GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Real Estate » Real Estate » Swire Properties Ltd (OTCPK:SWPFF) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score
中文

Swire Properties (Swire Properties) Beneish M-Score

: -2.27 (As of Today)
View and export this data going back to 2012. Start your Free Trial

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 -2.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Swire Properties's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SWPFF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.55   Med: -2.34   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Swire Properties was -2.06. The lowest was -2.55. And the median was -2.34.


Swire Properties Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Swire Properties'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.

* Premium members only.

Swire Properties Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.55 -2.41 -2.30 -2.39 -2.27

Swire Properties Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.30 - -2.39 - -2.27

Competitive Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Swire Properties'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.


Swire Properties Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Swire Properties's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Swire Properties's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Swire Properties 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 Swire Properties 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 * 1.428+0.528 * 0.9729+0.404 * 0.9997+0.892 * 1.0577+0.115 * 0.9322
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1323+4.679 * -0.007921-0.327 * 1.4673
=-2.27

* 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 $449 Mil.
Revenue was $1,878 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,330 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,349 Mil.
Total Assets was $45,390 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $807 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $66 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $264 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,278 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $4,371 Mil.
Net Income was $338 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $697 Mil.
Total Receivables was $297 Mil.
Revenue was $1,776 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,223 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2,275 Mil.
Total Assets was $43,307 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $725 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $55 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $220 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,411 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $2,912 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)
=(448.923 / 1878.409) / (297.223 / 1775.888)
=0.238991 / 0.167366
=1.428

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)
=(1223.187 / 1775.888) / (1329.868 / 1878.409)
=0.688775 / 0.707976
=0.9729

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 - (2348.844 + 806.551) / 45390.151) / (1 - (2274.771 + 725.332) / 43306.959)
=0.930483 / 0.930725
=0.9997

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
=1878.409 / 1775.888
=1.0577

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))
=(54.975 / (54.975 + 725.332)) / (65.943 / (65.943 + 806.551))
=0.070453 / 0.07558
=0.9322

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)
=(263.515 / 1878.409) / (220.027 / 1775.888)
=0.140286 / 0.123897
=1.1323

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)
=((4370.534 + 2277.779) / 45390.151) / ((2911.861 + 1411.103) / 43306.959)
=0.14647 / 0.099821
=1.4673

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
=(337.653 - 0 - 697.201) / 45390.151
=-0.007921

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.

Swire Properties has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Swire Properties Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Swire Properties's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Swire Properties (Swire Properties) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
88 Queensway, 33rd Floor, One Pacific Place, Hong Kong, HKG
Swire Properties is a Hong Kong-based property investor, and Hong Kong's largest office landlord. Its Hong Kong portfolio provides more than 13 million square feet of gross floor area, with its portfolio of Grade A office contributing more than 9 million square feet. The firm also holds investment properties and development projects in China, the United States and Southeast Asia. Rental income accounts for over 60% of its total revenue, with property development and hotel operations contributing the balance. The company was listed in 2012. Parent company Swire Pacific holds an 82% stake.