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CHC Healthcare Group (TPE:4164) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is CHC Healthcare 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:4164' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.59   Max: -1.74
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CHC Healthcare Group was -1.74. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.59.


CHC Healthcare Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CHC Healthcare 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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CHC Healthcare Group Beneish M-Score Chart

CHC Healthcare Group 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 -2.66 -2.90 -2.60 -2.49 -2.48

CHC Healthcare Group Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.24 -2.29 -2.42 -2.48 -2.76

Competitive Comparison of CHC Healthcare Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Distribution subindustry, CHC Healthcare 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.


CHC Healthcare Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Distribution Industry

For the Medical Distribution industry and Healthcare sector, CHC Healthcare Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CHC Healthcare Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CHC Healthcare 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 CHC Healthcare 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 * 0.8095+0.528 * 1.0991+0.404 * 0.9619+0.892 * 1.1786+0.115 * 0.8876
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9275+4.679 * -0.064676-0.327 * 1.0045
=-2.76

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$960 Mil.
Revenue was 657.618 + 1453.016 + 737.657 + 886.154 = NT$3,734 Mil.
Gross Profit was 139.771 + 394.842 + 183.02 + 267.152 = NT$985 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,433 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,767 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$6,066 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$601 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$469 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,877 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,579 Mil.
Net Income was 2.263 + 200.797 + 43.267 + 95.555 = NT$342 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 111.336 + 683.721 + 229.254 + 207.967 = NT$1,232 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,006 Mil.
Revenue was 800.31 + 858.52 + 817.452 + 692.195 = NT$3,168 Mil.
Gross Profit was 223.146 + 229.56 + 263.791 + 201.821 = NT$918 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,024 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,361 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$6,039 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$525 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$429 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,852 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,386 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)
=(959.666 / 3734.445) / (1005.855 / 3168.477)
=0.256977 / 0.317457
=0.8095

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)
=(918.318 / 3168.477) / (984.785 / 3734.445)
=0.289829 / 0.263703
=1.0991

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 - (4432.72 + 6065.773) / 13767.045) / (1 - (4024.353 + 6038.862) / 13360.933)
=0.237419 / 0.246818
=0.9619

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
=3734.445 / 3168.477
=1.1786

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))
=(525.161 / (525.161 + 6038.862)) / (600.899 / (600.899 + 6065.773))
=0.080006 / 0.090135
=0.8876

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)
=(468.763 / 3734.445) / (428.815 / 3168.477)
=0.125524 / 0.135338
=0.9275

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)
=((4578.949 + 1877.269) / 13767.045) / ((4386.293 + 1851.593) / 13360.933)
=0.468962 / 0.466875
=1.0045

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
=(341.882 - 0 - 1232.278) / 13767.045
=-0.064676

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.

CHC Healthcare Group has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CHC Healthcare Group (TPE:4164) Business Description

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Address
No. 88, Xing’ai Road, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN, 114067
CHC Healthcare Group is a Taiwan based company engaged in the trading of pharmaceutical products and the sale, leasing, installation, and repair of medical instruments. It is engaged in the distribution of radiotherapy equipment, including equipment that is used in the treatment of radiation oncology, ophthalmology, dentistry, and neuroscience. It also provides medical equipment consulting for hospitals and clinics. It earns revenues from the sale of drugs, sale of medical instruments, and repairs maintenance and other services.

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