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CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co (HKSE:03877) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:03877' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.46
Current: -2.37

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co was -1.46. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.31.


CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co'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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CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co Beneish M-Score Chart

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.14 -1.46 -1.73 -2.48 -2.37

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -1.73 - -2.48 - -2.37

Competitive Comparison of CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co'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.


CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co 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 CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co 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 * 0.7937+0.528 * 0.9905+0.404 * 0.8754+0.892 * 1.1303+0.115 * 0.9856
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * 0.05214-0.327 * 1.0013
=-2.37

* 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$7,561 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,626 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,315 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$26,603 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$45,144 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$16,250 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$493 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$857 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$31,357 Mil.
Net Income was HK$1,902 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-452 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$8,429 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,905 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$22,219 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$40,521 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$15,953 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$477 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,060 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$27,818 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)
=(7561.235 / 3626.148) / (8429.024 / 3208.242)
=2.085198 / 2.627303
=0.7937

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)
=(2905.385 / 3208.242) / (3315.31 / 3626.148)
=0.9056 / 0.914279
=0.9905

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 - (26602.583 + 16250.223) / 45143.559) / (1 - (22218.984 + 15952.992) / 40520.89)
=0.050744 / 0.057968
=0.8754

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
=3626.148 / 3208.242
=1.1303

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))
=(476.724 / (476.724 + 15952.992)) / (492.937 / (492.937 + 16250.223))
=0.029016 / 0.029441
=0.9856

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)
=(0 / 3626.148) / (0 / 3208.242)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((31357.383 + 856.966) / 45143.559) / ((27818.226 + 1060.338) / 40520.89)
=0.713598 / 0.712683
=1.0013

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
=(1901.606 - 0 - -452.17) / 45143.559
=0.05214

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.

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co (HKSE:03877) Business Description

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Address
19 Des Voeux Road Central, Room 1801, 18th Floor, World-wide House, Hong Kong, HKG
CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Co Ltd is a shipyard-affiliated leasing company in Greater China. As a player in the ship leasing industry, it offers customized ship leasing solutions that suit customers' different needs. The core business of the group is the provision of leasing services, which include finance leases and operating leases. It operates through the below segments: Leasing services, Shipbroking services, and Loan borrowings. The Leasing services segment that derives the majority of revenue provides Leasing services.

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