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KWG Living Group Holdings (HKSE:03913) Beneish M-Score : -1.98 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is KWG Living Group Holdings 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 -1.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for KWG Living Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:03913' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.44   Med: -1.98   Max: 0.33
Current: -1.98

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of KWG Living Group Holdings was 0.33. The lowest was -2.44. And the median was -1.98.


KWG Living Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for KWG Living Group Holdings'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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KWG Living Group Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

KWG Living Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -0.67 -2.44 0.33 -2.21 -1.98

KWG Living Group Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 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 - -2.21 - -1.98 -

Competitive Comparison of KWG Living Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, KWG Living Group Holdings'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.


KWG Living Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, KWG Living Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KWG Living Group Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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KWG Living Group Holdings 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 KWG Living Group Holdings 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 * 1.3268+0.528 * 1.0032+0.404 * 0.8906+0.892 * 0.9365+0.115 * 0.8765
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9304+4.679 * 0.058899-0.327 * 0.9172
=-1.98

* 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$3,493 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,210 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,293 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$5,078 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$7,541 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$86 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$182 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$416 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,792 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$538 Mil.
Net Income was HK$33 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-411 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,811 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,496 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,385 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,896 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$7,755 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$115 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$168 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$478 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,306 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$428 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)
=(3492.7 / 4209.925) / (2811.097 / 4495.571)
=0.829635 / 0.625304
=1.3268

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)
=(1385.352 / 4495.571) / (1293.245 / 4209.925)
=0.308159 / 0.30719
=1.0032

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 - (5077.817 + 86.283) / 7540.903) / (1 - (4895.906 + 114.659) / 7755.239)
=0.315188 / 0.353912
=0.8906

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
=4209.925 / 4495.571
=0.9365

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))
=(167.929 / (167.929 + 114.659)) / (181.657 / (181.657 + 86.283))
=0.594254 / 0.677976
=0.8765

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)
=(416.151 / 4209.925) / (477.626 / 4495.571)
=0.09885 / 0.106244
=0.9304

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)
=((538.279 + 2791.941) / 7540.903) / ((428.29 + 3305.818) / 7755.239)
=0.441621 / 0.481495
=0.9172

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
=(33.145 - 0 - -411.01) / 7540.903
=0.058899

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.

KWG Living Group Holdings has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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KWG Living Group Holdings Business Description

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39 Gloucester Road, Harcourt House, Room 1302, 13th Floor, Wanchai, HKG
KWG Living Group Holdings Ltd is a property management service provider in China. The company operates primarily in two business segments: residential property management services and non-residential property management and commercial operational services. The majority of its revenue is generated from non-residential property management and commercial operational services, which includes property management and commercial operational services for commercial properties such as office buildings, shopping malls, and industrial parks. In addition, the company provides property management services to schools, hospitals, government authorities, and other public properties. All of the revenue generated by the company comes from mainland China.
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