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Link Real Estate Investment Trust (HKSE:00823) Beneish M-Score : -1.85 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Link Real Estate Investment Trust 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 -1.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00823' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -1.88   Max: -1.14
Current: -1.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Link Real Estate Investment Trust was -1.14. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -1.88.


Link Real Estate Investment Trust Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Link Real Estate Investment Trust'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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Link Real Estate Investment Trust Beneish M-Score Chart

Link Real Estate Investment Trust Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.83 -2.77 -2.68 -2.40 -1.85

Link Real Estate Investment Trust Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
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 - -2.40 - -1.85 -

Competitive Comparison of Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Link Real Estate Investment Trust'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.


Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Link Real Estate Investment Trust's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Link Real Estate Investment Trust 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 Link Real Estate Investment Trust 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 * 1.5643+0.528 * 1.0061+0.404 * 0.947+0.892 * 1.0545+0.115 * 1.0446
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2095+4.679 * 0.029151-0.327 * 1.0788
=-1.85

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$2,283 Mil.
Revenue was HK$12,234 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$9,198 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$19,834 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$267,919 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,463 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$94 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$653 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$11,321 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$60,780 Mil.
Net Income was HK$15,451 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$7,641 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,384 Mil.
Revenue was HK$11,602 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$8,776 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$5,055 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$225,716 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,248 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$84 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$512 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$12,297 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$44,010 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)
=(2283 / 12234) / (1384 / 11602)
=0.186611 / 0.11929
=1.5643

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)
=(8776 / 11602) / (9198 / 12234)
=0.756421 / 0.751839
=1.0061

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 - (19834 + 1463) / 267919) / (1 - (5055 + 1248) / 225716)
=0.92051 / 0.972076
=0.947

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
=12234 / 11602
=1.0545

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))
=(84 / (84 + 1248)) / (94 / (94 + 1463))
=0.063063 / 0.060373
=1.0446

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)
=(653 / 12234) / (512 / 11602)
=0.053376 / 0.04413
=1.2095

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)
=((60780 + 11321) / 267919) / ((44010 + 12297) / 225716)
=0.269115 / 0.249459
=1.0788

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
=(15451 - 0 - 7641) / 267919
=0.029151

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.

Link Real Estate Investment Trust has a M-score of -1.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Link Real Estate Investment Trust (HKSE:00823) Business Description

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Address
77 Hoi Bun Road, 20th Floor, Tower 1, The Quayside, Kowloon, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, HKG
Link REIT is Asia's largest REIT, listed in 2005 to privatize retail assets held by the Hong Kong Housing Authority. It owns 154 properties and about 60,000 car park spaces. It expanded its investment mandate in 2014 to allow overseas acquisitions and has since acquired retail and office properties in China, as well as an office development project in Hong Kong. More recently, Link expanded its footprint to Sydney, Melbourne, London, and Singapore.
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