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Smoore International Holdings (HKSE:06969) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of May. 02, 2024)


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What is Smoore International 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:06969' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -1.93   Max: -0.49
Current: -2.76

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Smoore International Holdings was -0.49. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -1.93.


Smoore International Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smoore International 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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Smoore International Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Smoore International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.01 -0.49 -1.88 -2.23 -2.76

Smoore International Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 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 -1.88 - -2.23 - -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Smoore International Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Tobacco subindustry, Smoore International 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.


Smoore International Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Tobacco Products Industry

For the Tobacco Products industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Smoore International Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Smoore International 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 Smoore International 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 * 0.9397+0.528 * 1.1159+0.404 * 1.1929+0.892 * 0.9007+0.115 * 0.9067
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9867+4.679 * -0.060678-0.327 * 0.9408
=-2.76

* 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$2,306 Mil.
Revenue was HK$12,216 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$4,741 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$21,406 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$27,900 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$4,136 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$297 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,524 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,901 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$290 Mil.
Net Income was HK$1,799 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$3,492 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,725 Mil.
Revenue was HK$13,562 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$5,874 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$21,440 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$27,202 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$248 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,715 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$4,008 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$335 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)
=(2306.142 / 12215.784) / (2724.693 / 13562.478)
=0.188784 / 0.200899
=0.9397

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)
=(5873.508 / 13562.478) / (4740.926 / 12215.784)
=0.43307 / 0.388098
=1.1159

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 - (21406.075 + 4136.278) / 27900.422) / (1 - (21439.552 + 3835.522) / 27202.408)
=0.084517 / 0.070852
=1.1929

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
=12215.784 / 13562.478
=0.9007

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))
=(247.96 / (247.96 + 3835.522)) / (296.888 / (296.888 + 4136.278))
=0.060723 / 0.06697
=0.9067

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)
=(1524.063 / 12215.784) / (1714.813 / 13562.478)
=0.124762 / 0.126438
=0.9867

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)
=((289.804 + 3900.78) / 27900.422) / ((334.945 + 4007.841) / 27202.408)
=0.150198 / 0.159647
=0.9408

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
=(1799.365 - 0 - 3492.319) / 27900.422
=-0.060678

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.

Smoore International Holdings has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Smoore International Holdings (HKSE:06969) Business Description

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Address
Gushu Community, Xixiang Street, No. 16, Dongcai Industrial Zone, Bao’an District, Guangdong, Shenzhen, CHN
Smoore International Holdings Ltd offers vaping technology solutions, including manufacturing vaping devices and vaping components for Heat-not-burn products. It operates in three segments namely research, design and manufacturing of closed-system vaping devices and vaping components for tobacco companies and independent vaping companies, and research, design, manufacturing, and sale of self-branded open-system vaping devices, or APV, for retail clients and new business such as atomization in medical treatment to provide patients with inhalation drug delivery products on a basis of atomization technology. The company generates maximum revenue from Vaping devices and components, other than APV.

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