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Gushengtang Holdings (HKSE:02273) Beneish M-Score : -2.28 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is Gushengtang 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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:02273' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.16
Current: -2.28

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Gushengtang Holdings was -2.16. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.44.


Gushengtang Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Gushengtang Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.60 -3.03 -2.16 -2.28

Gushengtang Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.03 - -2.16 - -2.28

Competitive Comparison of Gushengtang Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Care Facilities subindustry, Gushengtang 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.


Gushengtang Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Gushengtang Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gushengtang 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 Gushengtang 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 * 1.0431+0.528 * 1.0206+0.404 * 0.9256+0.892 * 1.4008+0.115 * 1.1316
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9915+4.679 * -0.046737-0.327 * 0.92
=-2.28

* 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$367 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,541 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$766 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,010 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,696 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$485 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$131 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$477 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$775 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$303 Mil.
Net Income was HK$276 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$449 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$251 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,814 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$558 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,518 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,924 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$379 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$120 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$343 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$619 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$308 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)
=(367.127 / 2541.232) / (251.254 / 1814.171)
=0.144468 / 0.138495
=1.0431

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)
=(557.839 / 1814.171) / (765.644 / 2541.232)
=0.30749 / 0.301289
=1.0206

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 - (2009.923 + 485.04) / 3696.253) / (1 - (1518.298 + 378.937) / 2923.845)
=0.325002 / 0.351116
=0.9256

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
=2541.232 / 1814.171
=1.4008

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))
=(120.486 / (120.486 + 378.937)) / (131.424 / (131.424 + 485.04))
=0.24125 / 0.21319
=1.1316

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)
=(476.971 / 2541.232) / (343.439 / 1814.171)
=0.187693 / 0.189309
=0.9915

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)
=((303.305 + 774.642) / 3696.253) / ((307.828 + 619.014) / 2923.845)
=0.291632 / 0.316994
=0.92

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
=(275.853 - 0 - 448.605) / 3696.253
=-0.046737

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.

Gushengtang Holdings has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Gushengtang Holdings (HKSE:02273) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 419, Qingsha Road, Room 005, Dongchong Town, Nansha District, Guangzhou, CHN
Gushengtang Holdings Ltd is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) company. Through offline medical institutions and online healthcare platforms, it provides customers with a comprehensive range of TCM healthcare services and products to address diverse medical and healthcare management needs. As all of the Group's revenue is derived from the PRC.

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