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New Times Energy (HKSE:00166) Beneish M-Score : 0.66 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is New Times Energy 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 0.66 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:00166' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -12.62   Med: -1.25   Max: 19.73
Current: 0.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of New Times Energy was 19.73. The lowest was -12.62. And the median was -1.25.


New Times Energy Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for New Times Energy'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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New Times Energy Beneish M-Score Chart

New Times Energy Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -12.62 19.73 -0.76 -2.73 0.66

New Times Energy 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.76 - -2.73 - 0.66

Competitive Comparison of New Times Energy's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, New Times Energy'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.


New Times Energy's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, New Times Energy's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where New Times Energy's Beneish M-Score falls into.



New Times Energy 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 New Times Energy 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 * 0.4481+0.528 * -3.8491+0.404 * 16.9315+0.892 * 1.2504+0.115 * 0.4118
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6616+4.679 * -0.095137-0.327 * 0.9763
=0.66

* 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$93 Mil.
Revenue was HK$26,150 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$-137 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,028 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,701 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$426 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$178 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$108 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$253 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$16 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-151 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$11 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$167 Mil.
Revenue was HK$20,913 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$421 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,185 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,165 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$962 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$131 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$330 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$21 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)
=(93.4 / 26150.2) / (166.7 / 20913.2)
=0.003572 / 0.007971
=0.4481

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)
=(421.4 / 20913.2) / (-136.9 / 26150.2)
=0.02015 / -0.005235
=-3.8491

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 - (1028.3 + 426.4) / 1700.7) / (1 - (1185.2 + 961.7) / 2165.4)
=0.144646 / 0.008543
=16.9315

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
=26150.2 / 20913.2
=1.2504

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))
=(132.6 / (132.6 + 961.7)) / (177.8 / (177.8 + 426.4))
=0.121173 / 0.294273
=0.4118

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)
=(108.3 / 26150.2) / (130.9 / 20913.2)
=0.004141 / 0.006259
=0.6616

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)
=((16.2 + 252.8) / 1700.7) / ((21 + 329.8) / 2165.4)
=0.15817 / 0.162002
=0.9763

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
=(-150.5 - 0 - 11.3) / 1700.7
=-0.095137

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.

New Times Energy has a M-score of 0.66 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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New Times Energy (HKSE:00166) Business Description

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16-18 Queen’s Road Central, Room 1402, 14th Floor, New World Tower I, Hong Kong, HKG
New Times Energy Corp Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's operating segment includes Upstream, which is engaged in the exploration, development, production, and sale of crude oil; and the General and commodities trading segment includes trading of non-ferrous metals, gold, and petroleum-related products. The Company operates its business through two segments. The General and Commodities Refinery and Trading segment and The Upstream segment. It generates maximum revenue from the Commodities trading segment. The company's geographical segments are Hong Kong, Mainland China, Argentina, Singapore, and the United Arab Emirates, of which Hong Kong accounts for the majority of its revenue.
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