Guolian Minsheng Securities Co (HKSE:01456) Beneish M-Score: 0.20 (As of Aug. 25, 2026)

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HKSE:01456 Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Ltd HKSE:01456
88 GF Score
Price HK$3.77
GF Value HK$4.75
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Beneish M-Score?

Guolian Minsheng Securities Co HKSE:01456 -0.79% 88 Beneish M-Score is 0.20 as of Aug. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates HKSE:01456 with a GF Score™ of 88/100 and a GF Value™ of HK$4.75 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 701 Capital Markets companies, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co ranks worse than 84.74% on this metric.

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 0.2 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01456' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.58   Med: -1.19   Max: 0.2
Current: 0.2

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guolian Minsheng Securities Co was 0.20. The lowest was -2.58. And the median was -1.19.


Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Guolian Minsheng Securities 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.

Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.00 0.00 0.00 -2.58 0.20

Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 -1.85 -2.58 -1.29 -2.13 0.20

HKSE:01456 vs MS, GS, SCHW: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Capital Markets subindustry, Guolian Minsheng Securities 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.


Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Beneish M-Score vs Capital Markets Industry

For the Capital Markets industry and Financial Services sector, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Guolian Minsheng Securities 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 Guolian Minsheng Securities 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 * 0.7315+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.0639+0.892 * 3.8568+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -1.8025+4.679 * 0.004312-0.327 * 1.4532
=0.20

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Sep24) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$30,236 Mil.
Revenue was 2645.526 + 2554.641 + 0 + 3827.838 = HK$9,028 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2645.526 + 2554.641 + 0 + 3827.838 = HK$9,028 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$181,755 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$224,500 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,181 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$-1,206 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$132,314 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$24,807 Mil.
Net Income was 271.96 + 694.492 + 0 + 1.673 = HK$968 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = HK$0 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$10,717 Mil.
Revenue was -875.705 + 2089.576 + -238.444 + 1365.362 = HK$2,341 Mil.
Gross Profit was -875.705 + 2089.576 + -238.444 + 1365.362 = HK$2,341 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$93,144 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$113,289 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$430 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$174 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$16,437 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$38,123 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)
=(30236.417 / 9028.005) / (10717.158 / 2340.789)
=3.34918 / 4.578438
=0.7315

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)
=(2340.789 / 2340.789) / (9028.005 / 9028.005)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (181754.846 + 1181.106) / 224500.335) / (1 - (93144.431 + 429.856) / 113288.905)
=0.185142 / 0.174021
=1.0639

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
=9028.005 / 2340.789
=3.8568

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))
=(0 / (0 + 429.856)) / (0 / (0 + 1181.106))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(-1206.188 / 9028.005) / (173.501 / 2340.789)
=-0.133605 / 0.074121
=-1.8025

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)
=((24806.809 + 132314.433) / 224500.335) / ((38123.179 + 16436.559) / 113288.905)
=0.699871 / 0.481598
=1.4532

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
=(968.125 - 0 - 0) / 224500.335
=0.004312

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.

Guolian Minsheng Securities Co has a M-score of 0.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of 0.20 mean?
Guolian Minsheng Securities Co (HKSE:01456) has a Beneish M-Score of 0.20 as of Aug. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Guolian Minsheng Securities Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co ranks #594 out of 701 companies in the Capital Markets industry, placing it in the top 84.7%.
Is Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's current Beneish M-Score is 0.20. Based on the distribution chart, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co ranks #594 out of 701 companies in the Capital Markets industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co has a GF Score™ of 88/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's Beneish M-Score compare to MS and GS?
According to the Capital Markets industry distribution chart, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co ranks #594 out of 701 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Guolian Minsheng Securities Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Capital Markets company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Capital Markets industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Guolian Minsheng Securities Co and its competitors. Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's current Beneish M-Score is 0.20. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Guolian Minsheng Securities Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co (HKSE:01456) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$4.75, compared to a current price of HK$3.77 — trading 20.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is 0.20. Guolian Minsheng Securities Co's overall GF Score™ is 88/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Guolian Minsheng Securities Co (HKSE:01456), the current Beneish M-Score is 0.20 as of Aug. 25, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Guolian Minsheng Securities Co (HKSE:01456) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Guolian Minsheng Securities Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of HK$3.77 is trading 20.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of HK$4.75. GuruFocus considers Guolian Minsheng Securities Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for HKSE:01456:

  • Beneish M-Score: 0.20
  • GF Value™: HK$4.75 vs. price of HK$3.77 (20.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 88/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:01456 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 34V:Germany601456:China
Address No. 8 Jinrong One Street, Jiangsu Province, Wuxi, CHN, 214000
Guolian Minsheng Securities Co Ltd is a China-based financial institution. The company's operating segments include Brokerage and wealth management, Credit transactions, Investment banking, Proprietary trading, Asset management and investment, and Other businesses. It generates maximum revenue from the Brokerage and wealth management segment and the Proprietary trading segment. The Brokerage and wealth management segment includes securities trading and brokering services, sales of wealth management products, investment consulting, and asset allocation. The Proprietary trading segment includes trading in financial products.
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