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Miramar Hotel & Investment Co (HKSE:00071) Beneish M-Score : -1.77 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Miramar Hotel & Investment 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.77 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:00071' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.58   Med: -2.19   Max: -1.77
Current: -1.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Miramar Hotel & Investment Co was -1.77. The lowest was -2.58. And the median was -2.19.


Miramar Hotel & Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Miramar Hotel & Investment 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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Miramar Hotel & Investment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Miramar Hotel & Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
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Miramar Hotel & Investment 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 -2.15 - -1.77 - -

Competitive Comparison of Miramar Hotel & Investment Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Miramar Hotel & Investment 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.


Miramar Hotel & Investment Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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Miramar Hotel & Investment 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 Miramar Hotel & Investment 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 * 0.712+0.528 * 1.2978+0.404 * 0.9951+0.892 * 1.8467+0.115 * 0.8897
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7239+4.679 * 0.014812-0.327 * 1.1088
=-1.77

* 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 HK$282 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,553 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$966 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$6,062 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$21,971 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$244 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$742 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$41 Mil.
Net Income was HK$977 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$652 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$215 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,382 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$679 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$5,780 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$21,245 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$243 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$625 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$57 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)
=(282.384 / 2552.594) / (214.747 / 1382.231)
=0.110626 / 0.155363
=0.712

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)
=(679.198 / 1382.231) / (966.481 / 2552.594)
=0.491378 / 0.378627
=1.2978

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 - (6061.96 + 244.134) / 21971.103) / (1 - (5780.229 + 243.053) / 21245.01)
=0.712982 / 0.716485
=0.9951

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
=2552.594 / 1382.231
=1.8467

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))
=(57.783 / (57.783 + 243.053)) / (67.212 / (67.212 + 244.134))
=0.192075 / 0.215876
=0.8897

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)
=(55.89 / 2552.594) / (41.809 / 1382.231)
=0.021895 / 0.030247
=0.7239

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)
=((40.675 + 741.945) / 21971.103) / ((57.055 + 625.412) / 21245.01)
=0.03562 / 0.032124
=1.1088

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
=(977.136 - 0 - 651.709) / 21971.103
=0.014812

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.

Miramar Hotel & Investment Co has a M-score of -1.77 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Miramar Hotel & Investment Co Business Description

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Address
132 Nathan Road, 15th Floor, Mira Place Tower A, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Miramar Hotel & Investment Co Ltd is an investment holding company. It operates in five segments: Property rental, which includes leasing of office and retail premises to generate rental income and to gain from the appreciation in properties values in the long term; Hotels & serviced apartments segment operates hotels and serviced apartments and provision of hotel management services; Food & beverage operation segment operates restaurants; Travel operation segment is engaged in the operation of travel agency services; and Others. Its geographical segments are Hong Kong and China, of which Hong Kong accounts for the majority of its revenue.
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