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HPC Holdings (HKSE:01742) Beneish M-Score : -3.83 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is HPC 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 -3.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:01742' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.83   Med: -2.1   Max: 18.85
Current: -3.83

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HPC Holdings was 18.85. The lowest was -3.83. And the median was -2.10.


HPC Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HPC 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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HPC Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

HPC Holdings Annual Data
Trend Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23 Oct24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 18.85 -2.34 -2.65 -2.96 -3.83

HPC Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Oct15 Oct16 Apr17 Oct17 Apr18 Oct18 Apr19 Oct19 Apr20 Oct20 Apr21 Oct21 Apr22 Oct22 Apr23 Oct23 Apr24 Oct24
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 -2.65 - -2.96 - -3.83

Competitive Comparison of HPC Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, HPC 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.


HPC Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, HPC Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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HPC 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 HPC 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 * 1.1217+0.528 * -1.5205+0.404 * 3.1024+0.892 * 0.6086+0.115 * 0.7805
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.821+4.679 * -0.100321-0.327 * 1.0014
=-3.83

* 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 (Oct24) TTM:Last Year (Oct23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$359.7 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,006.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$-29.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$667.2 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$938.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$201.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$11.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$47.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$402.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$77.6 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-50.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$43.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$526.9 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,653.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$74.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$809.4 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,029.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$194.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$8.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$42.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$428.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$97.5 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)
=(359.74 / 1006.291) / (526.943 / 1653.381)
=0.357491 / 0.318706
=1.1217

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)
=(74.245 / 1653.381) / (-29.72 / 1006.291)
=0.044905 / -0.029534
=-1.5205

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 - (667.172 + 201.694) / 938.897) / (1 - (809.396 + 194.923) / 1029.06)
=0.074589 / 0.024042
=3.1024

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
=1006.291 / 1653.381
=0.6086

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))
=(8.335 / (8.335 + 194.923)) / (11.185 / (11.185 + 201.694))
=0.041007 / 0.052542
=0.7805

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)
=(47.223 / 1006.291) / (42.61 / 1653.381)
=0.046928 / 0.025771
=1.821

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)
=((77.648 + 402.458) / 938.897) / ((97.459 + 428.026) / 1029.06)
=0.511351 / 0.510646
=1.0014

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
=(-50.293 - 0 - 43.898) / 938.897
=-0.100321

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.

HPC Holdings has a M-score of -3.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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HPC Holdings Business Description

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Address
7 Kung Chong Road, HPC Building, Level 6, Singapore, SGP, 159144
HPC Holdings Ltd is a Singapore-based investment holding company. The Company operates through two segments: General building construction and Civil engineering. The General building construction segment relates to the design and building projects of warehouses and other industrial or commercial buildings. The Civil engineering segment relates to the construction of public infrastructures, such as train stations, tunnels, railways and expressways. Its contractor works are related to designing and building projects for commercial and industrial buildings, such as logistics and warehouse facilities, offices, workshops and carparks and nursing homes. The Company provides construction works as both a main contractor and subcontractor to both the public and private sectors in Singapore.
Executives
Tower Point Global Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Wang Yingde 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Creative Value Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Shi Jianhua 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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