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China YuHua Education (HKSE:06169) Beneish M-Score : -0.76 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is China YuHua Education 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 -0.76 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for China YuHua Education's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:06169' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.63   Med: -2.06   Max: 6.28
Current: -0.76

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China YuHua Education was 6.28. The lowest was -3.63. And the median was -2.06.


China YuHua Education Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China YuHua Education'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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China YuHua Education Beneish M-Score Chart

China YuHua Education Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.01 -2.90 -1.87 -3.13 -0.76

China YuHua Education Semi-Annual Data
Aug14 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -3.13 - -0.76 -

Competitive Comparison of China YuHua Education's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China YuHua Education'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.


China YuHua Education's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, China YuHua Education's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China YuHua Education's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China YuHua Education 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 China YuHua Education 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 * 2.4302+0.528 * 1.2363+0.404 * 1.0077+0.892 * 0.9358+0.115 * 0.9406
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9942+4.679 * 0.059723-0.327 * 0.8314
=-0.76

* 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$174 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,570 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,239 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,749 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$12,942 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$8,445 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$372 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$243 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,563 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,122 Mil.
Net Income was HK$1,225 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$452 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$76 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,746 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,637 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,994 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$13,260 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$6,489 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$268 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$262 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,262 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$511 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)
=(173.774 / 2569.98) / (76.417 / 2746.422)
=0.067617 / 0.027824
=2.4302

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)
=(1637.144 / 2746.422) / (1239.204 / 2569.98)
=0.596101 / 0.482184
=1.2363

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 - (2749.195 + 8444.521) / 12941.664) / (1 - (4994.28 + 6488.588) / 13260.147)
=0.135064 / 0.134032
=1.0077

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
=2569.98 / 2746.422
=0.9358

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))
=(268.017 / (268.017 + 6488.588)) / (371.812 / (371.812 + 8444.521))
=0.039667 / 0.042173
=0.9406

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)
=(243.377 / 2569.98) / (261.608 / 2746.422)
=0.0947 / 0.095254
=0.9942

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)
=((1122.043 + 3562.634) / 12941.664) / ((510.621 + 5262.427) / 13260.147)
=0.361984 / 0.435368
=0.8314

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
=(1225.162 - 0 - 452.248) / 12941.664
=0.059723

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.

China YuHua Education has a M-score of -0.76 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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China YuHua Education (HKSE:06169) Business Description

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China YuHua Education is a leading private education provider based in Henan, China. It currently offers higher education and secondary education after the deconsolidation of K-9 schools in 2021. YuHua operates 10 schools across mainland China and overseas as of August 2023. Total enrolled students reached 125,631 as of February 2023, ranking fourth among listed private higher education providers in China.
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