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JF Wealth Holdings (HKSE:09636) Beneish M-Score : -2.92 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is JF Wealth 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 JF Wealth Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:09636' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.84   Max: -1.73
Current: -2.92

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JF Wealth Holdings was -1.73. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.84.


JF Wealth Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for JF Wealth 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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JF Wealth Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

JF Wealth Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.84 -1.73 -2.92

JF Wealth Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.84 - -1.73 - -2.92

Competitive Comparison of JF Wealth Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, JF Wealth 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.


JF Wealth Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, JF Wealth Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



JF Wealth 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 JF Wealth 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 * 1.0588+0.528 * 1.0439+0.404 * 0.6943+0.892 * 1.0405+0.115 * 0.5889
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1446+4.679 * -0.103011-0.327 * 0.6276
=-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$92 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,150 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,797 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,545 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,689 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$29 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$80 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,505 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,032 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0 Mil.
Net Income was HK$209 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$486 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$84 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,066 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,803 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,355 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,522 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$73 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$56 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,264 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$920 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$11 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)
=(92.142 / 2149.699) / (83.643 / 2066.08)
=0.042863 / 0.040484
=1.0588

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)
=(1803.344 / 2066.08) / (1797.367 / 2149.699)
=0.872834 / 0.836102
=1.0439

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 - (2545.082 + 29.384) / 2689.171) / (1 - (1355.249 + 73.495) / 1522.265)
=0.042654 / 0.061435
=0.6943

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
=2149.699 / 2066.08
=1.0405

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))
=(55.533 / (55.533 + 73.495)) / (79.796 / (79.796 + 29.384))
=0.430395 / 0.730866
=0.5889

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)
=(1505.402 / 2149.699) / (1264.065 / 2066.08)
=0.700285 / 0.611818
=1.1446

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)
=((0.037 + 1032.281) / 2689.171) / ((10.894 + 920.157) / 1522.265)
=0.38388 / 0.611622
=0.6276

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
=(208.604 - 0 - 485.618) / 2689.171
=-0.103011

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.

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


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JF Wealth Holdings (HKSE:09636) Business Description

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88 Xumin East Road, 3rd-5th Floor, Yintech Finance Center, Qingpu District, Shanghai, CHN
JF Wealth Holdings Ltd is an online investment decision-making solution provider in China with a focus on the online investor content service market. The company offers online investor content services, including online high-end investor education services and online financial literacy education services, and financial information software services to help individual investors to understand the financial market and make investment plans or decisions.
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