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HeartCore Enterprises (HeartCore Enterprises) Beneish M-Score : 3.12 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is HeartCore Enterprises 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 3.12 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HTCR' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.77   Med: -0.33   Max: 3.12
Current: 3.12

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HeartCore Enterprises was 3.12. The lowest was -3.77. And the median was -0.33.


HeartCore Enterprises Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HeartCore Enterprises'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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HeartCore Enterprises Beneish M-Score Chart

HeartCore Enterprises Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -3.77 3.12

HeartCore Enterprises Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only -3.77 2.93 3.57 3.22 3.12

Competitive Comparison of HeartCore Enterprises's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, HeartCore Enterprises'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.


HeartCore Enterprises's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, HeartCore Enterprises's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HeartCore Enterprises's Beneish M-Score falls into.



HeartCore Enterprises 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 HeartCore Enterprises 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 * 1.8622+0.528 * 1.0291+0.404 * 8.9281+0.892 * 2.4773+0.115 * 0.1642
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4543+4.679 * 0.051875-0.327 * 0.9016
=3.12

* 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 $2.77 Mil.
Revenue was 3.327 + 4.689 + 5.095 + 8.734 = $21.85 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.097 + 0.829 + 1.508 + 5.633 = $8.07 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $5.50 Mil.
Total Assets was $19.62 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.23 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $10.50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.51 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.97 Mil.
Net Income was -2.853 + -2.307 + -0.912 + 1.882 = $-4.19 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.194 + -0.706 + -0.154 + 0.178 = $-0.88 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.874 + -1.089 + -0.321 + -1.048 = $-4.33 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.60 Mil.
Revenue was 2 + 1.872 + 2.67 + 2.276 = $8.82 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.468 + 0.329 + 1.333 + 1.221 = $3.35 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $8.54 Mil.
Total Assets was $12.14 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.85 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3.65 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3.55 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)
=(2.768 / 21.845) / (0.6 / 8.818)
=0.126711 / 0.068043
=1.8622

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)
=(3.351 / 8.818) / (8.067 / 21.845)
=0.380018 / 0.369284
=1.0291

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 - (5.495 + 3.232) / 19.624) / (1 - (8.535 + 2.849) / 12.139)
=0.555289 / 0.062196
=8.9281

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
=21.845 / 8.818
=2.4773

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))
=(0.084 / (0.084 + 2.849)) / (0.683 / (0.683 + 3.232))
=0.02864 / 0.174457
=0.1642

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)
=(10.501 / 21.845) / (9.33 / 8.818)
=0.480705 / 1.058063
=0.4543

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)
=((3.972 + 6.512) / 19.624) / ((3.545 + 3.648) / 12.139)
=0.534244 / 0.592553
=0.9016

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
=(-4.19 - -0.876 - -4.332) / 19.624
=0.051875

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.

HeartCore Enterprises has a M-score of 3.12 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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HeartCore Enterprises (HeartCore Enterprises) Business Description

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Address
1-2-33, Higashigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, JPN
HeartCore Enterprises Inc is a software development company. It provides software through two business units. The first business unit includes a customer experience management business that has been in existence for 12 years. The customer experience management platform includes marketing, sales, service and content management systems, as well as other tools and integrations, that enable companies to attract and engage customers throughout the customer experience. It also provides education, services and support to help customers be successful with CXM Platform.
Executives
Keisuke Kuno officer: CX Division Vice President 2-10-1 HORINOUCHI, HACHIOJI-SHI, TOKYO M0 192-0355
Kimio Hosaka director, officer: Chief Operating Officer 2-16-2-312 OSHIAGE, SUMIDA-KU, TOKYO M0 131-0045
Sumitaka Yamamoto director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman,CEO & President 848 JORDAN AVE. #G, LOS ALTOS CA 94022
Ferdinand Groenewald director C/O MUSCLE MAKER, INC,, 2200 SPACE PARK DRIVE,SUITE 310, HOUSTON TX 77058
Qizhi Gao officer: Chief Financial Officer 1-8-17-302, SHITTE, TSURUMI-KU, YOKOHAMA-SHI, KANAGAWA M0 230-0003
Hidekazu Miyata officer: Chief Technical Officer 4-6-6-1106, KONAN, MINATO-KU, TOKYO M0 108-0075
Yuta Katai director 1-14-604 SUIDOUCHO,SHINJYUKU-KU, TOKYO M0 162-0811
Takeshi Omoto director 1-16-5 HIG A SHIG A OK A , MEGURO-KU, TOKYO M0 152-0021
Yoshitomo Yamano director 3-12-22-301, SENDAGAYA, SHIBUYA-KU, TOKYO M0 151-0051
Yuki Tan director 2-14-8, AZAMINOMINAMI, AOBA-KU, YOKOHAMA-SHI, KANGAWA M0 225-0012