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Jacobson Pharma (HKSE:02633) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Jacobson Pharma 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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:02633' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.23
Current: -3.02

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jacobson Pharma was -2.23. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -2.52.


Jacobson Pharma Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jacobson Pharma'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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Jacobson Pharma Beneish M-Score Chart

Jacobson Pharma Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.33 -2.49 -2.95 -3.02

Jacobson Pharma Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - -2.95 - -3.02 -

Competitive Comparison of Jacobson Pharma's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Jacobson Pharma'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.


Jacobson Pharma's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Jacobson Pharma's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Jacobson Pharma 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 Jacobson Pharma 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 * 0.54+0.528 * 1.0057+0.404 * 0.8883+0.892 * 1.1579+0.115 * 1.0187
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9635+4.679 * -0.062347-0.327 * 0.7933
=-3.02

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$187 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,468 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$620 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$964 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,487 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,301 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$157 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$332 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$373 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$610 Mil.
Net Income was HK$267 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$484 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$299 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,268 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$539 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,757 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$5,380 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,502 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$184 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$298 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$656 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,255 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)
=(187.127 / 1467.798) / (299.256 / 1267.598)
=0.127488 / 0.236081
=0.54

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)
=(538.918 / 1267.598) / (620.475 / 1467.798)
=0.425149 / 0.422725
=1.0057

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 - (964.416 + 1301.425) / 3486.854) / (1 - (1757.413 + 1502.148) / 5380.499)
=0.350176 / 0.39419
=0.8883

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
=1467.798 / 1267.598
=1.1579

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))
=(184.46 / (184.46 + 1502.148)) / (156.522 / (156.522 + 1301.425))
=0.109367 / 0.107358
=1.0187

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)
=(332.377 / 1467.798) / (297.923 / 1267.598)
=0.226446 / 0.23503
=0.9635

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)
=((609.707 + 372.843) / 3486.854) / ((1254.687 + 656.435) / 5380.499)
=0.281787 / 0.355194
=0.7933

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
=(266.968 - 0 - 484.363) / 3486.854
=-0.062347

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.

Jacobson Pharma has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jacobson Pharma Business Description

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388 Kwun Tong Road, Unit 2313-18, 23rd Floor, Tower 1, Millennium City 1, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Jacobson Pharma Corp Ltd is an investment holding company. It is principally engaged in the development, production, marketing, and sale of generic drugs. The company's operating segment includes Generic drugs; Branded healthcare, Wholesale, and retail The generic drugs segment develops, manufactures, and distributes a host of off-patent medicines for various therapeutic use. It generates maximum revenue from the Generic drugs segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Hong Kong and also has a presence in Mainland China, Macau, Singapore, and Other Countries.
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Sum Kwong Yip, Derek 2305 Beneficiary of a trust
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