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Lai Sun Garment (International) (HKSE:00191) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Lai Sun Garment (International) 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Lai Sun Garment (International)'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00191' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.15   Max: 1
Current: -2.08

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lai Sun Garment (International) was 1.00. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.15.


Lai Sun Garment (International) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lai Sun Garment (International)'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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Lai Sun Garment (International) Beneish M-Score Chart

Lai Sun Garment (International) Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.14 -2.77 -2.40 -2.52 -2.08

Lai Sun Garment (International) Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 - -2.08 -

Competitive Comparison of Lai Sun Garment (International)'s Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, Lai Sun Garment (International)'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.


Lai Sun Garment (International)'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Lai Sun Garment (International)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Lai Sun Garment (International) 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 Lai Sun Garment (International) 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 * 1.0038+0.528 * 1.9524+0.404 * 1.0637+0.892 * 0.962+0.115 * 1.0001
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.081+4.679 * -0.016162-0.327 * 1.021
=-2.08

* 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 (Jul23) TTM:Last Year (Jul22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$1,136 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,995 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$799 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$16,525 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$77,022 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$10,713 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$832 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,198 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$11,162 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$21,699 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-1,665 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-421 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,177 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,622 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$21,351 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$84,505 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$11,803 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$917 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,152 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$13,007 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$22,306 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)
=(1136.443 / 4994.591) / (1176.897 / 5191.815)
=0.227535 / 0.226683
=1.0038

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)
=(1622.142 / 5191.815) / (799.286 / 4994.591)
=0.312442 / 0.16003
=1.9524

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 - (16525.194 + 10713.192) / 77022.021) / (1 - (21351.302 + 11803.184) / 84504.924)
=0.646356 / 0.607662
=1.0637

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
=4994.591 / 5191.815
=0.962

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))
=(917.293 / (917.293 + 11803.184)) / (832.477 / (832.477 + 10713.192))
=0.072112 / 0.072103
=1.0001

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)
=(1197.551 / 4994.591) / (1151.534 / 5191.815)
=0.23977 / 0.221798
=1.081

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)
=((21699.327 + 11162.495) / 77022.021) / ((22305.586 + 13007.448) / 84504.924)
=0.426655 / 0.417881
=1.021

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
=(-1665.4 - 0 - -420.563) / 77022.021
=-0.016162

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.

Lai Sun Garment (International) has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lai Sun Garment (International) (HKSE:00191) Business Description

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Address
680 Cheung Sha Wan Road, 11th Floor, Lai Sun Commercial Centre, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Lai Sun Garment (International) Ltd is a real estate company. The company's principal activities include property development and investment in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and overseas as well as investment in and operation of hotels and restaurants and investment holding. The company operates through nine segments namely, Property development and sales; Property investment; Hotel operation; Restaurant operation; Media and entertainment; Film and TV program segment; Cinema operation; Theme park operation, and Others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Property development and sales segment.
Executives
Yu Cheuk Yi 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
Yu Siu Yuk 2103 Interests held jointly with another person
Haitong International Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Haitong International Securities Group Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Wisdoman Limited
Lam Kin Ngok Peter 2101 Beneficial owner
Haitong International Securities Company Limited 2105 Underwriter

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