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FSE Lifestyle Services (HKSE:00331) Beneish M-Score : -2.24 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is FSE Lifestyle Services 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 -2.24 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00331' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.21   Max: -1.81
Current: -2.24

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of FSE Lifestyle Services was -1.81. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.21.


FSE Lifestyle Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for FSE Lifestyle Services'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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FSE Lifestyle Services Beneish M-Score Chart

FSE Lifestyle Services Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.27 -2.55 -2.21 -2.10 -2.24

FSE Lifestyle Services 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 - -2.10 - -2.24 -

Competitive Comparison of FSE Lifestyle Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, FSE Lifestyle Services'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.


FSE Lifestyle Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, FSE Lifestyle Services's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FSE Lifestyle Services's Beneish M-Score falls into.



FSE Lifestyle Services 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 FSE Lifestyle Services 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 * 1.0522+0.528 * 1.0521+0.404 * 0.8787+0.892 * 1.1149+0.115 * 0.8342
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9504+4.679 * 0.020772-0.327 * 0.9383
=-2.24

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$2,879 Mil.
Revenue was HK$7,767 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,052 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$3,652 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,990 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$145 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$471 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,929 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$292 Mil.
Net Income was HK$523 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$440 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,454 Mil.
Revenue was HK$6,967 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$992 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$3,245 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,599 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$156 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$444 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,777 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$319 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)
=(2879.225 / 7767.209) / (2454.486 / 6966.935)
=0.37069 / 0.352305
=1.0522

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)
=(992.457 / 6966.935) / (1051.615 / 7767.209)
=0.142452 / 0.135392
=1.0521

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 - (3652.417 + 145.111) / 3990.434) / (1 - (3245.037 + 156.243) / 3599.304)
=0.048342 / 0.055017
=0.8787

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
=7767.209 / 6966.935
=1.1149

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))
=(61.882 / (61.882 + 156.243)) / (74.781 / (74.781 + 145.111))
=0.2837 / 0.340081
=0.8342

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)
=(470.722 / 7767.209) / (444.268 / 6966.935)
=0.060604 / 0.063768
=0.9504

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)
=((291.832 + 2928.985) / 3990.434) / ((319.465 + 2776.71) / 3599.304)
=0.807135 / 0.860215
=0.9383

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
=(522.902 - 0 - 440.012) / 3990.434
=0.020772

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.

FSE Lifestyle Services has a M-score of -2.24 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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FSE Lifestyle Services (HKSE:00331) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Units 801-810, No. 8 Wang Hoi Road, 8th Floor, Chevalier Commercial Centre, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
FSE Lifestyle Services Ltd is an investment holding company. It operates in three segments: property and facility management services, E&M services and city essential services. The company along with its subsidiaries is principally engaged in the provision of property and facility management services, property agency and related services for buildings, car park management services, cleaning and management of waste disposal services, recycling, and environmental disposal services, security guarding and event services, insurance solutions services, and others. The company earns majority of its revenue from City essential services.
Executives
Doo Wai Hoi William 2202 Interest of your spouse
Doo Family Prosperity Holdings Limited
Fung Seng Holdings (x) Limited
Fungseng Prosperity Holdings Limited
Doo Cheng Sau Ha Amy 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Fse Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sino Spring Global Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Fse Management Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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