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Huashi Group Holdings (HKSE:01111) Beneish M-Score : 0.91 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is Huashi Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.91 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:01111' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.91   Med: 0.91   Max: 0.91
Current: 0.91

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Huashi Group Holdings was 0.91. The lowest was 0.91. And the median was 0.91.


Huashi Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Huashi Group 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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Huashi Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Huashi Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.91 -

Huashi Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - 0.91 -

Competitive Comparison of Huashi Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Huashi Group 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.


Huashi Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Huashi Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Huashi Group 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 Huashi Group 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 * 2.4138+0.528 * 0.7338+0.404 * 0.6608+0.892 * 1.1986+0.115 * 1.2002
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1053+4.679 * 0.460551-0.327 * 0.9187
=0.91

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$117.0 Mil.
Revenue was HK$231.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$115.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$143.7 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$181.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$22.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$7.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$40.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$69.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1.9 Mil.
Net Income was HK$51.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-32.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$40.4 Mil.
Revenue was HK$193.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$70.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$83.5 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$109.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$11.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$5.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$30.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$39.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$7.6 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)
=(116.984 / 231.346) / (40.436 / 193.021)
=0.505667 / 0.20949
=2.4138

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)
=(70.616 / 193.021) / (115.34 / 231.346)
=0.365846 / 0.498561
=0.7338

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 - (143.708 + 22.069) / 181.654) / (1 - (83.533 + 11.781) / 109.842)
=0.087402 / 0.132263
=0.6608

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
=231.346 / 193.021
=1.1986

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))
=(5.287 / (5.287 + 11.781)) / (7.677 / (7.677 + 22.069))
=0.309761 / 0.258085
=1.2002

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)
=(40.146 / 231.346) / (30.304 / 193.021)
=0.173532 / 0.156998
=1.1053

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)
=((1.915 + 69.701) / 181.654) / ((7.641 + 39.495) / 109.842)
=0.394244 / 0.429125
=0.9187

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
=(50.988 - 0 - -32.673) / 181.654
=0.460551

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.

Huashi Group Holdings has a M-score of 0.91 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Huashi Group Holdings (HKSE:01111) Business Description

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Phase II Shuisheng Keji Yuan, 1st Floor, Block 2 Office Building, 1 Chagang Xincun Dongyuan, Wuchang, Wuhan, CHN
Huashi Group Holdings Ltd is a branding, advertising and marketing service provider based in Hubei Province, the PRC, providing services across the entire value chain from market research through collaboration with research institutes to execution of branding, advertising and marketing projects through collaboration with different media resources suppliers so as to assist brand owners, advertisers and advertising agents in formulating and implementing effective service proposals to fulfill their promotional needs and marketing objectives, thereby further enhancing their brand reputation to targeted recipients, and improving the competitiveness and market share of their products or services.
Executives
Chen Jicheng 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Wang Shujin 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Nie Xing 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Jia Yi Wen Hua Chuan Mei You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner
Yuan Jin Wen Hua Chuan Mei You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner
You Xin Zi Ben You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner

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