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XJ International Holdings Co (HKSE:01765) Beneish M-Score : -3.34 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is XJ International Holdings 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 -3.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:01765' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.12   Max: 93.36
Current: -3.34

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of XJ International Holdings Co was 93.36. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.12.


XJ International Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for XJ International Holdings 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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XJ International Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

XJ International Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 93.36 -2.06 -2.18 -3.34

XJ International Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.18 - -3.34 -

Competitive Comparison of XJ International Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, XJ International Holdings 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.


XJ International Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, XJ International Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where XJ International Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



XJ International Holdings 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 XJ International Holdings 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 * 0.3134+0.528 * 0.9774+0.404 * 1.0673+0.892 * 1.1015+0.115 * 0.9734
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0795+4.679 * -0.070704-0.327 * 0.9693
=-3.34

* 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 (Aug23) TTM:Last Year (Aug22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$700 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,867 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,814 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,472 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$24,079 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$14,032 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$561 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$902 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$10,161 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,107 Mil.
Net Income was HK$227 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$1,929 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,027 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,511 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,610 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$5,654 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$25,744 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$14,505 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$564 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$758 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$9,435 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4,097 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)
=(699.84 / 3867.081) / (2027.367 / 3510.594)
=0.180974 / 0.5775
=0.3134

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)
=(1609.682 / 3510.594) / (1814.089 / 3867.081)
=0.458521 / 0.469111
=0.9774

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 - (4471.61 + 14031.635) / 24078.786) / (1 - (5653.705 + 14505.222) / 25744.335)
=0.231554 / 0.216957
=1.0673

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
=3867.081 / 3510.594
=1.1015

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))
=(564.196 / (564.196 + 14505.222)) / (561.277 / (561.277 + 14031.635))
=0.03744 / 0.038462
=0.9734

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)
=(901.811 / 3867.081) / (758.398 / 3510.594)
=0.233202 / 0.216031
=1.0795

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)
=((2106.92 + 10161.019) / 24078.786) / ((4097.222 + 9435.15) / 25744.335)
=0.509492 / 0.525645
=0.9693

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
=(226.844 - 0 - 1929.305) / 24078.786
=-0.070704

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.

XJ International Holdings Co has a M-score of -3.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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XJ International Holdings Co (HKSE:01765) Business Description

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No. 2000 Xi Qu Avenue, Sichuan TOP IT Vocational Institute, 5th Floor, Administrative Building, Pidu District, Chengdu, CHN, 610091
Hope Education Group Co Ltd is an investment holding company engaged in providing educational services. The company operates higher educational schools which include universities and junior colleges. Some of its colleges are Southwest Jiaotong University Hope Colleges, Business College of Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Sichuan TOP IT Vocational Institute, and One Technical College among others. Its operating segments are the Domestic education which is the key revenue generating segment, Global education segment and others. The company generates its revenue from tuition fees, boarding fees, sales of books and daily necessities, and others.
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Cantrust (far East) Limited 2301 Trustee
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Wang Huiwu 2101 Beneficial owner
Chen Yuxin 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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Tequ Group A Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Maysunshine Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Hope Education Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
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Zhao Guiqin 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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