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DFI Retail Group Holdings (DFI Retail Group Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -3.16 (As of Today)
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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 -3.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DFIHY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.98   Max: -2.34
Current: -3.16

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DFI Retail Group Holdings was -2.34. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.98.


DFI Retail Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DFI Retail Group 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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DFI Retail Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.11 -2.85 -3.25 -3.13 -3.16

DFI Retail Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.25 - -3.13 - -3.16

Competitive Comparison

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, DFI Retail Group 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.


DFI Retail Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, DFI Retail Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



DFI Retail Group 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 DFI Retail Group 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 * 1.0139+0.528 * 0.9538+0.404 * 1.0053+0.892 * 0.9995+0.115 * 1.0081
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0757+4.679 * -0.142228-0.327 * 0.988
=-3.16

* 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 $256 Mil.
Revenue was $9,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,213 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,386 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,111 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,370 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $827 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3,122 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,527 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,439 Mil.
Net Income was $32 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $1,044 Mil.
Total Receivables was $253 Mil.
Revenue was $9,174 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3,066 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,440 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,326 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3,473 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $861 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,903 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,674 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,548 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)
=(256.3 / 9169.9) / (252.9 / 9174.2)
=0.02795 / 0.027566
=1.0139

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)
=(3065.8 / 9174.2) / (3212.7 / 9169.9)
=0.334176 / 0.350353
=0.9538

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 - (1386.1 + 3370.4) / 7111.1) / (1 - (1440.2 + 3473) / 7326.3)
=0.331116 / 0.329375
=1.0053

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
=9169.9 / 9174.2
=0.9995

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))
=(861 / (861 + 3473)) / (827.2 / (827.2 + 3370.4))
=0.198662 / 0.197065
=1.0081

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)
=(3121.6 / 9169.9) / (2903.2 / 9174.2)
=0.340418 / 0.316453
=1.0757

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)
=((2438.8 + 3527.4) / 7111.1) / ((2548.1 + 3673.6) / 7326.3)
=0.838998 / 0.849228
=0.988

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
=(32.2 - 0 - 1043.6) / 7111.1
=-0.142228

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.

DFI Retail Group Holdings has a M-score of -3.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DFI Retail Group Holdings (DFI Retail Group Holdings) Business Description

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Address
979 King’s Road, Quarry Bay, 11th Floor, P.O. Box 286, G.P.O, Devon House, Taikoo Place, Hong Kong, HKG
DFI Retail Group Holdings Ltd is an Asian retailer that operates in five segments: Food, Health and Beauty, Home Furnishings, Restaurants, and Other Retailing. Food comprises grocery retail and convenience store businesses (including Yonghui, a grocery retailer in the Chinese mainland). Health and Beauty comprise the health and beauty businesses, Home Furnishings is the Group's IKEA business, Restaurants is the Group's associate Maxim's, a food and beverage company, and Other Retailing represents the department stores, specialty, and Do-It-Yourself (DIY) stores of the Group's Philippines associate, Robinsons Retail.