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Telecom Digital Holdings (HKSE:06033) Beneish M-Score : -2.99 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Telecom Digital 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:06033' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.43
Current: -2.99

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Telecom Digital Holdings was -1.43. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.61.


Telecom Digital Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Telecom Digital 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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Telecom Digital Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Telecom Digital Holdings 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 -2.77 -3.42 -3.08 -2.24 -2.99

Telecom Digital Holdings 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 - -2.24 - -2.99 -

Competitive Comparison of Telecom Digital Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Telecom Digital 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.


Telecom Digital Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Telecom Digital Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Telecom Digital 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 Telecom Digital 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 * 0.5466+0.528 * 1.0738+0.404 * 1.5263+0.892 * 1.0202+0.115 * 1.6791
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.073713-0.327 * 1.3033
=-2.99

* 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$30 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,535 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$499 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$278 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,372 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$643 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$97 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$898 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$23 Mil.
Net Income was HK$76 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$177 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$53 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,505 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$525 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$388 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$851 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$280 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$423 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$15 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)
=(29.663 / 1535.452) / (53.195 / 1505.079)
=0.019319 / 0.035344
=0.5466

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)
=(525.286 / 1505.079) / (499.037 / 1535.452)
=0.349009 / 0.32501
=1.0738

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 - (278.27 + 642.832) / 1372.235) / (1 - (387.719 + 279.985) / 851.011)
=0.328758 / 0.215399
=1.5263

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
=1535.452 / 1505.079
=1.0202

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))
=(78.773 / (78.773 + 279.985)) / (96.71 / (96.71 + 642.832))
=0.219571 / 0.13077
=1.6791

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 / 1535.452) / (0 / 1505.079)
=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)
=((23.13 + 898.352) / 1372.235) / ((15.223 + 423.242) / 851.011)
=0.671519 / 0.515228
=1.3033

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
=(75.58 - 0 - 176.731) / 1372.235
=-0.073713

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.

Telecom Digital Holdings has a M-score of -2.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Telecom Digital Holdings (HKSE:06033) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1 Sheung Yuet Road, 19th Floor, YHC Tower, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Telecom Digital Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company. The company is principally engaged in telecommunications and related business. The company's operating segment includes Product business; Operation Services; Properties Investment and other segments. The company generates maximum revenue from the Product business segment which is involved in the sales of electronic devices, other consumer goods, and related services.

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