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Zall Smart Commerce Group (HKSE:02098) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Mar. 23, 2025)


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What is Zall Smart Commerce Group 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zall Smart Commerce Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02098' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -1.98   Max: 16.61
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zall Smart Commerce Group was 16.61. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -1.98.


Zall Smart Commerce Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zall Smart Commerce Group'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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Zall Smart Commerce Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Zall Smart Commerce Group 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 -1.94 -2.48 -2.09 -2.16 -2.81

Zall Smart Commerce Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - -2.16 - -2.81 -

Competitive Comparison of Zall Smart Commerce Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Zall Smart Commerce Group'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.


Zall Smart Commerce Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Zall Smart Commerce Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zall Smart Commerce Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Zall Smart Commerce Group 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 Zall Smart Commerce Group 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 * 0.8017+0.528 * 0.7839+0.404 * 0.9888+0.892 * 1.1065+0.115 * 1.0555
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8622+4.679 * -0.030901-0.327 * 1.0186
=-2.81

* 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$12,372 Mil.
Revenue was HK$137,040 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$926 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$40,997 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$69,760 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$381 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$103 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$778 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$44,093 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5,338 Mil.
Net Income was HK$56 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$2,211 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$13,947 Mil.
Revenue was HK$123,851 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$656 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$39,344 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$67,404 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$326 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$816 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$40,955 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5,933 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)
=(12371.592 / 137040.081) / (13946.72 / 123850.603)
=0.090277 / 0.112609
=0.8017

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)
=(655.986 / 123850.603) / (926.035 / 137040.081)
=0.005297 / 0.006757
=0.7839

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 - (40996.911 + 380.793) / 69759.767) / (1 - (39344.002 + 325.549) / 67403.862)
=0.406854 / 0.411465
=0.9888

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
=137040.081 / 123850.603
=1.1065

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))
=(94.528 / (94.528 + 325.549)) / (103.175 / (103.175 + 380.793))
=0.225025 / 0.213186
=1.0555

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)
=(778.196 / 137040.081) / (815.758 / 123850.603)
=0.005679 / 0.006587
=0.8622

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)
=((5337.758 + 44092.764) / 69759.767) / ((5933.07 + 40954.518) / 67403.862)
=0.708582 / 0.695622
=1.0186

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
=(55.69 - 0 - 2211.331) / 69759.767
=-0.030901

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.

Zall Smart Commerce Group has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zall Smart Commerce Group Business Description

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Address
1 Chutian Avenue, No. 1 Enterprise Community, Panlongcheng Economics and Technology Development Zone, Hubei Province, Wuhan, CHN, 430000
Zall Smart Commerce Group Ltd is an investment holding company whose The principal activities are developing and operating large-scale consumer product focused wholesale shopping malls in the PRC, and providing supply chain management and trading business, e-commerce services, financial services, warehousing, and logistics services for the online and offline customer. The company's operating segments include property development and related services, and supply chain management and trading. The majority of revenue comes from the supply chain management and trading segment, which provides trading services and platforms for agricultural products, chemical materials, plastic raw materials, and other commodities. Geographically, the company derives most of its revenue from China and Singapore.
Executives
Zall Holdings Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Yan Zhi 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Zall Development Investment Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhong Guo Hua Rong Zi Chan Guan Li Gu Fen You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Hua Rong Hua Qiao Zi Chan Guan Li Gu Fen You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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