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COSCO SHIPPING Ports (HKSE:01199) Beneish M-Score : -2.20 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is COSCO SHIPPING Ports 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 -2.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01199' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.44   Max: -1.5
Current: -2.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of COSCO SHIPPING Ports was -1.50. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.44.


COSCO SHIPPING Ports Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for COSCO SHIPPING Ports'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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COSCO SHIPPING Ports Beneish M-Score Chart

COSCO SHIPPING Ports 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 -2.64 -2.15 -2.62 -2.67 -2.20

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Quarterly Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.67 - - -2.20 -

Competitive Comparison of COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, COSCO SHIPPING Ports'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.


COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where COSCO SHIPPING Ports's Beneish M-Score falls into.



COSCO SHIPPING Ports 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 COSCO SHIPPING Ports 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 * 1.3509+0.528 * 1.0302+0.404 * 0.9709+0.892 * 1.0122+0.115 * 1.0558
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9741+4.679 * -0.013233-0.327 * 1.0326
=-2.20

* 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$2,201 Mil.
Revenue was HK$11,358 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,287 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$12,014 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$93,186 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$37,602 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,964 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,285 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$12,553 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$23,730 Mil.
Net Income was HK$2,535 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$3,768 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,610 Mil.
Revenue was HK$11,221 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,345 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$10,642 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$88,180 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$35,075 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,940 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,304 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$10,466 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$22,784 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)
=(2201.059 / 11358.206) / (1609.631 / 11220.887)
=0.193786 / 0.14345
=1.3509

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)
=(3345.215 / 11220.887) / (3286.848 / 11358.206)
=0.298124 / 0.289381
=1.0302

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 - (12013.808 + 37601.836) / 93185.604) / (1 - (10641.715 + 35075.018) / 88180.189)
=0.467561 / 0.481553
=0.9709

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
=11358.206 / 11220.887
=1.0122

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))
=(1939.849 / (1939.849 + 35075.018)) / (1963.954 / (1963.954 + 37601.836))
=0.052407 / 0.049638
=1.0558

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)
=(1285.462 / 11358.206) / (1303.72 / 11220.887)
=0.113175 / 0.116187
=0.9741

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)
=((23729.929 + 12552.731) / 93185.604) / ((22783.615 + 10465.641) / 88180.189)
=0.389359 / 0.37706
=1.0326

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
=(2534.725 - 0 - 3767.815) / 93185.604
=-0.013233

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.

COSCO SHIPPING Ports has a M-score of -2.20 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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COSCO SHIPPING Ports (HKSE:01199) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
183 Queen's Road Central, 49th Floor, COSCO Tower, Hong Kong, HKG
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd is a leading port operator and investor in China. The company's segment includes Terminals and related businesses and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Terminals and related businesses segment. Geographically presence in Mainland China (excluding Hong Kong), Europe and Others.
Executives
China Cosco (hong Kong) Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
China Cosco Shipping Corporation Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China Ocean Shipping Company Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Silchester International Investors Llp 2102 Investment manager
Citigroup Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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