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Hywin Holdings (Hywin Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Hywin 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HYW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.05
Current: -2.93

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hywin Holdings was -1.05. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.67.


Hywin Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hywin 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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Hywin Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Hywin Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.49 -2.85 -1.05 -2.93

Hywin Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.85 - -1.05 - -2.93

Competitive Comparison of Hywin Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Asset Management subindustry, Hywin 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.


Hywin Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Hywin Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hywin 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 Hywin 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 * 0.6607+0.528 * 1.1106+0.404 * 2.3767+0.892 * 1.0069+0.115 * 0.8717
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0357+4.679 * -0.151825-0.327 * 1.0693
=-2.93

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $62.6 Mil.
Revenue was $292.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $120.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $205.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $331.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $74.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $87.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $140.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14.0 Mil.
Net Income was $16.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-6.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $73.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $94.2 Mil.
Revenue was $290.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $132.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $200.5 Mil.
Total Assets was $266.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $48.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $83.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $116.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(62.645 / 292.088) / (94.169 / 290.075)
=0.214473 / 0.324637
=0.6607

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)
=(132.595 / 290.075) / (120.214 / 292.088)
=0.457106 / 0.411568
=1.1106

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 - (205.24 + 74.845) / 331.428) / (1 - (200.451 + 48.559) / 266.372)
=0.154914 / 0.06518
=2.3767

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
=292.088 / 290.075
=1.0069

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))
=(4.231 / (4.231 + 48.559)) / (7.578 / (7.578 + 74.845))
=0.080148 / 0.09194
=0.8717

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)
=(87.398 / 292.088) / (83.8 / 290.075)
=0.299218 / 0.288891
=1.0357

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)
=((14.037 + 140.921) / 331.428) / ((0 + 116.473) / 266.372)
=0.467546 / 0.437257
=1.0693

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
=(16.794 - -6.242 - 73.355) / 331.428
=-0.151825

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.

Hywin Holdings has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hywin Holdings (Hywin Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
8 Yincheng Mid. Road, F3, Hywin Financial Centre, Pudong New District, Shanghai, CHN, 200120
Hywin Holdings Ltd is a wealth management service provider in China. It primarily provide wealth management services, insurance brokerage services, asset management services and other services to clients.