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WCT (Wellchange Holdings Co) Beneish M-Score : 2.88 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Wellchange Holdings 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.88 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WCT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.88   Med: 2.88   Max: 2.88
Current: 2.88

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wellchange Holdings Co was 2.88. The lowest was 2.88. And the median was 2.88.


Wellchange Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wellchange Holdings 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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Wellchange Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Wellchange Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 2.88

Wellchange Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - - - 2.88

Competitive Comparison of Wellchange Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Wellchange Holdings 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.


Wellchange Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Wellchange Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Wellchange Holdings 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 Wellchange Holdings 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 * 6.1187+0.528 * 1.0113+0.404 * 0.9939+0.892 * 1.4901+0.115 * 0.4561
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.377+4.679 * 0.042766-0.327 * 0.5675
=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 $0.78 Mil.
Revenue was $2.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1.94 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.79 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.30 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.20 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.71 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.06 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $0.94 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $0.80 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.09 Mil.
Revenue was $1.67 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1.32 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.35 Mil.
Total Assets was $2.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.33 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.10 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.22 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.09 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)
=(0.775 / 2.49) / (0.085 / 1.671)
=0.311245 / 0.050868
=6.1187

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)
=(1.318 / 1.671) / (1.942 / 2.49)
=0.788749 / 0.77992
=1.0113

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 - (0.788 + 0.195) / 3.297) / (1 - (0.346 + 0.334) / 2.314)
=0.70185 / 0.706137
=0.9939

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
=2.49 / 1.671
=1.4901

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))
=(0.096 / (0.096 + 0.334)) / (0.187 / (0.187 + 0.195))
=0.223256 / 0.489529
=0.4561

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)
=(0.712 / 2.49) / (0.347 / 1.671)
=0.285944 / 0.20766
=1.377

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)
=((0 + 1.056) / 3.297) / ((0.085 + 1.221) / 2.314)
=0.320291 / 0.564391
=0.5675

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
=(0.938 - 0 - 0.797) / 3.297
=0.042766

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.

Wellchange Holdings Co has a M-score of 2.88 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Wellchange Holdings Co Business Description

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10 Cheung Yue Street, Unit E, 11/F, Billion Plaza II, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Wellchange Holdings Co Ltd is an enterprise software solution services provider. It provides software solutions, cloud-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, and white-label software design and development services.