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Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co (HKSE:01833) Beneish M-Score

: -2.87 (As of Today)
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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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01833' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.16   Max: 48.6
Current: -2.87

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co was 48.60. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.16.


Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co'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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Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.30 -2.16 -1.99 -2.52 -2.87

Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 -1.99 - -2.52 - -2.87

Competitive Comparison

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co'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.


Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co 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 Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co 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 * 1.0665+0.528 * 0.8344+0.404 * 0.7143+0.892 * 0.7377+0.115 * 0.8389
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0722+4.679 * -0.002405-0.327 * 0.9207
=-2.87

* 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$1,539 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,112 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,650 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$14,577 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$18,069 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$182 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$176 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$2,534 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,388 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$55 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-353 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-309 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,956 Mil.
Revenue was HK$6,929 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,866 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$13,965 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$19,190 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$303 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$212 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$3,204 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,855 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$116 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)
=(1538.607 / 5111.843) / (1955.599 / 6929.306)
=0.300989 / 0.282221
=1.0665

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)
=(1866.288 / 6929.306) / (1649.98 / 5111.843)
=0.269333 / 0.322776
=0.8344

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 - (14577.23 + 182.26) / 18069.272) / (1 - (13965.457 + 303.186) / 19189.827)
=0.183172 / 0.256448
=0.7143

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
=5111.843 / 6929.306
=0.7377

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))
=(212.375 / (212.375 + 303.186)) / (175.857 / (175.857 + 182.26))
=0.41193 / 0.49106
=0.8389

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)
=(2533.936 / 5111.843) / (3203.575 / 6929.306)
=0.495699 / 0.462323
=1.0722

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)
=((54.677 + 3387.516) / 18069.272) / ((115.569 + 3855.167) / 19189.827)
=0.1905 / 0.206919
=0.9207

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
=(-352.847 - 0 - -309.385) / 18069.272
=-0.002405

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.

Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ping An Healthcare And Technology Co (HKSE:01833) Business Description

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No. 166, Kaibin Road, Shanghai Ping An Building, 17th-19th Floor, Block B, Shanghai, CHN
Ping An Healthcare and Technology is the parent of Ping An Good Doctor, or PAGD, an online platform offering healthcare services in the form of a health maintenance organization, or HMO, model that provides commercial healthcare services and offers healthcare checkup, healthcare management, and corporate reimbursement for a fee. The company leverages the network of health providers from its parent Ping An Group, where it enters into contracts with physicians, hospitals, and specialists to offer their services to HMO participants. Other than commercial healthcare premium services, PAGD offers online consultations and prescription e-commerce online to individuals. The platform has 978 corporate clients and 43 million paying users. PAGD is 38.43% owned by its parent company.

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