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Hong Fok (SGX:H30) Beneish M-Score : -0.19 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Hong Fok 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 -0.19 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SGX:H30' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.08   Max: -0.19
Current: -0.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hong Fok was -0.19. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.08.


Hong Fok Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hong Fok'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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Hong Fok Beneish M-Score Chart

Hong Fok Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.71 -2.64 -2.22 -2.28 -0.19

Hong Fok Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -2.22 - -2.28 - -0.19

Competitive Comparison of Hong Fok's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Hong Fok'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.


Hong Fok's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Hong Fok's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hong Fok 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 Hong Fok 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 * 3.4933+0.528 * 1.0061+0.404 * 1.0126+0.892 * 0.9432+0.115 * 1.7375
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2197+4.679 * -0.007212-0.327 * 0.9291
=-0.19

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was S$5.9 Mil.
Revenue was S$104.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$83.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$147.1 Mil.
Total Assets was S$3,650.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$2.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$0.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$1.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$44.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$659.3 Mil.
Net Income was S$23.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$50.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$1.8 Mil.
Revenue was S$110.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$88.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$192.8 Mil.
Total Assets was S$3,665.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$1.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$1.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$1.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$47.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$712.7 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)
=(5.888 / 104.319) / (1.787 / 110.601)
=0.056442 / 0.016157
=3.4933

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)
=(88.911 / 110.601) / (83.349 / 104.319)
=0.80389 / 0.798982
=1.0061

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 - (147.08 + 2.89) / 3650.318) / (1 - (192.766 + 1.664) / 3665.23)
=0.958916 / 0.946953
=1.0126

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
=104.319 / 110.601
=0.9432

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))
=(0.993 / (0.993 + 1.664)) / (0.792 / (0.792 + 2.89))
=0.37373 / 0.2151
=1.7375

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)
=(1.3 / 104.319) / (1.13 / 110.601)
=0.012462 / 0.010217
=1.2197

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)
=((659.252 + 44.141) / 3650.318) / ((712.733 + 47.436) / 3665.23)
=0.192694 / 0.2074
=0.9291

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
=(23.744 - 0 - 50.07) / 3650.318
=-0.007212

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.

Hong Fok has a M-score of -0.19 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Hong Fok Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
300 Beach Road, No. 41-00, The Concourse, Singapore, SGP, 199555
Hong Fok Corp Ltd is an investment holding company. Its principal activities consist of investment, property development, and construction, property management, investment trading, provision of horticultural services and investment holding and management. The company has three reportable segments: Property investment - which includes investments in investment properties; Property development and construction - which develops retail and residential units, including the sale of residential units, and construction of a hotel; and Property management - which provides maintenance and management services. It generates most of its revenue from the Property investment segment.

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