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Smart-Core Holdings (HKSE:02166) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Smart-Core 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 -2.92 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:02166' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.9   Med: -1.96   Max: -1.14
Current: -2.92

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Smart-Core Holdings was -1.14. The lowest was -3.90. And the median was -1.96.


Smart-Core Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smart-Core 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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Smart-Core Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Smart-Core 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 -1.32 -1.78 -1.31 -3.90 -2.92

Smart-Core Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Dec14 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 - -3.90 - -2.92 -

Competitive Comparison of Smart-Core Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Smart-Core 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.


Smart-Core Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Smart-Core Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Smart-Core 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 Smart-Core 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 * 1.0148+0.528 * 1.4042+0.404 * 2.2029+0.892 * 0.5662+0.115 * 0.5983
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.984+4.679 * -0.166936-0.327 * 0.828
=-2.92

* 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$698 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,666 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$441 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,400 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,740 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$15 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$293 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$830 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$5 Mil.
Net Income was HK$71 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$362 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,215 Mil.
Revenue was HK$10,006 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,095 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,582 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,861 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$37 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$525 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,646 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$14 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)
=(697.92 / 5665.885) / (1214.529 / 10006.078)
=0.123179 / 0.121379
=1.0148

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)
=(1094.741 / 10006.078) / (441.462 / 5665.885)
=0.109408 / 0.077916
=1.4042

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 - (1400.325 + 15.432) / 1740.297) / (1 - (2581.831 + 36.846) / 2860.864)
=0.186485 / 0.084655
=2.2029

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
=5665.885 / 10006.078
=0.5662

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))
=(20.57 / (20.57 + 36.846)) / (23.03 / (23.03 + 15.432))
=0.358263 / 0.598773
=0.5983

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)
=(292.629 / 5665.885) / (525.186 / 10006.078)
=0.051648 / 0.052487
=0.984

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)
=((5.467 + 830.417) / 1740.297) / ((13.644 + 1645.968) / 2860.864)
=0.480311 / 0.580109
=0.828

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
=(71.13 - 0 - 361.649) / 1740.297
=-0.166936

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.

Smart-Core Holdings has a M-score of -2.92 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Smart-Core Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
70 Ta Chuen Ping Street, 15th Floor, Tower B, Regent Centre, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
Smart-Core Holdings Ltd is a distributor of integrated circuits and other electronic components and technology value-added service providers covering multiple market segments such as televisions (TV), optoelectronic displays, smart terminals, memory, security monitoring, Internet of Things (IoT), optical communications. Its service networks cover the majority of regions in Mainland China and Southeast Asia, providing diversified supply chain services of semiconductor chips and various electronic components for customers in the electronics industry, as well as corresponding technical solutions, technical support, and software services. Its segments include Authorised distribution and Independent distribution. It makes the majority of the revenue from the Authorised distribution segment.
Executives
Insight Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Liu Hongbing 2101 Beneficial owner
Wong Tsz Leung 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Smart Ic Limited
Tian Weidong

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