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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings (HKSE:01848) Beneish M-Score : -1.07 (As of May. 16, 2024)


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What is China Aircraft Leasing Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.07 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01848' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -1.69   Max: 0.11
Current: -1.07

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings was 0.11. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -1.69.


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Aircraft Leasing Group 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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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

China Aircraft Leasing Group 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 -1.72 -1.69 -2.11 -2.59 -1.07

China Aircraft Leasing Group 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 -2.11 - -2.59 - -1.07

Competitive Comparison of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Rental & Leasing Services subindustry, China Aircraft Leasing Group 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.


China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China Aircraft Leasing Group 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 China Aircraft Leasing Group 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 * 0.7536+0.528 * 4.4958+0.404 * 0.8748+0.892 * 1.1532+0.115 * 0.9151
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9052+4.679 * -0.061139-0.327 * 1.0349
=-1.07

* 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$1,048 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,324 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$164 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$17,250 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$59,825 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$40,171 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,619 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$110 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$845 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$50,525 Mil.
Net Income was HK$28 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$3,686 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,206 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,749 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$639 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$15,878 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$55,332 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$36,914 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,357 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$106 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$776 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$45,133 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)
=(1047.736 / 4323.704) / (1205.533 / 3749.32)
=0.242324 / 0.321534
=0.7536

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)
=(638.732 / 3749.32) / (163.838 / 4323.704)
=0.170359 / 0.037893
=4.4958

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 - (17250.422 + 40171.013) / 59824.727) / (1 - (15877.588 + 36913.656) / 55332.08)
=0.040172 / 0.04592
=0.8748

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
=4323.704 / 3749.32
=1.1532

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))
=(1356.612 / (1356.612 + 36913.656)) / (1618.823 / (1618.823 + 40171.013))
=0.035448 / 0.038737
=0.9151

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)
=(110.258 / 4323.704) / (105.621 / 3749.32)
=0.025501 / 0.028171
=0.9052

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)
=((50524.595 + 845.248) / 59824.727) / ((45133.056 + 775.614) / 55332.08)
=0.858672 / 0.829694
=1.0349

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
=(28.256 - 0 - 3685.874) / 59824.727
=-0.061139

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 Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings has a M-score of -1.07 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings (HKSE:01848) Business Description

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Address
16 Harcourt Road, 32nd Floor, Far East Finance Centre, Admiralty, Hong Kong, HKG
China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Ltd is one of the largest independent aircraft lessors in China. The company delivers multiple types of leases and customizes deals to customer preferences. It has diversified financing channels in onshore and offshore banks, insurance companies, capital and debt markets, and export credit agencies. In addition to providing aircraft leases, the company offers customers lifecycle solutions, including fleet planning, aircraft resales, and aircraft disassembles. China Aircraft Leasing has multiple offices located in Asia and Europe. It works with Chinese and Asian airlines, regional operators, and other international air transportation companies.

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