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Adicon Holdings (HKSE:09860) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Adicon 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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:09860' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.34   Med: -2.33   Max: -2.31
Current: -2.34

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Adicon Holdings was -2.31. The lowest was -2.34. And the median was -2.33.


Adicon Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Adicon 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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Adicon Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Adicon Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.31 -2.34

Adicon Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - -2.31 - -2.34

Competitive Comparison of Adicon Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Adicon 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.


Adicon Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Adicon Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Adicon 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 Adicon 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 * 1.2706+0.528 * 0.8971+0.404 * 1.9037+0.892 * 0.6645+0.115 * 1.1231
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3339+4.679 * -0.031328-0.327 * 0.7947
=-2.34

* 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 HK$1,760 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,607 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,569 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$3,613 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,981 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$183 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$827 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,922 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,033 Mil.
Net Income was HK$257 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$413 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,085 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,428 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,117 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,350 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$5,421 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$664 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$216 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$933 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,701 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,347 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)
=(1760.447 / 3607.095) / (2084.922 / 5427.918)
=0.488051 / 0.384111
=1.2706

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)
=(2117.475 / 5427.918) / (1568.596 / 3607.095)
=0.390108 / 0.434864
=0.8971

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 - (3613.176 + 654.492) / 4980.564) / (1 - (4349.573 + 663.642) / 5420.793)
=0.143136 / 0.075188
=1.9037

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
=3607.095 / 5427.918
=0.6645

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))
=(215.993 / (215.993 + 663.642)) / (183.141 / (183.141 + 654.492))
=0.245548 / 0.218641
=1.1231

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)
=(827.083 / 3607.095) / (933.053 / 5427.918)
=0.229293 / 0.171899
=1.3339

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)
=((1033.363 + 1921.789) / 4980.564) / ((1346.517 + 2700.699) / 5420.793)
=0.593337 / 0.74661
=0.7947

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
=(256.912 - 0 - 412.941) / 4980.564
=-0.031328

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.

Adicon Holdings has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Adicon Holdings (HKSE:09860) Business Description

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No. 208, Zhenzhong Road, West Lake, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, CHN
Adicon Holdings Ltd is one of the top three independent clinical laboratory or ICL, service providers in China. The company offers comprehensive and best-in-class testing services primarily to hospitals and health check centers through an integrated network of 33 self-operated laboratories across China. The high quality of its services is backed by its strong performance in terms of international accreditation and comprehensive testing menu. Its testing portfolio consists of over 4,000 medical diagnostic tests, including over 1,700 routine tests and over 2,300 esoteric tests. It has three major service platforms. Among them, the inspection service platform consists of clinical, pathology, reproductive genetic, genetic, and mass spectrometry laboratories.
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