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CA Cultural Technology Group (HKSE:01566) Beneish M-Score : -9.66 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is CA Cultural Technology 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 -9.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:01566' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.66   Med: -2.63   Max: 0.01
Current: -9.66

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CA Cultural Technology Group was 0.01. The lowest was -9.66. And the median was -2.63.


CA Cultural Technology Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CA Cultural Technology 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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CA Cultural Technology Group Beneish M-Score Chart

CA Cultural Technology Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -1.84 -2.44 -6.99 -9.66

CA Cultural Technology Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -6.99 - -9.66 -

Competitive Comparison of CA Cultural Technology Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, CA Cultural Technology 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.


CA Cultural Technology Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, CA Cultural Technology Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CA Cultural Technology Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CA Cultural Technology 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 CA Cultural Technology 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 * 0.4428+0.528 * 2.5013+0.404 * 0.8914+0.892 * 0.7951+0.115 * 0.9762
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4506+4.679 * -1.390704-0.327 * 2.9889
=-9.66

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$62.1 Mil.
Revenue was HK$360.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$19.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$161.9 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$562.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$244.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$122.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$224.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,164.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$211.9 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-1,033.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-251.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$176.5 Mil.
Revenue was HK$453.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$62.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$456.8 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,181.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$357.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$172.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$195.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$699.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$266.8 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)
=(62.138 / 360.302) / (176.503 / 453.136)
=0.172461 / 0.389514
=0.4428

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)
=(62.726 / 453.136) / (19.94 / 360.302)
=0.138426 / 0.055342
=2.5013

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 - (161.938 + 244.721) / 562.497) / (1 - (456.786 + 357.253) / 1181.108)
=0.277047 / 0.310784
=0.8914

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
=360.302 / 453.136
=0.7951

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))
=(172.247 / (172.247 + 357.253)) / (122.3 / (122.3 + 244.721))
=0.325301 / 0.333223
=0.9762

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)
=(224.946 / 360.302) / (195.021 / 453.136)
=0.624326 / 0.430381
=1.4506

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)
=((211.855 + 1163.995) / 562.497) / ((266.803 + 699.754) / 1181.108)
=2.445969 / 0.818348
=2.9889

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
=(-1033.575 - 0 - -251.308) / 562.497
=-1.390704

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.

CA Cultural Technology Group has a M-score of -9.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CA Cultural Technology Group (HKSE:01566) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 26 Harbour Road, Suites 2905, 29th Floor, China Resources Building, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, HKG
CA Cultural Technology Group Ltd is an investment holding company. The Company and its subsidiaries are engaged in the sales of animation derivative products, establishment and operation of indoor theme parks and multimedia animation entertainment in the PRC, Hong Kong and Japan. The company's reportable segment includes Sales of animation derivative products; Establishment and operation of indoor theme park CA SEGA JOYPOLIS brand; and Multimedia animation entertainment. It generates maximum revenue from the Establishment and operation of indoor theme parks segment.
Executives
Bright Rise Enterprises Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Ikeda Shinichiro 2501 Other
Lee Sui Fong Fiona 2501 Other
Chong Heung Chung Jason 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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Ting Ka Fai Jeffrey 2501 Other
Newgate (ptc) Limited 2301 Trustee
East Jumbo Development Limited 2501 Other
Or Den Fung Bonnie 2501 Other
Fun Legend Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Wang Xiu Hua 2101 Beneficial owner
Bloom Fort Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Lo Yuk Yee 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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