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Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures (HKSE:01442) Beneish M-Score : 3.32 (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures 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 3.32 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01442' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.12   Max: 3.32
Current: 3.32

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures was 3.32. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.12.


Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures'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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Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures Beneish M-Score Chart

Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.16 -1.14 -1.79 -2.44 3.32

Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 -1.79 - -2.44 - 3.32

Competitive Comparison of Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures'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.


Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures 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 Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures 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 * 1.0189+0.528 * 1.156+0.404 * 16.0093+0.892 * 0.9875+0.115 * 0.8932
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8573+4.679 * -0.075484-0.327 * 1.048
=3.32

* 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$127.4 Mil.
Revenue was HK$622.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$115.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$393.4 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,096.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$682.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$43.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$54.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$220.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$299.3 Mil.
Net Income was HK$30.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$113.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$126.6 Mil.
Revenue was HK$630.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$135.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$344.3 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$993.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$648.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$36.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$64.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$166.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$282.4 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)
=(127.388 / 622.21) / (126.606 / 630.089)
=0.204735 / 0.200934
=1.0189

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)
=(135.308 / 630.089) / (115.589 / 622.21)
=0.214744 / 0.185772
=1.156

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 - (393.436 + 682.662) / 1096.836) / (1 - (344.288 + 648.417) / 993.879)
=0.018907 / 0.001181
=16.0093

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
=622.21 / 630.089
=0.9875

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))
=(36.329 / (36.329 + 648.417)) / (43.112 / (43.112 + 682.662))
=0.053055 / 0.059401
=0.8932

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)
=(54.603 / 622.21) / (64.497 / 630.089)
=0.087757 / 0.102362
=0.8573

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)
=((299.279 + 220.255) / 1096.836) / ((282.398 + 166.807) / 993.879)
=0.473666 / 0.451972
=1.048

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
=(30.835 - 0 - 113.629) / 1096.836
=-0.075484

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.

Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures has a M-score of 3.32 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures (HKSE:01442) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 2, Jalan Kasuarina 8, Infinity House, Bandar Botanic, Klang, Klang, SGR, MYS, 41200
Infinity Logistics And Transport Ventures Ltd is an investment holding company. It operates in three segments: Integrated freight forwarding services segment, which provides non-vessel operating common carriers (NVOCC) and freight forwarding services; Logistics center and related services segment provides warehousing and container depot services; Land transportation services segment provides land transportation services; Flexitank solution & related services segment provides flexitank solution and related services; and Fourth-party Logistics (4PL) services. The company's geographical segments include China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, and Others, of which maximum revenue comes from Malaysia.
Executives
2926 Holdings Limited 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
Chan Kong Yew
Kwan Siew Deeg
Lo Shing Ping
Tan Jyh Yaong

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