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Leader Capital Holdings (Leader Capital Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -76.37 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Leader Capital 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 -76.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LCHD' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -76.37   Med: -14.01   Max: -2.12
Current: -76.37

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Leader Capital Holdings was -2.12. The lowest was -76.37. And the median was -14.01.


Leader Capital Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leader Capital 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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Leader Capital Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Leader Capital Holdings Annual Data
Trend Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -10.82 -2.12 -17.20 -76.37

Leader Capital Holdings Quarterly Data
Nov18 Feb19 May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -17.20 -12.14 -28.40 -12.32 -76.37

Competitive Comparison of Leader Capital Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Leader Capital 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.


Leader Capital Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Leader Capital 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 Leader Capital 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 2.6649+0.892 * 1.0941+0.115 * 0.6766
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.46+4.679 * -15.126761-0.327 * 10.1927
=-76.37

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.007 + 0.016 + 0.094 + 0.255 = $0.37 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.007 + 0.016 + 0.094 + 0.255 = $0.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.05 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.07 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.02 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.74 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.20 Mil.
Net Income was -0.753 + -0.735 + -0.727 + -0.719 = $-2.93 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.244 + -0.071 + 0.093 + -0.124 = $-0.35 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.314 + -0.492 + -0.307 + -0.401 = $-1.51 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.04 Mil.
Revenue was 0.183 + 0.134 + 0.008 + 0.015 = $0.34 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.183 + 0.134 + 0.008 + 0.015 = $0.34 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.40 Mil.
Total Assets was $0.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.48 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.11 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.27 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 / 0.372) / (0.04 / 0.34)
=0 / 0.117647
=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)
=(0.34 / 0.34) / (0.372 / 0.372)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0.046 + 0.02) / 0.071) / (1 - (0.402 + 0.298) / 0.719)
=0.070423 / 0.026426
=2.6649

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
=0.372 / 0.34
=1.0941

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))
=(0.475 / (0.475 + 0.298)) / (0.198 / (0.198 + 0.02))
=0.614489 / 0.908257
=0.6766

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)
=(2.57 / 0.372) / (5.106 / 0.34)
=6.908602 / 15.017647
=0.46

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)
=((0.2 + 2.738) / 0.071) / ((0.268 + 2.651) / 0.719)
=41.380282 / 4.059805
=10.1927

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
=(-2.934 - -0.346 - -1.514) / 0.071
=-15.126761

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.

Leader Capital Holdings has a M-score of -76.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Leader Capital Holdings (Leader Capital Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Zhongqing Road, Room 711, 7F, No. 89, Section 1, North District, Taichung City, Taichung, TWN
Leader Capital Holdings Corp through its subsidiaries owns and operates a mobile application platform that connects the investor with other financial service providers. The company's application helps to meet the generic needs of financial service providers mainly for trust and insurance companies. Investors can use this platform to make their investment decisions in real-time and place investment orders without having to e-mail or fax documents to their investment advisor. The Company operates in one business and industry segment: the provision of investment platform services through mobile application.
Executives
Shui Fung Cheng director, 10 percent owner ROOM 2708-09, METROPOLIS TOWER,, 10 METROPOLIS DRIVE,, HUNG HOM K3 0000000000
Leader Financial Asset Management Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 2708-09, THE METROPOLIS TOWER,, 10 METROPOLIS DRIVE, HUNG HOM,, HONG KONG K3 0000000000
First Leader Capital Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 2708-09, THE METROPOLIS TOWER,, 10 METROPOLIS DRIVE, HUNG HOM, HONG KONG K3 0000000000
Cpn Investment Ltd 10 percent owner ROOM 2708-09, THE METROPOLIS TOWER,, 10 METROPOLIS DRIVE, HUNG HOM,, HONG KONG K3 0000000000
Anzhao International Ltd 10 percent owner 4007 CENTRAL PLAZA,, 18 HARBOUR ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG K3 0000000000
Yi-hsiu Lin director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer ROOM 2708-09, METROPOLIS TOWER,, 10 METROPOLIS DRIVE, HONG KONG K3 0000000000

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