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SFHG (Samfine Creation Holdings Group) Beneish M-Score : -1.76 (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Samfine Creation Holdings Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.76 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SFHG' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.76   Med: -1.76   Max: -1.76
Current: -1.76

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Samfine Creation Holdings Group was -1.76. The lowest was -1.76. And the median was -1.76.


Samfine Creation Holdings Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Samfine Creation Holdings Group'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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Samfine Creation Holdings Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Samfine Creation Holdings Group Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.76

Samfine Creation Holdings Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.76 -

Competitive Comparison of Samfine Creation Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Samfine Creation Holdings Group'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.


Samfine Creation Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Samfine Creation Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Samfine Creation Holdings Group 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 Samfine Creation Holdings Group 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 * 1.6378+0.528 * 0.8033+0.404 * 1.1821+0.892 * 0.9057+0.115 * 1.1318
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.964+4.679 * 0.051761-0.327 * 1.0334
=-1.76

* 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 $4.47 Mil.
Revenue was $15.02 Mil.
Gross Profit was $4.02 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.94 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.49 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.84 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.41 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.78 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9.01 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.49 Mil.
Net Income was $-0.43 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.24 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-0.89 Mil.
Total Receivables was $3.01 Mil.
Revenue was $16.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was $3.56 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.28 Mil.
Total Assets was $13.29 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.43 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.19 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.63 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2.38 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)
=(4.468 / 15.015) / (3.012 / 16.578)
=0.297569 / 0.181687
=1.6378

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)
=(3.561 / 16.578) / (4.015 / 15.015)
=0.214803 / 0.267399
=0.8033

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 - (9.939 + 2.842) / 13.485) / (1 - (9.279 + 3.426) / 13.292)
=0.052206 / 0.044162
=1.1821

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
=15.015 / 16.578
=0.9057

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))
=(0.566 / (0.566 + 3.426)) / (0.407 / (0.407 + 2.842))
=0.141784 / 0.125269
=1.1318

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)
=(2.781 / 15.015) / (3.185 / 16.578)
=0.185215 / 0.192122
=0.964

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)
=((1.486 + 9.01) / 13.485) / ((2.383 + 7.628) / 13.292)
=0.778346 / 0.75316
=1.0334

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
=(-0.434 - -0.241 - -0.891) / 13.485
=0.051761

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.

Samfine Creation Holdings Group has a M-score of -1.76 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Samfine Creation Holdings Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
436-446 Kwun Tong Road, Flat B, 8/F, Block 4, Kwun Tong Industrial Centre, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Website
Samfine Creation Holdings Group Ltd operates through its subsidiaries. It is an established one-stop printing service provider which principally provides printing services in Hong Kong and the PRC. It offers a wide range of printed products such as (i) book products, which mainly include children's books, educational books, art books, notebooks, diaries and journals; and (ii) novelty and packaging products, which mainly include handcraft products, book sets, pop-up books, stationery products, products with assembly parts and other specialized products, shopping bags and package boxes.