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Edvantage Group Holdings (HKSE:00382) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Edvantage Group Holdings 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00382' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.57   Max: 6.16
Current: -2.51

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Edvantage Group Holdings was 6.16. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.57.


Edvantage Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Edvantage Group Holdings'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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Edvantage Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Edvantage Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.57 6.16 -2.73 -3.07 -2.51

Edvantage Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Aug16 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24
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 -2.73 - -3.07 - -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Edvantage Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Edvantage Group Holdings'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.


Edvantage Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Edvantage Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Edvantage Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Edvantage Group Holdings 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 Edvantage Group Holdings 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 * 1.0036+0.528 * 1.0616+0.404 * 0.8417+0.892 * 1.1838+0.115 * 0.8781
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0072+4.679 * -0.035255-0.327 * 0.95
=-2.51

* 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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$127 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,522 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,226 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,687 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$9,928 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$6,617 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$252 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$451 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,976 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,373 Mil.
Net Income was HK$780 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$1,130 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$107 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,130 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,100 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,294 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$9,172 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$6,194 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$206 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$379 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,777 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,451 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)
=(127.3 / 2521.82) / (107.144 / 2130.225)
=0.050479 / 0.050297
=1.0036

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)
=(1099.557 / 2130.225) / (1226.17 / 2521.82)
=0.516169 / 0.486224
=1.0616

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 - (2686.572 + 6616.929) / 9927.595) / (1 - (2293.597 + 6193.657) / 9172.352)
=0.062865 / 0.074692
=0.8417

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
=2521.82 / 2130.225
=1.1838

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))
=(206.004 / (206.004 + 6193.657)) / (251.793 / (251.793 + 6616.929))
=0.03219 / 0.036658
=0.8781

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)
=(451.407 / 2521.82) / (378.588 / 2130.225)
=0.179 / 0.177722
=1.0072

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)
=((1372.505 + 2975.809) / 9927.595) / ((1451.356 + 2777.475) / 9172.352)
=0.438003 / 0.461041
=0.95

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
=(779.616 - 0 - 1129.611) / 9927.595
=-0.035255

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.

Edvantage Group Holdings has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Edvantage Group Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1 Huashang Road, Licheng Street, Zengcheng, Guangzhou, CHN
Edvantage Group is a leading private education group based in Greater Bay Area. Edvantage primarily offers higher education. It also provides secondary vocational education and non-formal vocational education service. Higher education accounted for about 86% of revenue in fiscal 2024.
Executives
Chen Yuan Rita 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Liu Yung Chau 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
De Bo Jiao Yu Tou Zi Kong Gu You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner

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