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TCLHF (TCL Electronics Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.32 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is TCL Electronics Holdings 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 -2.32 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TCLHF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2.29   Max: -2.02
Current: -2.32

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TCL Electronics Holdings was -2.02. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.29.


TCL Electronics Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TCL Electronics 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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TCL Electronics Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

TCL Electronics Holdings 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 -2.02 -2.24 -2.52 -2.32 -

TCL Electronics Holdings 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 -2.52 - -2.32 - -

Competitive Comparison of TCL Electronics Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, TCL Electronics 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.


TCL Electronics Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, TCL Electronics Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where TCL Electronics Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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TCL Electronics 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 TCL Electronics 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 * 1.2067+0.528 * 0.9837+0.404 * 0.8746+0.892 * 1.1035+0.115 * 0.9399
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9096+4.679 * -0.013272-0.327 * 1.0497
=-2.33

* 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 $2,939 Mil.
Revenue was $10,114 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,889 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $6,852 Mil.
Total Assets was $8,294 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $414 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $150 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,525 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5,831 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $145 Mil.
Net Income was $95 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $205 Mil.
Total Receivables was $2,207 Mil.
Revenue was $9,165 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,684 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5,596 Mil.
Total Assets was $7,078 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $479 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $160 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1,520 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,693 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $165 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)
=(2938.613 / 10113.711) / (2206.806 / 9164.772)
=0.290557 / 0.240792
=1.2067

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)
=(1684.125 / 9164.772) / (1889.382 / 10113.711)
=0.183761 / 0.186814
=0.9837

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 - (6851.945 + 413.626) / 8294.252) / (1 - (5595.542 + 479.215) / 7078.498)
=0.124023 / 0.141801
=0.8746

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
=10113.711 / 9164.772
=1.1035

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))
=(159.689 / (159.689 + 479.215)) / (149.847 / (149.847 + 413.626))
=0.249942 / 0.265935
=0.9399

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)
=(1525.334 / 10113.711) / (1519.518 / 9164.772)
=0.150818 / 0.1658
=0.9096

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)
=((144.985 + 5830.571) / 8294.252) / ((165.089 + 4693.109) / 7078.498)
=0.720445 / 0.686332
=1.0497

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
=(95.218 - 0 - 205.297) / 8294.252
=-0.013272

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.

TCL Electronics Holdings has a M-score of -2.33 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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TCL Electronics Holdings Business Description

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Address
22 Science Park East Avenue, 5th Floor, Building 22E, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, HKG
TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd designs, manufactures, and sells televisions globally. By brand, it is the third-largest supplier of televisions globally, but is second-largest in total television volume including televisions produced under original design and manufacture contracts for other brands. The five reportable operating segments are the Smart screen segment, Internet business segment, Smart mobile, All-category marketing segment and Smart commercial display, smart home, photovoltaic and other businesses segment.