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Virscend Education Co (HKSE:01565) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Apr. 15, 2025)


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What is Virscend Education Co 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:01565' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.37   Max: 8.7
Current: -2.87

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Virscend Education Co was 8.70. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.37.


Virscend Education Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Virscend Education 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.

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Virscend Education Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Virscend Education Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.59 8.70 -2.11 -0.82 -2.87

Virscend Education Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 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 -2.11 - -0.82 - -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Virscend Education Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Virscend Education 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.


Virscend Education Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

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

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Virscend Education 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 Virscend Education 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 * 0.4011+0.528 * 1.0085+0.404 * 1.9336+0.892 * 1.2658+0.115 * 0.8095
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9052+4.679 * -0.095437-0.327 * 1.0201
=-2.87

* 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$1,042 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$341 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,056 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,874 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,269 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$141 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,799 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,466 Mil.
Net Income was HK$49 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$514 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$251 Mil.
Revenue was HK$823 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$272 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,106 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,897 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,506 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$147 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$123 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,895 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,320 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)
=(127.426 / 1041.792) / (250.95 / 823.019)
=0.122314 / 0.304914
=0.4011

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)
=(271.841 / 823.019) / (341.196 / 1041.792)
=0.330297 / 0.327509
=1.0085

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 - (1056.484 + 3269.301) / 4873.559) / (1 - (1106.023 + 3506.052) / 4896.715)
=0.112397 / 0.058129
=1.9336

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
=1041.792 / 823.019
=1.2658

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))
=(146.642 / (146.642 + 3506.052)) / (170.598 / (170.598 + 3269.301))
=0.040146 / 0.049594
=0.8095

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)
=(141.21 / 1041.792) / (123.242 / 823.019)
=0.135545 / 0.149744
=0.9052

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)
=((1465.642 + 1799.065) / 4873.559) / ((1320.163 + 1895.476) / 4896.715)
=0.669881 / 0.656693
=1.0201

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
=(49.094 - 0 - 514.214) / 4873.559
=-0.095437

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.

Virscend Education Co has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Virscend Education Co Business Description

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Address
No. 18 Sandongqiao Road, Jinniu District, Chengdu, CHN
Virscend Education Co Ltd is a provider of K-12 private education services. The company is a provider of high school and university private education services in Southwest China. The firm's formal education industry consists of education for pre-school, primary, middle, and high school students with a total of over 16-second foreign language-based classes to its students which include German, French, and Japanese, among other languages. The majority of the company revenues are generated through tuition fees.
Executives
Wang Xiaoying 2202 Interest of your spouse
Yan Yude 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Bank Of China Limited 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Invesco Canada Ltd. 2102 Investment manager
Virscend Holdings Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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