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SF Holding Co (SZSE:002352) Beneish M-Score : -2.88 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is SF Holding Co 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 -2.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002352' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.28   Max: 48.05
Current: -2.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SF Holding Co was 48.05. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.28.


SF Holding Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SF Holding Co'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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SF Holding Co Beneish M-Score Chart

SF Holding Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.36 -2.34 -1.18 -3.09 -2.88

SF Holding Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.09 -3.10 -3.06 -2.97 -2.88

Competitive Comparison of SF Holding Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, SF Holding Co'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.


SF Holding Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, SF Holding Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SF Holding Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



SF Holding Co 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 SF Holding Co 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 * 1.0331+0.528 * 0.9743+0.404 * 1.0233+0.892 * 0.9661+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0928+4.679 * -0.082781-0.327 * 0.9748
=-2.88

* 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 ¥30,662 Mil.
Revenue was 69397.804 + 64646.001 + 63317.52 + 61048.078 = ¥258,409 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8582.989 + 7742.263 + 8350.65 + 8459.668 = ¥33,136 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥90,991 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥221,491 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥72,036 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥5,881 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥73,990 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥38,189 Mil.
Net Income was 1970.035 + 2088.176 + 2456.224 + 1720.058 = ¥8,234 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5593.725 + 7151.267 + 9519.625 + 4305.202 = ¥26,570 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥30,724 Mil.
Revenue was 68343.063 + 69083.218 + 67079.948 + 62984.185 = ¥267,490 Mil.
Gross Profit was 8686.238 + 8445.993 + 8565.196 + 7720.627 = ¥33,418 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥90,673 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥216,843 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥70,237 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥5,571 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥77,677 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥34,982 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)
=(30662.311 / 258409.403) / (30724.22 / 267490.414)
=0.118658 / 0.114861
=1.0331

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)
=(33418.054 / 267490.414) / (33135.57 / 258409.403)
=0.124932 / 0.128229
=0.9743

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 - (90990.68 + 72036.309) / 221490.655) / (1 - (90673.493 + 70237.039) / 216842.707)
=0.263955 / 0.257939
=1.0233

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
=258409.403 / 267490.414
=0.9661

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 / (0 + 70237.039)) / (0 / (0 + 72036.309))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(5880.988 / 258409.403) / (5570.864 / 267490.414)
=0.022758 / 0.020826
=1.0928

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)
=((38188.518 + 73989.641) / 221490.655) / ((34981.89 + 77676.909) / 216842.707)
=0.506469 / 0.519542
=0.9748

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
=(8234.493 - 0 - 26569.819) / 221490.655
=-0.082781

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.

SF Holding Co has a M-score of -2.88 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SF Holding Co (SZSE:002352) Business Description

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Address
No. 303 Fuyong Avenue, Room 801, 8th Floor, Wanfu Building, Bao’an District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518103
SF Holdings was the largest logistics integrated service provider in China and Asia, and the fourth largest globally in 2022 by revenue, according to Frost & Sullivan. It is the only large integrated logistics service provider in Asia that has direct control of its operations with minimal reliance on network partners, according to SF's Hong Kong secondary listing filing. It is also independent of any e-commerce platforms. The company is equipped with full-product service capabilities in time-definite express delivery, economic express delivery, freight, cold chain and pharmaceutical, intracity on-demand delivery, international express delivery, international freight and forwarding, and supply chain.

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