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Comba Telecom Systems Holdings (HKSE:02342) Beneish M-Score : -2.80 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Comba Telecom Systems 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 -2.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:02342' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.68   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Comba Telecom Systems Holdings was -2.18. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.68.


Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Comba Telecom Systems 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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Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Comba Telecom Systems 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 -2.71 -2.34 -2.74 -2.64 -2.80

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings 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 - -2.64 - -2.80 -

Competitive Comparison of Comba Telecom Systems Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Comba Telecom Systems 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.


Comba Telecom Systems Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Comba Telecom Systems 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 Comba Telecom Systems 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 * 0.9633+0.528 * 1.0591+0.404 * 0.9432+0.892 * 0.9399+0.115 * 1.1074
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0797+4.679 * -0.051655-0.327 * 0.9858
=-2.80

* 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$3,989 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,982 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,663 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$6,831 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$9,409 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,162 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$348 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,075 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,267 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$131 Mil.
Net Income was HK$7 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$493 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$4,406 Mil.
Revenue was HK$6,365 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,874 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$7,617 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$10,576 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,271 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$436 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,059 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,517 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$637 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)
=(3988.997 / 5981.974) / (4405.778 / 6364.677)
=0.666836 / 0.692223
=0.9633

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)
=(1873.531 / 6364.677) / (1662.687 / 5981.974)
=0.294364 / 0.27795
=1.0591

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 - (6830.828 + 1161.649) / 9409.025) / (1 - (7617.095 + 1270.656) / 10575.862)
=0.150552 / 0.159619
=0.9432

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
=5981.974 / 6364.677
=0.9399

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))
=(435.617 / (435.617 + 1270.656)) / (348.041 / (348.041 + 1161.649))
=0.255303 / 0.230538
=1.1074

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)
=(1074.946 / 5981.974) / (1059.315 / 6364.677)
=0.179698 / 0.166437
=1.0797

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)
=((130.551 + 5267.009) / 9409.025) / ((637.205 + 5516.893) / 10575.862)
=0.573658 / 0.5819
=0.9858

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
=(6.696 - 0 - 492.719) / 9409.025
=-0.051655

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.

Comba Telecom Systems Holdings has a M-score of -2.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Business Description

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Hong Kong Science Park, Unit 611, Building 8W, Pak Shek Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company operates in two segments: Wireless telecommunications network system equipment & services and Operator telecommunication services. Its solutions include Antenna Site, In-Vehicle Broadband, Indoor Coverage Enhancement, Large Venue Coverage, LTE Upgrade, Railway/Tunnel Coverage, Wireless Backhaul, and Small Cell. It serves various industries such as airports, Education, Government and Public, Hospitality, Stadium, Transportation, and others. The company generates maximum revenue from the Wireless telecommunications network system equipment & services segment. Its geographical segments are Mainland China, Other countries/areas in the Asia Pacific, Americas, European Union, Middle East, and Other countries.
Executives
Chen Jing Na 2202 Interest of your spouse
Fok Tung Ling 2101 Beneficial owner
Prime Choice Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Cai Hui Ni 2202 Interest of your spouse
Wise Logic Investments Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Zhang Yue Jun 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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