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AIM Vaccine Co (HKSE:06660) Beneish M-Score : -3.54 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is AIM Vaccine 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 -3.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:06660' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.54   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.43
Current: -3.54

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AIM Vaccine Co was -2.43. The lowest was -3.54. And the median was -2.52.


AIM Vaccine Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AIM Vaccine 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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AIM Vaccine Co Beneish M-Score Chart

AIM Vaccine Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.43 -2.52 -3.54

AIM Vaccine Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.43 - -2.52 - -3.54

Competitive Comparison of AIM Vaccine Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Biotechnology subindustry, AIM Vaccine 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.


AIM Vaccine Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, AIM Vaccine Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AIM Vaccine Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



AIM Vaccine 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 AIM Vaccine 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 * 1.0369+0.528 * 1.0714+0.404 * 0.527+0.892 * 0.9201+0.115 * 0.9553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8439+4.679 * -0.156363-0.327 * 1.4803
=-3.54

* 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$1,306 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,299 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$986 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,716 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$7,943 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,942 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$191 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$818 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,846 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$623 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-1,423 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-181 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,369 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,412 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,148 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,846 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$9,912 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$4,023 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$186 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,054 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,512 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$412 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)
=(1306.435 / 1298.827) / (1369.383 / 1411.609)
=1.005858 / 0.970087
=1.0369

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)
=(1147.602 / 1411.609) / (985.512 / 1298.827)
=0.812974 / 0.758771
=1.0714

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 - (2715.783 + 3942.226) / 7943.017) / (1 - (2846.174 + 4023.009) / 9911.721)
=0.161778 / 0.306964
=0.527

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
=1298.827 / 1411.609
=0.9201

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))
=(185.867 / (185.867 + 4023.009)) / (191.08 / (191.08 + 3942.226))
=0.044161 / 0.046229
=0.9553

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)
=(818.461 / 1298.827) / (1054.093 / 1411.609)
=0.630154 / 0.746732
=0.8439

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)
=((622.764 + 2845.902) / 7943.017) / ((411.657 + 2512.381) / 9911.721)
=0.436694 / 0.295008
=1.4803

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
=(-1423.012 - 0 - -181.019) / 7943.017
=-0.156363

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.

AIM Vaccine Co has a M-score of -3.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AIM Vaccine Co (HKSE:06660) Business Description

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Address
91 Jianguo Road, 25th Floor, Building A, Chaoyang, Beijing, CHN
AIM Vaccine Co Ltd is a top full-chain vaccine corporation in China with businesses covering the whole industrial chain ranging from research and development, manufacturing and commercialization. The products available for sale mainly include Recombinant HBV vaccine, Human rabies vaccine, HFRS Vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine (human diploid cell), Group A, C, Y and W135 MPSV, mumps vaccine, freeze-dried human rabies vaccine (Vero cell) and ACYW135 meningococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Geographically, the company generates all of its revenues in the PRC.
Executives
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