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DaChan Food (Asia) (HKSE:03999) Beneish M-Score : -2.79 (As of Jun. 10, 2024)


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What is DaChan Food (Asia) 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 -2.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for DaChan Food (Asia)'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:03999' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.78   Max: -2.61
Current: -2.79

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of DaChan Food (Asia) was -2.61. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.78.


DaChan Food (Asia) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for DaChan Food (Asia)'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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DaChan Food (Asia) Beneish M-Score Chart

DaChan Food (Asia) Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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DaChan Food (Asia) Quarterly Data
Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.83 - - -2.79 -

Competitive Comparison of DaChan Food (Asia)'s Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, DaChan Food (Asia)'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.


DaChan Food (Asia)'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, DaChan Food (Asia)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where DaChan Food (Asia)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.



DaChan Food (Asia) 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 DaChan Food (Asia) 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 * 1.1093+0.528 * 1.0646+0.404 * 0.9012+0.892 * 1.0148+0.115 * 1.359
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9898+4.679 * -0.095199-0.327 * 1.0611
=-2.79

* 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$309 Mil.
Revenue was HK$7,021 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$725 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,901 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,139 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,790 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$151 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$642 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,216 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$310 Mil.
Net Income was HK$51 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$445 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$275 Mil.
Revenue was HK$6,918 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$760 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,124 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,988 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,386 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$164 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$639 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,051 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$334 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)
=(309.358 / 7020.929) / (274.783 / 6918.243)
=0.044062 / 0.039719
=1.1093

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)
=(760.378 / 6918.243) / (724.836 / 7020.929)
=0.109909 / 0.103239
=1.0646

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 - (1901.437 + 1790.065) / 4138.805) / (1 - (2124.038 + 1385.784) / 3988.098)
=0.108075 / 0.119926
=0.9012

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
=7020.929 / 6918.243
=1.0148

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))
=(164.308 / (164.308 + 1385.784)) / (151.436 / (151.436 + 1790.065))
=0.105999 / 0.077999
=1.359

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)
=(641.535 / 7020.929) / (638.636 / 6918.243)
=0.091375 / 0.092312
=0.9898

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)
=((309.701 + 1215.515) / 4138.805) / ((334.465 + 1050.523) / 3988.098)
=0.368516 / 0.34728
=1.0611

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
=(51.434 - 0 - 445.444) / 4138.805
=-0.095199

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.

DaChan Food (Asia) has a M-score of -2.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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DaChan Food (Asia) (HKSE:03999) Business Description

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Address
No. 6 Chaowai Street, Room 401, 4th Floor, Office Tower C, Vanton Center, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100020
DaChan Food (Asia) Ltd is an investment holding company. It operates through three segments namely, the Chicken Meat segment which carries on a business of broiler farming, hatching of broiler breeder eggs, contract farming, processing and marketing of chilled and frozen chicken meat marketed under the brand of DaChan and Sisters' Kitchen; The Livestock feeds segment manufactures and distributes complete feed, base mix and pre-mix for swine, layer, broiler, duck, and breeder poultry under the brands of Dr. Nupak, DaChan, and Green Knight; and The Processed food segment produces and distributes pickled, pre-fried, and instant food. The geographical regions of the group are The PRC, Japan and Rest of Asia Pacific.
Executives
Great Wall Feedtech (holdings) Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
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Great Wall International (holdings) Ltd. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Hansen, Inc. 2101 Beneficial owner

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