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Far East Horizon (HKSE:03360) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Far East Horizon 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:03360' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.65   Med: -1.91   Max: -1.15
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Far East Horizon was -1.15. The lowest was -2.65. And the median was -1.91.


Far East Horizon Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Far East Horizon'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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Far East Horizon Beneish M-Score Chart

Far East Horizon 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 -2.65 -1.81 -2.06 -2.28 -2.37

Far East Horizon Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -2.06 - -2.28 - -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Far East Horizon's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Far East Horizon'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.


Far East Horizon's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Far East Horizon's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Far East Horizon's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Far East Horizon 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 Far East Horizon 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 * 1.1017+0.528 * 1.0645+0.404 * 0.8639+0.892 * 1.0162+0.115 * 1.0019
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0799+4.679 * 0.007321-0.327 * 0.9885
=-2.37

* 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$190,952 Mil.
Revenue was HK$41,520 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$18,554 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$217,390 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$384,445 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$28,331 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$3,241 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$8,908 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$171,822 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$135,578 Mil.
Net Income was HK$6,891 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$4,076 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$170,555 Mil.
Revenue was HK$40,856 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$19,434 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$195,672 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$387,495 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$29,972 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$3,436 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$8,118 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$170,245 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$143,202 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)
=(190952.413 / 41519.626) / (170555.246 / 40855.814)
=4.599088 / 4.174565
=1.1017

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)
=(19434.434 / 40855.814) / (18553.801 / 41519.626)
=0.475683 / 0.446868
=1.0645

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 - (217389.785 + 28330.57) / 384444.942) / (1 - (195671.901 + 29972.065) / 387494.979)
=0.360844 / 0.417685
=0.8639

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
=41519.626 / 40855.814
=1.0162

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))
=(3436.425 / (3436.425 + 29972.065)) / (3241.435 / (3241.435 + 28330.57))
=0.102861 / 0.102668
=1.0019

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)
=(8908.273 / 41519.626) / (8117.627 / 40855.814)
=0.214556 / 0.19869
=1.0799

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)
=((135577.509 + 171822.294) / 384444.942) / ((143201.823 + 170245.403) / 387494.979)
=0.799594 / 0.808907
=0.9885

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
=(6890.66 - 0 - 4075.997) / 384444.942
=0.007321

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.

Far East Horizon has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Far East Horizon (HKSE:03360) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Austin Road West, Unit 6608, 66th Floor, International Commerce Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Far East Horizon Ltd is a specialty finance provider. Its services entail integrated finance, investment, trade, advisory and engineering services in healthcare, infrastructure construction, electronic information, packaging, transportation and other sectors. The company operates in two segments. The Financial, lease, and advisory business is the highest revenue-generating segment for the company that deals with the provision of direct finance leasing, sale-leaseback, factoring, entrusted loans, and advisory services. The industrial operation and management business segment deals with the import and export trade and domestic trade of medical equipment, the provision of trade agency services, medical engineering, hospital and healthcare management, and ship brokerage services.

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