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HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT (ASX:HCW) Beneish M-Score : -1.97 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT 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 -1.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:HCW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.97   Med: -1.97   Max: -1.97
Current: -1.97

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT was -1.97. The lowest was -1.97. And the median was -1.97.


HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT'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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HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT Beneish M-Score Chart

HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT Annual Data
Trend Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.97

HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.97 -

Competitive Comparison of HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT's Beneish M-Score

For the REIT - Healthcare Facilities subindustry, HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT'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.


HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT 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 HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT 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 * 0.9473+0.528 * 0.8231+0.404 * 1.0014+0.892 * 1.592+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.828+4.679 * 0.007076-0.327 * 0.8143
=-1.97

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was A$9.20 Mil.
Revenue was A$64.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$47.00 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$52.70 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,441.40 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$2.90 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$40.60 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$480.90 Mil.
Net Income was A$6.90 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$-9.70 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was A$6.40 Mil.
Total Receivables was A$6.10 Mil.
Revenue was A$40.20 Mil.
Gross Profit was A$24.30 Mil.
Total Current Assets was A$65.30 Mil.
Total Assets was A$1,724.50 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was A$0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was A$0.00 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was A$2.20 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was A$62.50 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was A$703.70 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)
=(9.2 / 64) / (6.1 / 40.2)
=0.14375 / 0.151741
=0.9473

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)
=(24.3 / 40.2) / (47 / 64)
=0.604478 / 0.734375
=0.8231

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 - (52.7 + 0) / 1441.4) / (1 - (65.3 + 0) / 1724.5)
=0.963438 / 0.962134
=1.0014

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
=64 / 40.2
=1.592

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))
=(0 / (0 + 0)) / (0 / (0 + 0))
= /
=1

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)
=(2.9 / 64) / (2.2 / 40.2)
=0.045313 / 0.054726
=0.828

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)
=((480.9 + 40.6) / 1441.4) / ((703.7 + 62.5) / 1724.5)
=0.361801 / 0.444303
=0.8143

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
=(6.9 - -9.7 - 6.4) / 1441.4
=0.007076

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.

HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT has a M-score of -1.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
1 Macquarie Place, Level 7, Gateway, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
HealthCo Healthcare and Wellness REIT are owning and managing a portfolio of commercial health and wellness real estate assets.

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