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AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co (HKSE:00984) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00984' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.69   Med: -2.96   Max: -2.39
Current: -3.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co was -2.39. The lowest was -3.69. And the median was -2.96.


AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co'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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AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co Beneish M-Score Chart

AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co 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 -3.69 -3.10 -3.55 -3.32 -3.39

AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co 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 -3.55 - -3.32 - -3.39

Competitive Comparison of AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Department Stores subindustry, AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co'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.


AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co 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 AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co 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 * 1.1854+0.528 * 1.0091+0.404 * 0.9445+0.892 * 0.9082+0.115 * 0.9948
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0607+4.679 * -0.203802-0.327 * 1.0406
=-3.39

* 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$199 Mil.
Revenue was HK$8,693 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,538 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,366 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$5,579 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,712 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$915 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$521 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,050 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,533 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-189 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$948 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$185 Mil.
Revenue was HK$9,571 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,820 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,535 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,038 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,928 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$981 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$540 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,151 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,654 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)
=(199.463 / 8692.87) / (185.27 / 9571.321)
=0.022946 / 0.019357
=1.1854

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)
=(2820.359 / 9571.321) / (2538.373 / 8692.87)
=0.294668 / 0.292006
=1.0091

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 - (2365.946 + 2712.111) / 5579.006) / (1 - (2535.405 + 2928.119) / 6037.518)
=0.089792 / 0.095071
=0.9445

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
=8692.87 / 9571.321
=0.9082

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))
=(981.455 / (981.455 + 2928.119)) / (915.374 / (915.374 + 2712.111))
=0.251039 / 0.252344
=0.9948

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)
=(520.64 / 8692.87) / (540.437 / 9571.321)
=0.059893 / 0.056464
=1.0607

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)
=((2532.767 + 3049.656) / 5579.006) / ((2654.292 + 3151.152) / 6037.518)
=1.000612 / 0.961561
=1.0406

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
=(-188.659 - 0 - 948.355) / 5579.006
=-0.203802

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.

AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co has a M-score of -3.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co (HKSE:00984) Business Description

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Address
388 Castle Peak Road, Units 07-11, 26th Floor, CDW Building, New Territories, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, HKG
AEON Stores (Hong Kong) Co Ltd and its subsidiaries are engaged in the operation of retail stores. It offers household products, clothing and food products, among others. The company also provides facilities such as a lounge, free home delivery, free parking, gift wrapping, self-express, free ice pack, gift certificate selling, chilled lockers, trolley-lending, and customer voice services. Some of its brands are TOPVALU, HOME COORDY, iC innercasual and Kids Republic. It has two reportable segments that are Hongkong and the PRC.

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