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HPAI (Helport AI) Beneish M-Score : -1.61 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Helport AI 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.61 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HPAI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.61   Med: -1.61   Max: -1.61
Current: -1.61

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Helport AI was -1.61. The lowest was -1.61. And the median was -1.61.


Helport AI Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Helport AI'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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Helport AI Beneish M-Score Chart

Helport AI Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.61

Helport AI Semi-Annual Data
Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score - - - - -1.61

Competitive Comparison of Helport AI's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Helport AI'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.


Helport AI's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Helport AI's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Helport AI's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Helport AI 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 Helport AI 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 * 0.6306+0.528 * 0.9814+0.404 * 0.4101+0.892 * 2.3237+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.2362+4.679 * 0.085872-0.327 * 0.7455
=-1.61

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $21.32 Mil.
Revenue was $29.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was $18.58 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $24.76 Mil.
Total Assets was $27.18 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.12 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $14.13 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $7.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $5.03 Mil.
Total Receivables was $14.55 Mil.
Revenue was $12.73 Mil.
Gross Profit was $7.85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.69 Mil.
Total Assets was $18.77 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $13.09 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(21.315 / 29.576) / (14.546 / 12.728)
=0.720686 / 1.142835
=0.6306

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)
=(7.846 / 12.728) / (18.578 / 29.576)
=0.616436 / 0.628144
=0.9814

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 - (24.755 + 0) / 27.18) / (1 - (14.688 + 0) / 18.772)
=0.08922 / 0.217558
=0.4101

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
=29.576 / 12.728
=2.3237

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))
=(2.333 / (2.333 + 0)) / (2.353 / (2.353 + 0))
=1 / 1
=1

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)
=(2.12 / 29.576) / (0.408 / 12.728)
=0.07168 / 0.032055
=2.2362

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 + 14.127) / 27.18) / ((0 + 13.088) / 18.772)
=0.519757 / 0.697209
=0.7455

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
=(7.369 - 0.001 - 5.034) / 27.18
=0.085872

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.

Helport AI has a M-score of -1.61 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Helport AI Business Description

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Helport AI Ltd is a AI technology company based in Singapore dedicated to serving enterprises' customer contact centers with intelligent products, solutions, and a digital platform. Its software, Helport AI Assist (AI Assist), provides tailored AI-powered guidance and oversight for contact center interactions and customer experience, with functions including Agent Assistant, Quality Assurance (QA) Assistant, Supervisor Assistant, and Knowledge Base Assistant.