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Cherish Sunshine International (HKSE:01094) Beneish M-Score : 0.18 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is Cherish Sunshine 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 0.18 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:01094' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.99   Med: -2.16   Max: 303.7
Current: 0.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cherish Sunshine International was 303.70. The lowest was -7.99. And the median was -2.16.


Cherish Sunshine International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cherish Sunshine 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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Cherish Sunshine International Beneish M-Score Chart

Cherish Sunshine International Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.44 -1.88 -2.84 -1.06 0.18

Cherish Sunshine International Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -2.84 - 0.18 -

Competitive Comparison of Cherish Sunshine International's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Cherish Sunshine 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.


Cherish Sunshine International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Cherish Sunshine International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Cherish Sunshine 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 Cherish Sunshine 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 * 1.0456+0.528 * 1.2467+0.404 * 0.6128+0.892 * 1.9373+0.115 * 1.6944
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6874+4.679 * 0.388134-0.327 * 1.4315
=0.18

* 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 HK$39.1 Mil.
Revenue was HK$271.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$37.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$272.1 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$593.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$17.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$2.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$61.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$223.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$22.9 Mil.
Net Income was HK$13.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-217.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$19.3 Mil.
Revenue was HK$140.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$24.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$47.0 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$369.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$14.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$4.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$46.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$86.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$21.0 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)
=(39.064 / 271.719) / (19.284 / 140.256)
=0.143766 / 0.137491
=1.0456

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)
=(24.219 / 140.256) / (37.635 / 271.719)
=0.172677 / 0.138507
=1.2467

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 - (272.121 + 17.71) / 593.424) / (1 - (46.971 + 13.99) / 369.218)
=0.511595 / 0.834892
=0.6128

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
=271.719 / 140.256
=1.9373

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))
=(4.286 / (4.286 + 13.99)) / (2.845 / (2.845 + 17.71))
=0.234515 / 0.138409
=1.6944

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)
=(61.422 / 271.719) / (46.12 / 140.256)
=0.22605 / 0.328827
=0.6874

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)
=((22.896 + 223.211) / 593.424) / ((21 + 85.97) / 369.218)
=0.414724 / 0.28972
=1.4315

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
=(13.282 - 0 - -217.046) / 593.424
=0.388134

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.

Cherish Sunshine International has a M-score of 0.18 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Cherish Sunshine International (HKSE:01094) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1818–2 Wenyi West Road, Yuhang Street, Unit 109–14, Block 1, Yuhang District, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, CHN
Cherish Sunshine International Ltd is a provider of one-stop integrated procurement service solutions in China. Its segments are the provision of procurement services, trading business, provision of corporate IT solutions, rental income, and energy management contracting business. The majority of the revenue derives from the trading segment which engaged in the Trading of general goods.

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