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Top Form International (HKSE:00333) Beneish M-Score : -2.88 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Top Form International 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 -2.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00333' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.63   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.85
Current: -2.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Top Form International was -1.85. The lowest was -3.63. And the median was -2.61.


Top Form International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Top Form International'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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Top Form International Beneish M-Score Chart

Top Form International Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.81 -3.63 -2.22 -2.73 -2.88

Top Form International 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 - -2.73 - -2.88 -

Competitive Comparison of Top Form International's Beneish M-Score

For the Apparel Manufacturing subindustry, Top Form International'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.


Top Form International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Top Form International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Top Form International 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 Top Form International 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 * 1.6318+0.528 * 1.0619+0.404 * 0.9804+0.892 * 0.6797+0.115 * 1.0421
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4096+4.679 * -0.134573-0.327 * 1.0916
=-2.88

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$201 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,007 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$175 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$417 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$801 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$189 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$257 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$322 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$18 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-85 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$23 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$182 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,482 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$274 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$493 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$898 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$183 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$45 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$269 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$337 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$13 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)
=(201.38 / 1007.016) / (181.57 / 1481.592)
=0.199977 / 0.122551
=1.6318

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)
=(273.928 / 1481.592) / (175.339 / 1007.016)
=0.184888 / 0.174117
=1.0619

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 - (417.104 + 189.004) / 800.534) / (1 - (492.952 + 182.916) / 898.425)
=0.24287 / 0.247719
=0.9804

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
=1007.016 / 1481.592
=0.6797

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))
=(45.372 / (45.372 + 182.916)) / (44.542 / (44.542 + 189.004))
=0.198749 / 0.19072
=1.0421

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)
=(257.419 / 1007.016) / (268.681 / 1481.592)
=0.255626 / 0.181346
=1.4096

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)
=((18.294 + 322.124) / 800.534) / ((13.309 + 336.682) / 898.425)
=0.425239 / 0.389561
=1.0916

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
=(-84.732 - 0 - 22.998) / 800.534
=-0.134573

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.

Top Form International has a M-score of -2.88 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Top Form International (HKSE:00333) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
33 Tseuk Luk Street, 7th Floor, Port 33, San Po Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Top Form International Ltd is an investment holding company. The company designs, manufacture, and distributes ladies intimate apparel, principally brassieres. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States of America and also has a presence in Belgium; Netherlands; Spain; France; Sri Lanka; Canada; People's Republic of China; Germany; Italy; Mexico; and other countries.
Executives
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Chan He Lin 2401 A concert party to an agreement to buy shares
Wong Chung Chong 2401 A concert party to an agreement to buy shares
Wong Kai Chi Kenneth 2101 Beneficial owner
Wong Kai Chung Kevin 2101 Beneficial owner
Van De Velde Herman 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Van De Velde N.v. 2101 Beneficial owner
Van De Velde Holding N.v. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Webb David Michael 2101 Beneficial owner
Triple United Investments Limited
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