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Ceylinco Holdings (COL:CINS.X0000) Beneish M-Score : -3.30 (As of Jun. 14, 2024)


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What is Ceylinco Holdings Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -3.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

COL:CINS.X0000' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.28
Current: -3.3

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ceylinco Holdings was -2.28. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.83.


Ceylinco 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 Ceylinco 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 * 0.8708+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0062+0.892 * 1.1437+0.115 * 0.9663
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7625+4.679 * -0.07249-0.327 * 2.6276
=-3.30

* 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 රු17,197 Mil.
Revenue was රු88,058 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු88,058 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු0 Mil.
Total Assets was රු299,725 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු31,939 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු1,700 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු2,022 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු5,957 Mil.
Net Income was රු10,795 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු7,744 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was රු24,777 Mil.
Total Receivables was රු17,267 Mil.
Revenue was රු76,991 Mil.
Gross Profit was රු76,991 Mil.
Total Current Assets was රු0 Mil.
Total Assets was රු261,680 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was රු29,334 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was රු1,506 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was රු2,319 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was රු0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was රු1,979 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)
=(17196.974 / 88057.762) / (17266.71 / 76991.331)
=0.195292 / 0.224268
=0.8708

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)
=(76991.331 / 76991.331) / (88057.762 / 88057.762)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 31938.541) / 299724.695) / (1 - (0 + 29334.423) / 261680.256)
=0.89344 / 0.8879
=1.0062

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
=88057.762 / 76991.331
=1.1437

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))
=(1505.813 / (1505.813 + 29334.423)) / (1699.75 / (1699.75 + 31938.541))
=0.048826 / 0.05053
=0.9663

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)
=(2022.232 / 88057.762) / (2318.908 / 76991.331)
=0.022965 / 0.030119
=0.7625

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)
=((5957.002 + 0) / 299724.695) / ((1979.331 + 0) / 261680.256)
=0.019875 / 0.007564
=2.6276

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
=(10794.505 - 7744.315 - 24777.281) / 299724.695
=-0.07249

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.

Ceylinco Holdings has a M-score of -3.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ceylinco Holdings (COL:CINS.X0000) Business Description

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Address
No. 69, Janadhipathi Mawatha, Ceylinco House, Colombo, LKA, 01
Ceylinco Insurance PLC is engaged in seven business segments. The Life Insurance segment, which is the key revenue driver, offers whole-life products, term products, universal life products, and mortgage protection products. The Non-Life Insurance segment includes motor, fire, engineering, marine, and miscellaneous. The Healthcare segment includes a center for Cancer screening, Radiation treatment units, and a Diabetes center. The Maldives Foreign operations include non-life insurance products in Maldives. The Education Services segment includes primary, secondary, and high education courses. The Power generation segment generates and distributes hydropower to the national grid. Other segment includes investment holding, associate business, investment management & hotel services.