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Yuexiu Property Co (FRA:GUZA) Beneish M-Score : -2.01 (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is Yuexiu Property Co 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 -2.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:GUZA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.82   Med: -2   Max: -0.08
Current: -2.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yuexiu Property Co was -0.08. The lowest was -2.82. And the median was -2.00.


Yuexiu Property Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yuexiu Property Co'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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Yuexiu Property Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Yuexiu Property Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.99 -1.70 -2.37 -2.01 -

Yuexiu Property Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -2.37 - -2.01 - -

Competitive Comparison of Yuexiu Property Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Yuexiu Property Co'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.


Yuexiu Property Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Yuexiu Property Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Yuexiu Property 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 Yuexiu Property 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 * 1.3854+0.528 * 1.3381+0.404 * 0.9041+0.892 * 1.0507+0.115 * 0.7271
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0068+4.679 * -0.013403-0.327 * 1.0016
=-2.04

* 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 €4,971 Mil.
Revenue was €10,303 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,574 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €43,430 Mil.
Total Assets was €51,522 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €459 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €546 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €26,981 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €10,533 Mil.
Net Income was €409 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €1,100 Mil.
Total Receivables was €3,415 Mil.
Revenue was €9,805 Mil.
Gross Profit was €2,005 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €38,451 Mil.
Total Assets was €46,898 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €760 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €516 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €24,171 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €9,921 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)
=(4970.892 / 10302.734) / (3414.769 / 9805.409)
=0.482483 / 0.348254
=1.3854

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)
=(2004.748 / 9805.409) / (1574.22 / 10302.734)
=0.204453 / 0.152796
=1.3381

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 - (43429.697 + 458.552) / 51522.491) / (1 - (38451.385 + 760.225) / 46897.638)
=0.148173 / 0.163889
=0.9041

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
=10302.734 / 9805.409
=1.0507

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))
=(58.063 / (58.063 + 760.225)) / (49.588 / (49.588 + 458.552))
=0.070957 / 0.097587
=0.7271

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)
=(545.806 / 10302.734) / (515.97 / 9805.409)
=0.052977 / 0.052621
=1.0068

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)
=((10532.947 + 26980.947) / 51522.491) / ((9920.683 + 24171.014) / 46897.638)
=0.728107 / 0.726938
=1.0016

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
=(409.053 - 0 - 1099.621) / 51522.491
=-0.013403

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.

Yuexiu Property Co has a M-score of -2.04 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yuexiu Property Co Business Description

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Address
160-174 Lockhart Road, 26th Floor, Yue Xiu Building, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Yuexiu Property Co Ltd is engaged in the real estate sector. Most of the company's activities are focused on property development. Its business is broadly classified into the Property Development, Property Management, Property Investment, and Others segments. The Property Development segment contributes the majority of the revenue. The Property Investment segment is engaged in the leasing of properties and the Property Management segment is engaged in the provision of property management services. Other segment derive revenue from real estate agencies and decoration services.

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