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China East Education Holdings (HKSE:00667) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is China East Education 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00667' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.89   Max: 0.78
Current: -2.85

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China East Education Holdings was 0.78. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.89.


China East Education Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China East Education 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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China East Education Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

China East Education Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.99 0.78 -2.92 -2.97 -2.85

China East Education Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -2.92 - -2.97 - -2.85

Competitive Comparison of China East Education Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China East Education 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.


China East Education Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China East Education Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China East Education 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 China East Education 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 * 0.9959+0.528 * 1.0324+0.404 * 0.9358+0.892 * 1.0204+0.115 * 1.0588
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0307+4.679 * -0.080956-0.327 * 0.9926
=-2.85

* 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$213 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,352 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,087 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,274 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$10,162 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5,841 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$679 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,713 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,552 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,430 Mil.
Net Income was HK$298 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$1,121 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$210 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,265 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,112 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,819 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$10,596 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5,725 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$709 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,629 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,605 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,579 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)
=(212.914 / 4351.768) / (209.512 / 4264.758)
=0.048926 / 0.049126
=0.9959

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)
=(2111.779 / 4264.758) / (2087.167 / 4351.768)
=0.49517 / 0.479614
=1.0324

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 - (4274.394 + 5840.95) / 10162.445) / (1 - (4819.154 + 5724.511) / 10596.145)
=0.004635 / 0.004953
=0.9358

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
=4351.768 / 4264.758
=1.0204

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))
=(708.941 / (708.941 + 5724.511)) / (678.541 / (678.541 + 5840.95))
=0.110196 / 0.104079
=1.0588

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)
=(1713.025 / 4351.768) / (1628.728 / 4264.758)
=0.393639 / 0.381904
=1.0307

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)
=((1430.405 + 2552.195) / 10162.445) / ((1579.079 + 2604.506) / 10596.145)
=0.391894 / 0.394821
=0.9926

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
=(298.188 - 0 - 1120.895) / 10162.445
=-0.080956

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.

China East Education Holdings has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China East Education Holdings (HKSE:00667) Business Description

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No. 1009 Xuelin Road, Vocational Education Town, Yaohai District, Anhui Province, Hefei, CHN
China East Education is the largest vocational training education provider in China in terms of average students enrolled. It was founded in 1988 and its business spans four segments: culinary arts, information & internet technology, auto services, and fashion & beauty. It runs schools under six brands: New East, Omick, Xinhua Internet, Wisezone, Wontone, and On-mind. It also operates customized catering experience centers under Cuisine Academy. Its average students enrolled was 142,765 as of Dec. 31, 2022. In 2022, China East Education's revenue breakdown by major businesses was 59% in culinary arts, 20% in information & internet technology, 19% in auto services.

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