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Tongcheng Travel Holdings (HKSE:00780) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 10, 2024)


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What is Tongcheng Travel 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00780' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.57   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.54

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tongcheng Travel Holdings was -2.08. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.57.


Tongcheng Travel Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tongcheng Travel 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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Tongcheng Travel Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.08 -2.59 -2.70 -2.57 -2.54

Tongcheng Travel Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 -2.57 2.83 -1.05 -0.86 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of Tongcheng Travel Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Travel Services subindustry, Tongcheng Travel 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.


Tongcheng Travel Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tongcheng Travel Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Tongcheng Travel 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 Tongcheng Travel 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 * 0.7629+0.528 * 0.9876+0.404 * 0.8165+0.892 * 1.7117+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8214+4.679 * -0.077753-0.327 * 1.2059
=-2.54

* 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$1,915 Mil.
Revenue was 3439.434 + 3539.168 + 3135.069 + 2945.604 = HK$13,059 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2378.754 + 2638.387 + 2365.831 + 2210.631 = HK$9,594 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$16,297 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$34,691 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,859 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$5,692 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$13,002 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$472 Mil.
Net Income was 339.182 + 547.292 + 389.298 + 430.44 = HK$1,706 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1122.024 + 757.734 + 1528.073 + 995.695 = HK$4,404 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,466 Mil.
Revenue was 1675.146 + 2290.076 + 1545.719 + 2118.268 = HK$7,629 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1173.82 + 1727.751 + 1096.497 + 1536.78 = HK$5,535 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$11,596 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$27,957 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,015 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$4,048 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$6,830 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,173 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)
=(1915.003 / 13059.275) / (1466.432 / 7629.209)
=0.146639 / 0.192213
=0.7629

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)
=(5534.848 / 7629.209) / (9593.603 / 13059.275)
=0.725481 / 0.73462
=0.9876

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 - (16296.918 + 3859.107) / 34690.957) / (1 - (11596.065 + 2014.587) / 27956.618)
=0.418983 / 0.513151
=0.8165

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
=13059.275 / 7629.209
=1.7117

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 + 2014.587)) / (0 / (0 + 3859.107))
=0 / 0
=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)
=(5691.607 / 13059.275) / (4048.175 / 7629.209)
=0.435829 / 0.530615
=0.8214

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)
=((471.863 + 13001.852) / 34690.957) / ((2173.455 + 6830.499) / 27956.618)
=0.388393 / 0.322069
=1.2059

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
=(1706.212 - 0 - 4403.526) / 34690.957
=-0.077753

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.

Tongcheng Travel Holdings has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tongcheng Travel Holdings (HKSE:00780) Business Description

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Address
No. 188, Yuxin Road, Tongcheng Mansion, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu, CHN
Tongcheng Travel is an online travel agency platform that provides booking services for hotel and ticketing in China. It generated 88% of its revenue from accommodation reservations and transportation ticketing in the third quarter of 2022. The rest came from advertising and in-house software sales. The platform provides both online and offline services in the form of call centers. Tongcheng Travel was formed from the merger of Tongcheng Network and eLong in 2018. It is currently 21.38% owned by Tencent and 20.86% by Trip.com. Tongcheng targets lower-tier cities and as of 2021, 86.7% of its users are from non-first-tier cities in China and 61.7% of new paying users on Weixin were from Tier 3 or below cities in China. The company competes with Trip.com, Alibaba's Fliggy, and Meituan.

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