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Jardine Matheson Holdings (Jardine Matheson Holdings) Beneish M-Score

: -2.72 (As of Today)
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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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

JARLF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.35
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jardine Matheson Holdings was -2.35. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -2.62.


Jardine Matheson Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jardine Matheson 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.

* Premium members only.

Jardine Matheson Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.53 -2.97 -2.62 -2.76 -2.72

Jardine Matheson Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.62 - -2.76 - -2.72

Competitive Comparison

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Jardine Matheson 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.


Jardine Matheson Holdings Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Jardine Matheson Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jardine Matheson 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 Jardine Matheson 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 * 1.0236+0.528 * 0.9532+0.404 * 0.9979+0.892 * 0.9614+0.115 * 1.0608
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0385+4.679 * -0.043708-0.327 * 1.0075
=-2.72

* 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 $6,691 Mil.
Revenue was $36,049 Mil.
Gross Profit was $10,274 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,309 Mil.
Total Assets was $89,182 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $11,143 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,078 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,303 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $17,293 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $14,099 Mil.
Net Income was $686 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $4,584 Mil.
Total Receivables was $6,799 Mil.
Revenue was $37,496 Mil.
Gross Profit was $10,186 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $19,760 Mil.
Total Assets was $89,078 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,535 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2,108 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6,313 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16,099 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $15,024 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)
=(6691 / 36049) / (6799 / 37496)
=0.185608 / 0.181326
=1.0236

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)
=(10186 / 37496) / (10274 / 36049)
=0.271656 / 0.285001
=0.9532

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 - (19309 + 11143) / 89182) / (1 - (19760 + 10535) / 89078)
=0.658541 / 0.659905
=0.9979

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
=36049 / 37496
=0.9614

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))
=(2108 / (2108 + 10535)) / (2078 / (2078 + 11143))
=0.166733 / 0.157174
=1.0608

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)
=(6303 / 36049) / (6313 / 37496)
=0.174845 / 0.168365
=1.0385

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)
=((14099 + 17293) / 89182) / ((15024 + 16099) / 89078)
=0.351999 / 0.34939
=1.0075

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
=(686 - 0 - 4584) / 89182
=-0.043708

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.

Jardine Matheson Holdings has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jardine Matheson Holdings (Jardine Matheson Holdings) Business Description

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Address
33-35 Reid Street, 4th Floor, Jardine House, P.O. Box HM 1068, Hamilton, BMU, HM 12
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd is a conglomerate of businesses operating primarily in Greater China and Southeast Asia. The affiliates offer products and services in motor vehicles and related operations, property investment and development, food retailing, home furnishing, engineering and construction, transport services, insurance broking, restaurants, luxury hotels, financial services, heavy equipment, mining, and agribusiness. In terms of net income, the largest businesses within the group are Hong Kong Land and Dairy Farm, which are property investment firms and food retailers, respectively.

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