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Joy City Property (HKSE:00207) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Joy City Property 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Joy City Property's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00207' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.33   Max: 5.36
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Joy City Property was 5.36. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.33.


Joy City Property Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Joy City Property'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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Joy City Property Beneish M-Score Chart

Joy City Property Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.33 -2.31 -2.32 -2.53

Joy City Property Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.31 - -2.32 - -2.53

Competitive Comparison of Joy City Property's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, Joy City Property'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.


Joy City Property's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Joy City Property's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Joy City Property's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Joy City Property 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 Joy City Property 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 * 1.9163+0.528 * 0.7235+0.404 * 0.8887+0.892 * 0.624+0.115 * 0.9898
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6216+4.679 * -0.050733-0.327 * 1.0637
=-2.53

* 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$4,146 Mil.
Revenue was HK$14,517 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$6,171 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$78,708 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$157,088 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$4,767 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$296 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,940 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$48,257 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$38,049 Mil.
Net Income was HK$694 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$8,663 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$3,467 Mil.
Revenue was HK$23,263 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$7,154 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$68,749 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$156,344 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5,159 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$316 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,917 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$38,483 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$42,268 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)
=(4146.015 / 14516.736) / (3466.975 / 23262.683)
=0.285602 / 0.149036
=1.9163

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)
=(7154.074 / 23262.683) / (6170.544 / 14516.736)
=0.307534 / 0.425064
=0.7235

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 - (78708.315 + 4767.096) / 157087.515) / (1 - (68749.252 + 5159.018) / 156343.96)
=0.468606 / 0.527271
=0.8887

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
=14516.736 / 23262.683
=0.624

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))
=(316.347 / (316.347 + 5159.018)) / (295.523 / (295.523 + 4767.096))
=0.057776 / 0.058374
=0.9898

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)
=(1939.611 / 14516.736) / (1916.715 / 23262.683)
=0.133612 / 0.082394
=1.6216

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)
=((38048.668 + 48256.703) / 157087.515) / ((42268.067 + 38483.02) / 156343.96)
=0.549409 / 0.516496
=1.0637

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
=(693.842 - 0 - 8663.345) / 157087.515
=-0.050733

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.

Joy City Property has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Joy City Property (HKSE:00207) Business Description

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Address
262 Gloucester Road, 33rd Floor, COFCO Tower, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Joy City Property Ltd is a large-scale commercial property developer and operator, working on the development, operation, sales, leasing and management of mixed-use complexes and other commercial properties such as shopping centers, hotels, offices, serviced apartments and resort and tourist properties in China. Rental income accounts for majority of the operating profit. The company's portfolio consists of various retail malls under the flagship brand of Joy City, and some office and hotel assets. Recently, it introduced a second brand called Joy Breeze, consisting of smaller retail assets. The businesses of the Group are divided into four areas, namely investment properties, property development, hotel operations and output management and other services.

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