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Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings (HKSE:01001) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01001' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.32   Max: -1.12
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings was -1.12. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.32.


Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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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Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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 -2.51 -3.09 -2.54 -2.13 -2.52

Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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 - -2.13 - -2.52 -

Competitive Comparison of Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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.


Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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 Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance 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 * 0.8928+0.528 * 0.9137+0.404 * 1.047+0.892 * 0.9468+0.115 * 0.8271
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9359+4.679 * 0.02693-0.327 * 0.9461
=-2.52

* 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$525 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,658 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$352 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,159 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,957 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$50 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$167 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,714 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$65 Mil.
Net Income was HK$83 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$3 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$621 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,808 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$340 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,401 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,368 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$64 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$189 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,374 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$767 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)
=(524.732 / 2658.481) / (620.802 / 2807.9)
=0.19738 / 0.221091
=0.8928

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)
=(339.693 / 2807.9) / (351.984 / 2658.481)
=0.120978 / 0.1324
=0.9137

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 - (1158.622 + 49.762) / 2957.421) / (1 - (1401.472 + 64.117) / 3368.221)
=0.591406 / 0.564877
=1.047

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
=2658.481 / 2807.9
=0.9468

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))
=(16.98 / (16.98 + 64.117)) / (16.867 / (16.867 + 49.762))
=0.209379 / 0.253148
=0.8271

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)
=(167.169 / 2658.481) / (188.656 / 2807.9)
=0.062881 / 0.067188
=0.9359

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)
=((64.668 + 1713.835) / 2957.421) / ((766.881 + 1374.122) / 3368.221)
=0.60137 / 0.635648
=0.9461

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
=(82.846 - 0 - 3.204) / 2957.421
=0.02693

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.

Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings (HKSE:01001) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
41 Lockhart Road, East Town Building, Rooms 1103-05, 11th Floor, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Hong Kong Shanghai Alliance Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries is engaged in the distribution and processing of construction materials such as steel products; trading of sanitary wares and kitchen cabinets; and property investment and fund management businesses. The company's segment includes Steels Distribution and Processing Business; Building Products Distribution Business and Property Investment and Fund Management Business. The company generates maximum revenue from the Steels Distribution and Processing Business segment. Geographically the group has a presence in Hong Kong and Mainland China, of which key revenue is generated from Hong Kong.
Executives
Perfect Capital International Corp. 2101 Beneficial owner
Huge Top Industrial Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Yao Cho Fai Andrew 2101 Beneficial owner

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