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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems (HKSE:01317) Beneish M-Score : -2.93 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is China Maple Leaf Educational Systems 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01317' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -2.61   Max: 1.22
Current: -2.93

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Maple Leaf Educational Systems was 1.22. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -2.61.


China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Maple Leaf Educational Systems'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 Maple Leaf Educational Systems Beneish M-Score Chart

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.22 -3.41 -2.86 -2.87 -2.93

China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Semi-Annual Data
Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.86 - -2.87 - -2.93

Competitive Comparison of China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China Maple Leaf Educational Systems'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 Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, China Maple Leaf Educational Systems's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems 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 Maple Leaf Educational Systems 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 * 0.841+0.528 * 0.9057+0.404 * 1.0014+0.892 * 1.0781+0.115 * 1.0888
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.921+4.679 * -0.062511-0.327 * 1.1549
=-2.93

* 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$229 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,340 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$647 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$967 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,765 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,446 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$340 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,590 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,739 Mil.
Net Income was HK$17 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$440 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$252 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,243 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$543 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$874 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,710 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,516 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$215 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$343 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,460 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$400 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)
=(228.731 / 1339.956) / (252.286 / 1242.907)
=0.1707 / 0.202981
=0.841

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)
=(543.393 / 1242.907) / (646.797 / 1339.956)
=0.437195 / 0.4827
=0.9057

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 - (966.687 + 2446.23) / 6764.538) / (1 - (873.848 + 2516.357) / 6710.202)
=0.495469 / 0.494769
=1.0014

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
=1339.956 / 1242.907
=1.0781

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))
=(214.604 / (214.604 + 2516.357)) / (190.295 / (190.295 + 2446.23))
=0.078582 / 0.072176
=1.0888

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)
=(340.177 / 1339.956) / (342.612 / 1242.907)
=0.253872 / 0.275654
=0.921

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)
=((1739.491 + 1590.234) / 6764.538) / ((400.214 + 2459.739) / 6710.202)
=0.492232 / 0.42621
=1.1549

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
=(16.921 - 0 - 439.779) / 6764.538
=-0.062511

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 Maple Leaf Educational Systems has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Business Description

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No. 13, Baolong First Road, Baolong Street, Longgang District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518116
China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Ltd provides one of China's private international school systems and has been a Chinese international school operator. Its Maple Leaf Systems and its secondary, middle, elementary, and foreign national schools have been accredited by Cognia, since 2017. The core component of business is a bilingual, dual-curriculum and dual-diploma high school education. It enables graduates of People's Republic of China, or PRC, and British Columbia, or BC, certified schools to receive both a fully accredited BC high school diploma and a PRC high school diploma. It operates all schools under the Maple Leaf brand. The company's reportable segment includes, PRC segment, and the Overseas segment which generates majority of the revenue of the company.
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