Hunter Maritime Acquisition (Hunter Maritime Acquisition) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 17, 2024)

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What is Hunter Maritime Acquisition 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.

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

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hunter Maritime Acquisition was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hunter Maritime Acquisition's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Hunter Maritime Acquisition Beneish M-Score Chart

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Annual Data

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Competitive Comparison of Hunter Maritime Acquisition's Beneish M-Score

For the Credit Services subindustry, Hunter Maritime Acquisition'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.

Hunter Maritime Acquisition's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Hunter Maritime Acquisition's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hunter Maritime Acquisition's Beneish M-Score falls into.

Hunter Maritime Acquisition 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 Hunter Maritime Acquisition for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 *

0.528 *

0.404 *

0.892 *

0.115 *

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 *

4.679 *

0.327 *

This Year (Dec18) TTM:

Last Year (Dec17) TTM:

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $22.22 Mil.
Total Assets was $22.22 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.95 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.29 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-1.55 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-2.96 Mil.

Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was $0.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $152.73 Mil.
Total Assets was $152.73 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.32 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.28 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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0 / 0)	/	(0 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 - (22.218 + 0) / 22.218)	/	(1 - (152.732 + 0) / 152.732)
	=	0	/	0
	=

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
	=	0	/	0
	=

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))
	=	(0 / (0 + 0))	/	(0 / (0 + 0))
	=		/
	=

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)
	=	(0.949 / 0)	/	(1.324 / 0)
	=		/
	=

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 + 6.288) / 22.218)	/	((0 + 0.284) / 152.732)
	=	0.283014	/	0.001859
	=

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
	=	(-1.55 - 0	-	-2.961)	/	22.218
	=	0.063507

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.

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Hunter Maritime Acquisition (Hunter Maritime Acquisition) Business Description

Industry

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Address

28 Xiaoyun Road, Tower A, WangXin Building, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100027

Website

Hunter Maritime Acquisition Corp is a fintech company in China, primarily focused on connecting investors and borrowers, providing multi-scenario investment analysis to platform users to meet their diversified investment needs, and building an ecosystem in the field of internet finance. It also provide technical support for borrowers when they announce their financing needs. It operates an online marketplace under the brand name of Wangxin Puhui through its subsidiary Beijing Oriental. The company generate revenues primarily from transaction and service fees, and sales commission fees charged for the its services. It also charge investor service fees for using its smart matching tool or investment reservation tool.

Executives

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