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CIIHY (CITIC Securities Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Mar. 05, 2025)


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What is CITIC Securities Co 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

CIIHY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -69.59   Med: -2.28   Max: 2.21
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CITIC Securities Co was 2.21. The lowest was -69.59. And the median was -2.28.


CITIC Securities Co 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 CITIC Securities Co 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0016+0.892 * 0.9919+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9102+4.679 * -0.061608-0.327 * 0.8887
=-2.72

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 2263.014 + 2242.164 + 1901.685 + 1978.528 = $8,385 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2263.014 + 2242.164 + 1901.685 + 1978.528 = $8,385 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0 Mil.
Total Assets was $244,731 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,532 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $878 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $31,297 Mil.
Net Income was 880.314 + 773.456 + 688.548 + 463.096 = $2,805 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10766.327 + -4557.424 + 9788.958 + 1884.992 = $17,883 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0 Mil.
Revenue was 1941.098 + 2220.333 + 2210.487 + 2081.821 = $8,454 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1941.098 + 2220.333 + 2210.487 + 2081.821 = $8,454 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0 Mil.
Total Assets was $193,593 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $1,510 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $973 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $27,857 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)
=(0 / 8385.391) / (0 / 8453.739)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(8453.739 / 8453.739) / (8385.391 / 8385.391)
=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 + 1531.641) / 244730.943) / (1 - (0 + 1510.123) / 193592.844)
=0.993742 / 0.992199
=1.0016

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
=8385.391 / 8453.739
=0.9919

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 + 1510.123)) / (0 / (0 + 1531.641))
=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)
=(878.35 / 8385.391) / (972.864 / 8453.739)
=0.104748 / 0.115081
=0.9102

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)
=((31296.91 + 0) / 244730.943) / ((27856.651 + 0) / 193592.844)
=0.127883 / 0.143893
=0.8887

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
=(2805.414 - 0 - 17882.853) / 244730.943
=-0.061608

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.

CITIC Securities Co has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CITIC Securities Co Business Description

Address
No. 1 Tim Mei Avenue, 26th Floor, CITIC Tower, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
CITIC Securities Co Ltd is a brokerage and investment group that provides brokerage, underwriting and sponsoring, proprietary trading, investment banking, asset management, investment advisory, Margin financing and securities lending, Stock option market-making and other services. The company has five reportable segments namely Investment banking, Brokerage, Trading, Assets management and Other. It derives maximum revenue from Trading segment.