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Country Garden Services Holdings Co (HKSE:06098) Beneish M-Score : -2.68 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Country Garden Services 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 -2.68 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:06098' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.8   Med: -1.78   Max: 0.92
Current: -2.68

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Country Garden Services Holdings Co was 0.92. The lowest was -2.80. And the median was -1.78.


Country Garden Services Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Country Garden Services 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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Country Garden Services Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Country Garden Services Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.78 -1.22 -0.41 -2.24 -2.68

Country Garden Services Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 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 -0.41 - -2.24 - -2.68

Competitive Comparison of Country Garden Services Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Country Garden Services 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.


Country Garden Services Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Country Garden Services Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Country Garden Services Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Country Garden Services 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 Country Garden Services 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 * 0.9712+0.528 * 1.2101+0.404 * 0.939+0.892 * 1.0089+0.115 * 1.0953
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8678+4.679 * -0.062423-0.327 * 1.0306
=-2.68

* 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$21,294 Mil.
Revenue was HK$46,608 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$9,551 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$39,233 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$75,738 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,213 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$2,106 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$4,603 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$28,858 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,400 Mil.
Net Income was HK$320 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$5,048 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$21,730 Mil.
Revenue was HK$46,195 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$11,455 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$38,701 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$78,256 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,821 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$2,087 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$5,258 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$27,911 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3,428 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)
=(21294.316 / 46607.571) / (21730.459 / 46194.661)
=0.456885 / 0.470411
=0.9712

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)
=(11454.663 / 46194.661) / (9550.819 / 46607.571)
=0.247965 / 0.20492
=1.2101

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 - (39233.167 + 2213.475) / 75737.706) / (1 - (38701.417 + 1821.419) / 78255.901)
=0.452761 / 0.482175
=0.939

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
=46607.571 / 46194.661
=1.0089

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))
=(2086.939 / (2086.939 + 1821.419)) / (2105.545 / (2105.545 + 2213.475))
=0.533968 / 0.487505
=1.0953

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)
=(4603.168 / 46607.571) / (5257.544 / 46194.661)
=0.098764 / 0.113813
=0.8678

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)
=((2399.946 + 28857.732) / 75737.706) / ((3427.99 + 27911.359) / 78255.901)
=0.41271 / 0.400473
=1.0306

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
=(319.75 - 0 - 5047.561) / 75737.706
=-0.062423

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.

Country Garden Services Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.68 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Country Garden Services Holdings Co (HKSE:06098) Business Description

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Address
West Building of Country Garden Office, Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Guangdong Province, Foshan, CHN, 528312
Country Garden Services was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2018 as a spinoff via introduction by sister developer Country Garden Holdings. As of June 2022, Yang Huiyan, chairperson of CGH, was also the largest shareholder of CGS with 43% ownership. CGS was the top residential property management firm in China in revenue and gross floor area under management for 2022. This is mainly ascribed to scalable projects contributed by CGH and rising acquisitions of third-party property management peers. In addition, CGS provides value-added services to developers and homeowners, and city services on public space sanitation and greening.

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