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Hedson Technologies International (XSAT:HEDS) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 29, 2025)


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What is Hedson Technologies 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.

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

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hedson Technologies International was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Hedson Technologies International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hedson Technologies 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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Hedson Technologies International Beneish M-Score Chart

Hedson Technologies International Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -4.14

Hedson Technologies International Quarterly Data
Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Mar14
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 -4.14 -3.53 -3.92 -4.00 -2.41

Competitive Comparison of Hedson Technologies International's Beneish M-Score

For the subindustry, Hedson Technologies 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.


Hedson Technologies International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industry

For the industry and sector, Hedson Technologies International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Hedson Technologies 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 Hedson Technologies 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 * 1.1704+0.528 * 1.0267+0.404 * 0.9559+0.892 * 0.8903+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7315+4.679 * -0.067696-0.327 * 0.8202
=-2.64

* 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 (Mar14) TTM:Last Year (Dec12) TTM:
Total Receivables was kr29.6 Mil.
Revenue was 51.397 + 50.366 + 61.701 + 54.654 = kr218.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.681 + 29.774 + 37.388 + 34.052 = kr133.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr92.6 Mil.
Total Assets was kr150.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr7.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr2.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr43.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr53.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr7.6 Mil.
Net Income was 1.352 + 0.989 + 3.791 + 1.385 = kr7.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = kr0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.139 + 11.546 + 13.754 + -8.754 = kr17.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was kr28.4 Mil.
Revenue was 66.63 + 50.011 + 60.625 + 67.733 = kr245.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 40.742 + 31.799 + 39.847 + 42.031 = kr154.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was kr90.8 Mil.
Total Assets was kr151.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was kr7.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was kr0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was kr67.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was kr60.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was kr14.4 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)
=(29.583 / 218.118) / (28.391 / 244.999)
=0.135628 / 0.115882
=1.1704

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)
=(154.419 / 244.999) / (133.895 / 218.118)
=0.630284 / 0.613865
=1.0267

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 - (92.638 + 7.064) / 150.2) / (1 - (90.8 + 7.701) / 151.94)
=0.336205 / 0.351711
=0.9559

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
=218.118 / 244.999
=0.8903

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))
=(0 / (0 + 7.701)) / (2.777 / (2.777 + 7.064))
=0 / 0.282187
=1

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)
=(43.868 / 218.118) / (67.365 / 244.999)
=0.20112 / 0.27496
=0.7315

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)
=((7.57 + 53.202) / 150.2) / ((14.374 + 60.58) / 151.94)
=0.404607 / 0.493313
=0.8202

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
=(7.517 - 0 - 17.685) / 150.2
=-0.067696

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.

Hedson Technologies International has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hedson Technologies International is an environmental technology company and a provider of laundry washing; drying and lifting equipment. Its Customers include automakers, body shops and tire shops.

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