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CTS Global Equity Group (PHS:CTS) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is CTS Global Equity Group 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for CTS Global Equity Group's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

PHS:CTS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -1.06   Max: 2.62
Current: -2.56

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CTS Global Equity Group was 2.62. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -1.06.


CTS Global Equity Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CTS Global Equity Group'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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CTS Global Equity Group Beneish M-Score Chart

CTS Global Equity Group Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 0.86 -2.53

CTS Global Equity Group Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -0.97 -1.06 -2.90 -2.53 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of CTS Global Equity Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Capital Markets subindustry, CTS Global Equity Group'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.


CTS Global Equity Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, CTS Global Equity Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CTS Global Equity Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



CTS Global Equity Group 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 CTS Global Equity Group 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 * 0.49+0.528 * -0.1626+0.404 * 1+0.892 * 1.8204+0.115 * 1.3689
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.444+4.679 * 0.020031-0.327 * 0.8763
=-2.56

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₱274.6 Mil.
Revenue was 45.196 + 43.918 + 25.458 + 13.391 = ₱128.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 28.681 + 24.773 + 12.918 + -0.472 = ₱65.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱936.0 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱2,238.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱13.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱4.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱4.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱181.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱1.2 Mil.
Net Income was 23.809 + 5.101 + 17.489 + 6.208 = ₱52.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₱0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -42.671 + 55.547 + 22.754 + -27.869 = ₱7.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱307.8 Mil.
Revenue was 20.941 + 29.374 + -3.044 + 23.022 = ₱70.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3.509 + 2.901 + -17.679 + 5.384 = ₱-5.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱938.8 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱2,232.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱8.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱4.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱5.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱207.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱0.4 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)
=(274.597 / 127.963) / (307.826 / 70.293)
=2.145909 / 4.379184
=0.49

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)
=(-5.885 / 70.293) / (65.9 / 127.963)
=-0.083721 / 0.514993
=-0.1626

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 - (935.967 + 13.842) / 2238.798) / (1 - (938.778 + 8.224) / 2232.124)
=0.57575 / 0.57574
=1

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
=127.963 / 70.293
=1.8204

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))
=(4.229 / (4.229 + 8.224)) / (4.567 / (4.567 + 13.842))
=0.339597 / 0.248085
=1.3689

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)
=(4.548 / 127.963) / (5.627 / 70.293)
=0.035542 / 0.080051
=0.444

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)
=((1.227 + 181.899) / 2238.798) / ((0.436 + 207.919) / 2232.124)
=0.081797 / 0.093344
=0.8763

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
=(52.607 - 0 - 7.761) / 2238.798
=0.020031

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.

CTS Global Equity Group has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CTS Global Equity Group (PHS:CTS) Business Description

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Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, 27th floor East Tower, Tektite Towers, Metro Manila, Pasig, PHL, 1605
CTS Global Equity Group Inc is a stock brokerage firm in the Philippines. The company is engaged as Broker-Dealer in Securities and Proprietary Trading. It offers financial services to the clients, by giving them access to trade the Philippine market with the support and assistance of a seasoned broker. Its internship program, trader training, and client advisory business give its clients and stakeholders the opportunity to participate in the capital markets.

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