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Poly Property Services Co (HKSE:06049) Beneish M-Score : -2.98 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Poly Property 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 -2.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:06049' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.25   Max: -1.33
Current: -2.98

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Poly Property Services Co was -1.33. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.25.


Poly Property Services Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Poly Property 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.

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Poly Property Services Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Poly Property Services Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.33 -1.64 -2.47 -2.98 -

Poly Property Services Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 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 -2.47 - -2.98 - -

Competitive Comparison of Poly Property Services Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Poly Property 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.


Poly Property Services Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Poly Property Services Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Poly Property Services Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Poly Property 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 Poly Property 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 * 0.9229+0.528 * 0.9592+0.404 * 0.6754+0.892 * 1.0779+0.115 * 0.7506
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9317+4.679 * -0.069623-0.327 * 1.0046
=-2.98

* 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$3,484 Mil.
Revenue was HK$16,474 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,230 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$15,562 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$16,272 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$500 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$424 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,361 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$6,477 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$75 Mil.
Net Income was HK$1,510 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$2,643 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$3,502 Mil.
Revenue was HK$15,284 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,874 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$13,549 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$14,640 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$811 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$426 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,355 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,790 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$77 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)
=(3483.95 / 16474.342) / (3502.247 / 15284.097)
=0.211477 / 0.229143
=0.9229

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)
=(2874.249 / 15284.097) / (3230.029 / 16474.342)
=0.188055 / 0.196064
=0.9592

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 - (15562.361 + 500.016) / 16272.43) / (1 - (13549.022 + 810.777) / 14639.613)
=0.012909 / 0.019113
=0.6754

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
=16474.342 / 15284.097
=1.0779

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))
=(426.346 / (426.346 + 810.777)) / (424.457 / (424.457 + 500.016))
=0.344627 / 0.459134
=0.7506

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)
=(1360.84 / 16474.342) / (1355.009 / 15284.097)
=0.082604 / 0.088655
=0.9317

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)
=((75.031 + 6476.597) / 16272.43) / ((76.965 + 5790.235) / 14639.613)
=0.402621 / 0.400776
=1.0046

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
=(1509.568 - 0 - 2642.507) / 16272.43
=-0.069623

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.

Poly Property Services Co has a M-score of -2.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Poly Property Services Co Business Description

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Address
No. 832 Yue Jiang Zhong Road, 48-49th Floor, Poly Plaza, Hai Zhu District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN
Poly Property Services Co Ltd is engaged in provision of property management services, community value-added services, and value-added services to non-property owners. The Company's property management services are engaged in providing property management services to property owners, residents, and property developers, including security, cleaning, greening, gardening, and repair and maintenance. Value-added services to non-property owners engaged in the provision of services to non-property owners, including pre-delivery and other services, Community value-added services include community living services, such as purchase assistance, turnkey furnishing and move-in services, housekeeping and other bespoken services, parking lot management services, and common area value-added services.
Executives
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. 2502 Approved lending agent
Jpmorgan Chase & Co. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Fidelity Funds 2101 Beneficial owner
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Fil Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Pandanus Associates Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Pandanus Partners L.p. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Hsbc Global Asset Management (hong Kong) Limited 2102 Investment manager
Xing Zheng Quan Qiu Ji Jin Guan Li You Xian Gong Si 2102 Investment manager
Citigroup Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China International Capital Corporation Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
China International Capital Corporation (hong Kong) Limited
China International Capital Corporation Hong Kong Securities Limited
Gaoling Fund, L.p. 2101 Beneficial owner
Hillhouse Capital Advisors, Ltd. 2102 Investment manager

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