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Shenzhen Investment (Shenzhen Investment) Beneish M-Score : -0.99 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is Shenzhen Investment 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.99 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZNTF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.07   Max: 2.77
Current: -0.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shenzhen Investment was 2.77. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.07.


Shenzhen Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shenzhen Investment'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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Shenzhen Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

Shenzhen Investment Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.89 2.77 -2.17 -2.07 -0.99

Shenzhen Investment 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 -2.17 - -2.07 - -0.99

Competitive Comparison of Shenzhen Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Shenzhen Investment'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.


Shenzhen Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Shenzhen Investment's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Shenzhen Investment 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 Shenzhen Investment 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 * 3.4009+0.528 * 1.0502+0.404 * 0.8919+0.892 * 0.5004+0.115 * 1.1176
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7544+4.679 * -0.026708-0.327 * 1.0583
=-0.99

* 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 $1,494 Mil.
Revenue was $2,027 Mil.
Gross Profit was $654 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14,941 Mil.
Total Assets was $22,333 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $792 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $51 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $260 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12,001 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,222 Mil.
Net Income was $-33 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $563 Mil.
Total Receivables was $878 Mil.
Revenue was $4,051 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,373 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $13,249 Mil.
Total Assets was $20,997 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $791 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $296 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $9,894 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,631 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)
=(1493.685 / 2027.214) / (877.704 / 4051.202)
=0.736817 / 0.216653
=3.4009

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)
=(1373.413 / 4051.202) / (654.395 / 2027.214)
=0.339014 / 0.322805
=1.0502

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 - (14941.242 + 791.534) / 22332.628) / (1 - (13248.657 + 791.196) / 20996.685)
=0.295525 / 0.33133
=0.8919

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
=2027.214 / 4051.202
=0.5004

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))
=(57.925 / (57.925 + 791.196)) / (51.454 / (51.454 + 791.534))
=0.068218 / 0.061038
=1.1176

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)
=(260.108 / 2027.214) / (296.28 / 4051.202)
=0.128308 / 0.073134
=1.7544

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)
=((3222.481 + 12001.035) / 22332.628) / ((3630.764 + 9893.501) / 20996.685)
=0.681671 / 0.644114
=1.0583

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
=(-33.47 - 0 - 562.99) / 22332.628
=-0.026708

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.

Shenzhen Investment has a M-score of -0.99 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Shenzhen Investment (Shenzhen Investment) Business Description

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Address
9 Science Museum Road, 8th Floor, New East Ocean Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Shenzhen Investment Ltd is a general real estate company. The company reports five core segments: property development, property investment, property management, manufacture, and others. The company generates the vast majority of its revenue from its property development operations, followed by property management. The property development segment develops residential, industrial, and commercial properties. The company generates its revenue in mainland China.

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