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Solowin Holdings (Solowin Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -1.14 (As of May. 08, 2024)


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What is Solowin 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.14 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SWIN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.14   Med: -1.14   Max: -1.14
Current: -1.14

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Solowin Holdings was -1.14. The lowest was -1.14. And the median was -1.14.


Solowin Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solowin 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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Solowin Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Solowin Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.14

Solowin Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.14 -

Competitive Comparison of Solowin Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Solowin 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.


Solowin Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Solowin Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Solowin 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 Solowin 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 * 1.2779+0.528 * 0.5801+0.404 * 0.9166+0.892 * 1.3676+0.115 * 1.9982
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8151+4.679 * 0.174049-0.327 * 0.8539
=-1.14

* 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 $1.70 Mil.
Revenue was $4.45 Mil.
Gross Profit was $4.45 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.72 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.23 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.28 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.16 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $6.79 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.10 Mil.
Net Income was $1.35 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.01 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-0.44 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.97 Mil.
Revenue was $3.26 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1.89 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.10 Mil.
Total Assets was $9.46 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.02 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $7.46 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(1.697 / 4.453) / (0.971 / 3.256)
=0.381091 / 0.298219
=1.2779

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)
=(1.886 / 3.256) / (4.446 / 4.453)
=0.579238 / 0.998428
=0.5801

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 - (9.724 + 0.283) / 10.227) / (1 - (9.097 + 0.14) / 9.459)
=0.021512 / 0.02347
=0.9166

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
=4.453 / 3.256
=1.3676

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))
=(0.019 / (0.019 + 0.14)) / (0.018 / (0.018 + 0.283))
=0.119497 / 0.059801
=1.9982

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)
=(3.158 / 4.453) / (2.833 / 3.256)
=0.709185 / 0.870086
=0.8151

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)
=((0.095 + 6.791) / 10.227) / ((0 + 7.459) / 9.459)
=0.673316 / 0.788561
=0.8539

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
=(1.349 - 0.012 - -0.443) / 10.227
=0.174049

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.

Solowin Holdings has a M-score of -1.14 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Solowin Holdings (Solowin Holdings) Business Description

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Address
33 Canton Road, Room 1910-1912A, Tower 3, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Solowin Holdings is a investor-focused, versatile securities brokerage company in Hong Kong. It offers a wide spectrum of products and services through its advanced and secured one-stop electronic platform. It is primarily engaged in providing securities related services, investment advisory service, and asset management service to customers.

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