GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Real Estate » Real Estate » A-Living Smart City Services Co Ltd (HKSE:03319) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

A-Living Smart City Services Co (HKSE:03319) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


View and export this data going back to 2018. Start your Free Trial

What is A-Living Smart City Services 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for A-Living Smart City Services Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:03319' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.05   Max: -1.03
Current: -2.51

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of A-Living Smart City Services Co was -1.03. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.05.


A-Living Smart City Services Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for A-Living Smart City Services 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.

* Premium members only.

A-Living Smart City Services Co Beneish M-Score Chart

A-Living Smart City Services Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.05 -1.64 -2.04 -1.03 -2.51

A-Living Smart City Services Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - -1.03 - -2.51 -

Competitive Comparison of A-Living Smart City Services Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, A-Living Smart City Services 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.


A-Living Smart City Services Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, A-Living Smart City Services Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where A-Living Smart City Services Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


;
;

A-Living Smart City Services 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 A-Living Smart City Services 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 * 0.9722+0.528 * 1.2845+0.404 * 0.958+0.892 * 0.9836+0.115 * 0.9864
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9931+4.679 * -0.022318-0.327 * 1.056
=-2.51

* 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$10,650 Mil.
Revenue was HK$16,892 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,894 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$18,034 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$26,306 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$782 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$429 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,031 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$9,893 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$172 Mil.
Net Income was HK$504 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$1,091 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$11,137 Mil.
Revenue was HK$17,173 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,779 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$17,087 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$25,351 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$731 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$392 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,055 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$9,144 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$41 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)
=(10650.06 / 16891.718) / (11136.852 / 17173.482)
=0.63049 / 0.648491
=0.9722

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)
=(3778.937 / 17173.482) / (2893.647 / 16891.718)
=0.220045 / 0.171306
=1.2845

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 - (18034.213 + 782.392) / 26306.017) / (1 - (17086.702 + 730.621) / 25351.338)
=0.284703 / 0.297184
=0.958

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
=16891.718 / 17173.482
=0.9836

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))
=(392.214 / (392.214 + 730.621)) / (428.96 / (428.96 + 782.392))
=0.349307 / 0.354117
=0.9864

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)
=(1030.905 / 16891.718) / (1055.419 / 17173.482)
=0.06103 / 0.061456
=0.9931

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)
=((172.202 + 9892.505) / 26306.017) / ((41.371 + 9143.811) / 25351.338)
=0.382601 / 0.362315
=1.056

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
=(504.095 - 0 - 1091.2) / 26306.017
=-0.022318

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.

A-Living Smart City Services Co has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


A-Living Smart City Services Co Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of A-Living Smart City Services Co's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


A-Living Smart City Services Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
26 Huaxia Road, 35th Floor, Agile Centre, Zhujiang New Town, Tianhe District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510623
A-Living Smart City Services Co Ltd is Hong Kong's earliest property management company to be listed. The company mainly provides property management, sales, inspection, advertising, and tourism services. Its core business is focused on offering property management services, value-added services, such as pre-delivery services, household assistance services, property agency services, and other related services, as well as city sanitation and cleaning services in the People's Republic of China. The company generates revenue from four main business lines which include property management services, property owners' value-added services, city services, and extended value-added services.
Executives
Todd Richard Frazer 2301 Trustee
Richardson Clive Stuart 2301 Trustee
Deakin Gary Colin 2301 Trustee
Zhong Shan Ya Sheng Huo Qi Ye Guan Li Fu Wu You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner
Top Coast Investment Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Chan Siu Na 2202 Interest of your spouse
Chen Zhuo Lin 2305 Beneficiary of a trust
Lu Liqing 2202 Interest of your spouse
Lu Yanping 2202 Interest of your spouse
Luk Sin Fong, Fion 2305 Beneficiary of a trust
Zheng Huiqiong 2202 Interest of your spouse
Ya Ju Le Ji Tuan Kong Gu You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Wang Ji Guo Ji You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Dong Cui Ji Tuan Kong Gu You Xian Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Fu Feng Tou Zi You Xian Gong Si 2301 Trustee

A-Living Smart City Services Co Headlines

No Headlines