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Green Economy Development (HKSE:01315) Beneish M-Score : 2.22 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Green Economy Development 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 2.22 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Green Economy Development's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01315' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.6   Med: -2.62   Max: 2.22
Current: 2.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Green Economy Development was 2.22. The lowest was -3.60. And the median was -2.62.


Green Economy Development Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Green Economy Development'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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Green Economy Development Beneish M-Score Chart

Green Economy Development Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.43 -3.39 - - 2.22

Green Economy Development Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 - - - 2.22 -

Competitive Comparison of Green Economy Development's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Green Economy Development'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.


Green Economy Development's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Green Economy Development's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Green Economy Development's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Green Economy Development 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 Green Economy Development 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 * 0.7468+0.528 * 0.1793+0.404 * 14.3402+0.892 * 1.1915+0.115 * 0.8252
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7146+4.679 * -0.049419-0.327 * 0.9844
=2.22

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$361 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,935 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$85 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$672 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$680 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$470 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$105 Mil.
Net Income was HK$18 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$52 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$406 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,463 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$659 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$664 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$464 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$107 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)
=(361.116 / 2934.565) / (405.845 / 2462.942)
=0.123056 / 0.164781
=0.7468

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)
=(12.782 / 2462.942) / (84.934 / 2934.565)
=0.00519 / 0.028943
=0.1793

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 - (671.813 + 3.348) / 679.86) / (1 - (658.743 + 5.194) / 664.257)
=0.006912 / 0.000482
=14.3402

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
=2934.565 / 2462.942
=1.1915

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))
=(4.402 / (4.402 + 5.194)) / (4.191 / (4.191 + 3.348))
=0.458733 / 0.555909
=0.8252

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)
=(47.347 / 2934.565) / (55.61 / 2462.942)
=0.016134 / 0.022579
=0.7146

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)
=((105.411 + 469.726) / 679.86) / ((106.569 + 464.294) / 664.257)
=0.845964 / 0.859401
=0.9844

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
=(18.221 - 0 - 51.819) / 679.86
=-0.049419

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.

Green Economy Development has a M-score of 2.22 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Green Economy Development Business Description

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Address
60 Gloucester Road, Room 1001, 10th floor, China Huarong Tower, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, HKG
Green Economy Development Ltd, formerly Vision Fame International Holding Ltd. is principally engaged in the provision of building construction services, property maintenance services, alterations, renovation, upgrading fitting-out works services, and trading of materials. It operates through five business segments: Building construction; Alterations, renovation, upgrading and fitting-out works segment; Property maintenance segment; trading of materials segment and Transportation service . It derives maximum revenue from trading of materials segment. The geographic area of operation includes PRC and Hong Kong.
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