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Studio City International Holdings (Studio City International Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 26.73 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Studio City International 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 26.73 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Studio City International Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

MSC' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.01   Med: -3.06   Max: 26.73
Current: 26.73

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Studio City International Holdings was 26.73. The lowest was -6.01. And the median was -3.06.


Studio City International Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Studio City International 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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Studio City International Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Studio City International Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.39 -5.14 -3.72 -6.01 26.73

Studio City International Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -6.01 -0.34 -2.63 1.70 26.73

Competitive Comparison of Studio City International Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Resorts & Casinos subindustry, Studio City International 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.


Studio City International Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Studio City International Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Studio City International Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Studio City International 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 Studio City International 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 * 2.3161+0.528 * -9.4983+0.404 * 0.9366+0.892 * 38.5814+0.115 * 0.7366
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.0374+4.679 * -0.017192-0.327 * 1.0315
=26.73

* 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 $43.3 Mil.
Revenue was 141.251 + 137.586 + 115.234 + 51.467 = $445.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 99.201 + 86.157 + 57.117 + 30.534 = $273.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $316.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,236.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,788.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $169.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $115.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $156.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,347.4 Mil.
Net Income was -7.811 + -31.039 + -53.063 + -41.778 = $-133.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 17.266 + -18.232 + -0.808 + 3.939 = $2.2 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + -80.212 = $-80.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.5 Mil.
Revenue was 4.237 + -2.793 + -1.888 + 11.992 = $11.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was -16.503 + -22.618 + -18.985 + -9.106 = $-67.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $553.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $3,593.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2,882.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $127.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $79.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $247.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,448.0 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)
=(43.25 / 445.538) / (0.484 / 11.548)
=0.097074 / 0.041912
=2.3161

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)
=(-67.212 / 11.548) / (273.009 / 445.538)
=-5.820229 / 0.612763
=-9.4983

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 - (316.05 + 2788.356) / 3236.701) / (1 - (553.849 + 2882.845) / 3593.522)
=0.040873 / 0.043642
=0.9366

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
=445.538 / 11.548
=38.5814

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))
=(127.013 / (127.013 + 2882.845)) / (169.453 / (169.453 + 2788.356))
=0.042199 / 0.05729
=0.7366

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)
=(115.131 / 445.538) / (79.782 / 11.548)
=0.258409 / 6.908729
=0.0374

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)
=((2347.423 + 156.777) / 3236.701) / ((2447.975 + 247.389) / 3593.522)
=0.773689 / 0.750062
=1.0315

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
=(-133.691 - 2.165 - -80.212) / 3236.701
=-0.017192

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.

Studio City International Holdings has a M-score of 26.73 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Studio City International Holdings (Studio City International Holdings) Business Description

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Address
60 Wyndham Street, 38th Floor, The Centrium, Central, Hong Kong, HKG
Studio City International Holdings Ltd is a world-class gaming, retail, and entertainment resort located in Cotai, Macau. It operates Studio City Casino with around 250 mass-market gaming tables; approximately 970 gaming machines; and 45 VIP rolling chip tables. In addition, it offers non-gaming attractions, including the world's first figure-8 Ferris wheel, a Warner Bros-themed family entertainment center, a 4-D Batman flight simulator, an exclusive night club, and a live performance arena. Geographically, the company derives the majority of its revenue from the Macau region.