Legend Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data
The historical data trend for Legend 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.
Legend Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart
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Legend Holdings Annual Data
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Legend Holdings Semi-Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Legend Holdings's Beneish M-Score
For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Legend 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.
Legend Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry
For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Legend Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Legend Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.
Legend 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 Legend 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 * 1.0165 | + | 0.528 * 1.0087 | + | 0.404 * 1.104 | + | 0.892 * 0.8929 | + | 0.115 * 0.9682 |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI |
| - | 0.172 * 1.0694 | + | 4.679 * -0.019272 | - | 0.327 * 0.989 |
| = | -2.62 |
* 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$155,664 Mil.
Revenue was HK$484,369 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$84,473 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$320,152 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$728,164 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$40,425 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$12,696 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$68,546 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$483,980 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$78,378 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-4,238 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$9,796 Mil.
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Total Receivables was HK$171,512 Mil.
Revenue was HK$542,465 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$95,428 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$372,926 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$760,566 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$39,864 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$12,002 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$71,784 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$496,951 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$96,934 Mil.
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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) |
| = | (155664.292 / 484368.757) | / | (171512.207 / 542464.753) |
| = | 0.321376 | / | 0.316172 |
| | = | 1.0165 |
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) |
| = | (95427.713 / 542464.753) | / | (84473.107 / 484368.757) |
| = | 0.175915 | / | 0.174398 |
| | = | 1.0087 |
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 - (320152.324 + 40425.442) / 728164.225) | / | (1 - (372926.366 + 39863.975) / 760565.548) |
| = | 0.504813 | / | 0.457259 |
| | = | 1.104 |
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 |
| = | 484368.757 | / | 542464.753 |
| | = | 0.8929 |
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)) |
| = | (12001.784 / (12001.784 + 39863.975)) | / | (12695.745 / (12695.745 + 40425.442)) |
| = | 0.231401 | / | 0.238996 |
| | = | 0.9682 |
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) |
| = | (68545.993 / 484368.757) | / | (71783.55 / 542464.753) |
| = | 0.141516 | / | 0.132329 |
| | = | 1.0694 |
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) |
| = | ((78377.524 + 483980.226) / 728164.225) | / | ((96933.719 + 496951.053) / 760565.548) |
| = | 0.772295 | / | 0.780846 |
| | = | 0.989 |
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 |
| = | (-4237.605 - 0 | - | 9795.609) | / | 728164.225 |
| | = | -0.019272 |
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.
Legend Holdings has a M-score of -2.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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