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Hopefluent Group Holdings (HKSE:00733) Beneish M-Score : -3.80 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Hopefluent Group 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -3.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00733' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.88   Med: -2.62   Max: -0.53
Current: -3.8

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hopefluent Group Holdings was -0.53. The lowest was -3.88. And the median was -2.62.


Hopefluent Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hopefluent Group 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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Hopefluent Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Hopefluent Group Holdings 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 -2.87 -2.87 -1.83 -3.88 -3.80

Hopefluent Group 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 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 -1.83 - -3.88 - -3.80

Competitive Comparison of Hopefluent Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Hopefluent Group 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.


Hopefluent Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Hopefluent Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Hopefluent Group 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 Hopefluent Group 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 * 1.098+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.5614+0.892 * 0.8534+0.115 * 1.5313
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9989+4.679 * -0.255783-0.327 * 0.8834
=-3.80

* 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$949 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,295 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,503 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,145 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$312 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,595 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$352 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$88 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-531 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$18 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,013 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,517 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,517 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,830 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,051 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$384 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$113 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,872 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$492 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$217 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)
=(949.063 / 1294.513) / (1012.856 / 1516.862)
=0.733143 / 0.667731
=1.098

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)
=(1516.862 / 1516.862) / (1294.513 / 1294.513)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (1502.612 + 311.977) / 2145.066) / (1 - (1829.903 + 383.865) / 3051.02)
=0.154064 / 0.274417
=0.5614

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
=1294.513 / 1516.862
=0.8534

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))
=(112.652 / (112.652 + 383.865)) / (54.263 / (54.263 + 311.977))
=0.226884 / 0.148162
=1.5313

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)
=(1595.465 / 1294.513) / (1871.545 / 1516.862)
=1.232483 / 1.233827
=0.9989

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)
=((87.783 + 352.458) / 2145.066) / ((216.915 + 491.866) / 3051.02)
=0.205234 / 0.23231
=0.8834

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
=(-530.95 - 0 - 17.722) / 2145.066
=-0.255783

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.

Hopefluent Group Holdings has a M-score of -3.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hopefluent Group Holdings (HKSE:00733) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Jinsui Road, 9-10th Floor, One Bravo, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, CHN
Hopefluent Group Holdings Ltd acts as an investment holding company. The group is organized into two business segments. Property real estate agency segment, which is the key revenue driver, includes the provision of first-hand real estate services to property developers and secondary real estate services; Financial services segment includes the provision of mortgage referral and loan financing services to individuals or companies. Its businesses are located in the People's Republic of China, and Australia. Geographically the majority of its revenue is derived from the PRC.
Executives
Rainbow Cross Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Fu Ear Ly
Fu Wai Chung
Fu's Family Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
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Concrete Win Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Country Garden Property Services Hk Holdings Company Limited 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
Country Garden Services Holdings Company Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
United Gain Group Ltd 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Chen Chong 2202 Interest of your spouse
Yang Huiyan 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Simple Heart Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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