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Guotai Junan International Holdings (HKSE:01788) Beneish M-Score : -3.00 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Guotai Junan International 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 -3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:01788' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -1.43   Max: 21.15
Current: -3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guotai Junan International Holdings was 21.15. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -1.43.


Guotai Junan International Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guotai Junan International 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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Guotai Junan International Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Guotai Junan International Holdings 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 -2.16 -1.28 -2.47 -3.00 -

Guotai Junan International Holdings 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 -2.47 - -3.00 - -

Competitive Comparison of Guotai Junan International Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Guotai Junan International 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.


Guotai Junan International Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Guotai Junan International Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Guotai Junan International 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 Guotai Junan International 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 * 0.8102+0.528 * 1.1719+0.404 * 1.043+0.892 * 0.5836+0.115 * 0.9449
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.016758-0.327 * 0.9836
=-3.00

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$12,705 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,315 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,474 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$77,673 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$94,455 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$479 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$66,492 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$12,784 Mil.
Net Income was HK$80 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$1,663 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$26,869 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,966 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,959 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$88,184 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$106,288 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$515 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$79,320 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$11,379 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)
=(12704.9 / 2314.917) / (26868.879 / 3966.415)
=5.488275 / 6.774097
=0.8102

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)
=(2959.152 / 3966.415) / (1473.682 / 2314.917)
=0.746052 / 0.636603
=1.1719

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 - (77672.831 + 478.689) / 94455.086) / (1 - (88183.62 + 514.853) / 106288.093)
=0.172607 / 0.16549
=1.043

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
=2314.917 / 3966.415
=0.5836

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))
=(78.639 / (78.639 + 514.853)) / (78.077 / (78.077 + 478.689))
=0.132502 / 0.140233
=0.9449

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)
=(0 / 2314.917) / (0 / 3966.415)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((12784.118 + 66492.35) / 94455.086) / ((11378.5 + 79320.402) / 106288.093)
=0.839303 / 0.853331
=0.9836

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
=(80.381 - 0 - 1663.221) / 94455.086
=-0.016758

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.

Guotai Junan International Holdings has a M-score of -3.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guotai Junan International Holdings (HKSE:01788) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 181 Queen’s Road Central, 27th Floor, Low Block, Grand Millennium Plaza, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd is an investment holding company with its subsidiaries engaged in providing financial services. The company operates in five segments: corporate finance, which provides advisory services, placing & underwriting services of debts and equity securities; institutional investor services segment provides market-making, investments, structured product solutions, lending, and other services; wealth management segment provides financial services and solutions to individual investors & small to medium-sized businesses and institutions; investment management is engaged in asset management and fund management services and also includes investment in funds, debts, and equity securities; and Others segment. The vast majority of its revenue comes from Hong Kong.

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