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mF International (mF International) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is mF International 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 mF International's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of mF International was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


mF International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for mF International'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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mF International Beneish M-Score Chart

mF International Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -

mF International Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - -

Competitive Comparison of mF International's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, mF International'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.


mF International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



mF International 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 mF International 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 * 2.4785+0.528 * 0.9381+0.404 * 1.2338+0.892 * 0.912+0.115 * 1.1478
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1408+4.679 * -0.150865-0.327 * 0.9205
=-1.82

* 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 $0.33 Mil.
Revenue was $4.09 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2.30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.29 Mil.
Total Assets was $4.34 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.38 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.44 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.98 Mil.
Net Income was $0.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.05 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1.45 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.15 Mil.
Revenue was $4.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was $2.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.99 Mil.
Total Assets was $4.44 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.24 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.53 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.29 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)
=(0.33 / 4.092) / (0.146 / 4.487)
=0.080645 / 0.032538
=2.4785

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)
=(2.366 / 4.487) / (2.3 / 4.092)
=0.527301 / 0.562072
=0.9381

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 - (1.294 + 0.383) / 4.335) / (1 - (1.994 + 0.238) / 4.437)
=0.613149 / 0.496957
=1.2338

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
=4.092 / 4.487
=0.912

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))
=(1.038 / (1.038 + 0.238)) / (0.932 / (0.932 + 0.383))
=0.81348 / 0.708745
=1.1478

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)
=(1.443 / 4.092) / (1.387 / 4.487)
=0.352639 / 0.309115
=1.1408

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)
=((0.977 + 1.56) / 4.335) / ((1.292 + 1.529) / 4.437)
=0.585236 / 0.63579
=0.9205

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
=(0.849 - 0.053 - 1.45) / 4.335
=-0.150865

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.

mF International has a M-score of -1.82 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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mF International (mF International) Business Description

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77-79 Gloucester Road, Unit 1801, Fortis Tower, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, HKG
mF International Ltd is a holding company and all of its operations are carried out by Operating Subsidiaries in Hong Kong. It is a financial trading solution provider principally engaged in the development and provision of financial trading solutions. It has approximately 20 years of experience in providing real-time mission-critical forex, bullion/commodities trading platform solutions, financial value-added services, mobile applications, and financial information for brokers and institutional clients via internet or platform as software as a service. The company has provided a wide range of top-notch services, including mF4 Trading Platform, Bridge and Plugins, CRM System, ECN System, Liquidity Solutions, Cross-platform Broker Plus Solution, Social Trading Applications and others.

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