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China Beststudy Education Group (HKSE:03978) Beneish M-Score : -2.95 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is China Beststudy Education Group 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 -2.95 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:03978' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.67   Med: -2.95   Max: -0.44
Current: -2.95

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Beststudy Education Group was -0.44. The lowest was -3.67. And the median was -2.95.


China Beststudy Education Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Beststudy Education Group'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 Beststudy Education Group Beneish M-Score Chart

China Beststudy Education Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.69 -3.42 -0.44 -2.95 -

China Beststudy Education Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -0.44 - -2.95 - -

Competitive Comparison of China Beststudy Education Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, China Beststudy Education Group'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 Beststudy Education Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Beststudy Education Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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China Beststudy Education Group 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 Beststudy Education Group 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 * 1.4516+0.528 * 0.7501+0.404 * 1.2257+0.892 * 0.9758+0.115 * 1.1398
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6957+4.679 * -0.191064-0.327 * 0.9855
=-2.95

* 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$54 Mil.
Revenue was HK$535 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$251 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$560 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,145 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$279 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$449 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$152 Mil.
Net Income was HK$100 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$318 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$38 Mil.
Revenue was HK$548 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$193 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$463 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$971 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$297 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$114 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$135 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$356 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$162 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)
=(53.833 / 535.201) / (38.004 / 548.457)
=0.100585 / 0.069293
=1.4516

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)
=(193.26 / 548.457) / (251.414 / 535.201)
=0.35237 / 0.469756
=0.7501

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 - (560.137 + 279.255) / 1144.504) / (1 - (462.949 + 297) / 971.187)
=0.266589 / 0.217505
=1.2257

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
=535.201 / 548.457
=0.9758

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))
=(113.592 / (113.592 + 297)) / (89.503 / (89.503 + 279.255))
=0.276654 / 0.242715
=1.1398

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)
=(91.841 / 535.201) / (135.28 / 548.457)
=0.171601 / 0.246656
=0.6957

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)
=((152.028 + 449.486) / 1144.504) / ((161.841 + 356.082) / 971.187)
=0.525567 / 0.533289
=0.9855

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
=(99.803 - 0 - 318.477) / 1144.504
=-0.191064

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 Beststudy Education Group has a M-score of -2.95 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Beststudy Education Group Business Description

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Address
65 Xianlie Middle Road, 11th Floor, Yuexiu District, Guangdong, Guangzhou, CHN
China Beststudy Education Group is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, it is engaged in providing education-related courses which include full-time revision business, talent education, self-study programs, vocational education, and after-school tutoring programs for high school students. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Full-time test preparation programs segment. Geographically the company operates in mainland China.
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