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Seacon Shipping Group Holdings (HKSE:02409) Beneish M-Score : -0.56 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Seacon Shipping Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.56 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:02409' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.88   Med: -2.22   Max: -0.56
Current: -0.56

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Seacon Shipping Group Holdings was -0.56. The lowest was -3.88. And the median was -2.22.


Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Seacon Shipping Group 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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Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.88 -0.56 -

Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Sep21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - -0.56 - -

Competitive Comparison of Seacon Shipping Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Seacon Shipping Group 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.


Seacon Shipping Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Seacon Shipping Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Seacon Shipping Group 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 Seacon Shipping Group 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 * 0.9344+0.528 * 0.8906+0.404 * 6.6967+0.892 * 0.9617+0.115 * 0.6759
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7199+4.679 * -0.064338-0.327 * 0.7987
=-0.56

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$154 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,796 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$486 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$485 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,236 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,318 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$237 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$476 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$912 Mil.
Net Income was HK$446 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$590 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$172 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,907 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$450 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$504 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,797 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,241 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$142 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$134 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$671 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$726 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)
=(154.151 / 2795.745) / (171.547 / 2906.984)
=0.055138 / 0.059012
=0.9344

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)
=(449.612 / 2906.984) / (485.529 / 2795.745)
=0.154666 / 0.173667
=0.8906

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 - (484.618 + 1317.936) / 2236.333) / (1 - (504.385 + 1240.805) / 1797.248)
=0.193969 / 0.028965
=6.6967

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
=2795.745 / 2906.984
=0.9617

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))
=(142.441 / (142.441 + 1240.805)) / (236.894 / (236.894 + 1317.936))
=0.102976 / 0.15236
=0.6759

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)
=(92.95 / 2795.745) / (134.26 / 2906.984)
=0.033247 / 0.046185
=0.7199

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)
=((911.507 + 476.139) / 2236.333) / ((725.791 + 670.535) / 1797.248)
=0.620501 / 0.776924
=0.7987

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
=(446.228 - 0 - 590.11) / 2236.333
=-0.064338

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.

Seacon Shipping Group Holdings has a M-score of -0.56 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Seacon Shipping Group Holdings (HKSE:02409) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 20 Zhuzhou Road, Rooms 01 and 04, 23rd Floor, Block B, Building 3, Laoshan District, Shandong Province, Qingdao, CHN
Seacon Shipping Group Holdings Ltd is an integrated shipping services provider. The company's comprehensive solutions include, 1) shipping services and 2) ship management services, covering each process along the value chain of the maritime shipping industry.
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