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Country Garden Holdings Co (Country Garden Holdings Co) Beneish M-Score : -1.88 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Country Garden Holdings 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 -1.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Country Garden Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CTRYY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.28   Med: -1.89   Max: -1.28
Current: -1.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Country Garden Holdings Co was -1.28. The lowest was -2.28. And the median was -1.89.


Country Garden Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Country Garden Holdings 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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Country Garden Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Country Garden Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.04 -2.08 -2.28 -2.27 -1.88

Country Garden Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
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 - -2.27 - -1.88 -

Competitive Comparison of Country Garden Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Country Garden Holdings 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.


Country Garden Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Country Garden Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Country Garden Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Country Garden Holdings 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 Country Garden Holdings 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 * 1.228+0.528 * 2.3216+0.404 * 0.9772+0.892 * 0.7517+0.115 * 0.9968
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8319+4.679 * -0.023889-0.327 * 0.9725
=-1.88

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $49,627 Mil.
Revenue was $61,731 Mil.
Gross Profit was $4,717 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $220,474 Mil.
Total Assets was $250,221 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4,354 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $325 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2,831 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $176,601 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25,520 Mil.
Net Income was $-868 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $5,109 Mil.
Total Receivables was $53,762 Mil.
Revenue was $82,123 Mil.
Gross Profit was $14,567 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $269,093 Mil.
Total Assets was $305,899 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $5,037 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $375 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $4,527 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $216,492 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $37,588 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)
=(49627.494 / 61731.142) / (53761.795 / 82122.682)
=0.80393 / 0.654652
=1.228

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)
=(14567.064 / 82122.682) / (4716.64 / 61731.142)
=0.177382 / 0.076406
=2.3216

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 - (220474.49 + 4353.888) / 250221.18) / (1 - (269093.464 + 5037.288) / 305899.392)
=0.101481 / 0.103853
=0.9772

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
=61731.142 / 82122.682
=0.7517

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))
=(374.766 / (374.766 + 5037.288)) / (325.028 / (325.028 + 4353.888))
=0.069247 / 0.069467
=0.9968

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)
=(2830.873 / 61731.142) / (4527.028 / 82122.682)
=0.045858 / 0.055125
=0.8319

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)
=((25520.318 + 176600.973) / 250221.18) / ((37588.118 + 216492.393) / 305899.392)
=0.807771 / 0.830602
=0.9725

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
=(-868.081 - 0 - 5109.371) / 250221.18
=-0.023889

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.

Country Garden Holdings Co has a M-score of -1.88 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Country Garden Holdings Co (Country Garden Holdings Co) Business Description

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Address
No. 1 Country Garden Road, Country Garden Centre, Beijiao Town, Shunde District, Guangdong Province, Foshan, CHN, 528312
Listed in 2007, Country Garden Holdings has been one of the largest China real estate developers in contracted sales with a focus on Tier 3 and lower-tier cities. Property development has represented most of CGH's revenue and earnings, and the firm has tapped into new businesses such as robotics construction and venture capital investment. Following the retirement of founder Yang Guoqiang, Yang Huiyan (daughter of Yang Guoqiang) holds an over 50% stake of the company, while Ping An Life Insurance retains 7.7% equity ownership after the private placement in 2015.