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GDH Guangnan (Holdings) (HKSE:01203) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is GDH Guangnan (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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for GDH Guangnan (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01203' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.46   Med: -2.47   Max: -2
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GDH Guangnan (Holdings) was -2.00. The lowest was -3.46. And the median was -2.47.


GDH Guangnan (Holdings) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GDH Guangnan (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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GDH Guangnan (Holdings) Beneish M-Score Chart

GDH Guangnan (Holdings) 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 -2.83 -2.00 -2.64 -2.06 -2.49

GDH Guangnan (Holdings) Quarterly Data
Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 - -2.49 - - -

Competitive Comparison of GDH Guangnan (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score

For the Farm Products subindustry, GDH Guangnan (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.


GDH Guangnan (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, GDH Guangnan (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where GDH Guangnan (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.



GDH Guangnan (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 GDH Guangnan (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 * 0.8962+0.528 * 1.2262+0.404 * 0.8044+0.892 * 1.2495+0.115 * 0.8313
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8502+4.679 * -0.040509-0.327 * 0.9676
=-2.49

* 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$1,038 Mil.
Revenue was HK$10,386 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$569 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,570 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,789 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,731 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$111 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$245 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,365 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$535 Mil.
Net Income was HK$66 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$260 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$927 Mil.
Revenue was HK$8,312 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$558 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,683 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,884 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,581 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$230 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,721 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$282 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)
=(1037.826 / 10385.807) / (926.772 / 8311.752)
=0.099927 / 0.111501
=0.8962

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)
=(558.379 / 8311.752) / (568.992 / 10385.807)
=0.067179 / 0.054786
=1.2262

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 - (2569.664 + 1730.678) / 4789.001) / (1 - (2683.261 + 1581.249) / 4884.006)
=0.102038 / 0.126842
=0.8044

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
=10385.807 / 8311.752
=1.2495

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))
=(83.65 / (83.65 + 1581.249)) / (111.333 / (111.333 + 1730.678))
=0.050243 / 0.060441
=0.8313

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)
=(244.854 / 10385.807) / (230.484 / 8311.752)
=0.023576 / 0.02773
=0.8502

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)
=((535.426 + 1364.809) / 4789.001) / ((281.57 + 1721.256) / 4884.006)
=0.396792 / 0.410079
=0.9676

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
=(65.924 - 0 - 259.921) / 4789.001
=-0.040509

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.

GDH Guangnan (Holdings) has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GDH Guangnan (Holdings) Business Description

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6-8 Harbour Road, Units 2905-08, 29th Floor, Shui On Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
GDH Guangnan (Holdings) Ltd is an investment holding company engaged in the distribution and trading of fresh and live foodstuffs, provision of slaughtering service, manufacturing and sales of tinplate products, and property leasing. It operates through three business segments. The Tinplating segment is engaged in the production and sales of tinplates and related products, which are used as packaging materials for food processing manufacturers. The Fresh and Live Foodstuffs segment is engaged in the distribution, purchasing, and sales of fresh and live foodstuffs. The Property Leasing segment is engaged in the leasing of office and industrial premises to generate rental income. It is also involved in the operation of pig farming and the distribution of live pigs.

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