 0.1503
=0.9427

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)
=(5544.038 / 23883.623) / (6146.413 / 27562.078)
=0.232127 / 0.223003
=1.0409

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)
=((4708.907 + 17618.601) / 22957.481) / ((5705.138 + 18409.382) / 25671.826)
=0.972559 / 0.939338
=1.0354

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
=(-865.526 - 0 - 910.004) / 22957.481
=-0.07734

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.

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co (HKSE:00980) Business Description

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Address
No. 1258 Zhen Guang Road, 5th to 14th Floors, Shanghai, CHN
Lianhua Supermarket Holdings Co Ltd is a Hong Kong-based investment holding company engaged in the operation of stores. The company's reportable segments include hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores, and Other operations. These three segments expand under the brand names of Century Mart, Lianhua Supermarket, Hualian Supermarket and Lianhua Quik. Majority of the revenue is derived from Hypermarket segment.
Executives
China Galaxy International Asset Management (hong Kong) Co., Limited 2102 Investment manager
China Galaxy International Spc (acting For And On Behalf Of China Galaxy Value Fund I Sp) 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Xu Zizuo 2101 Beneficial owner

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