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Wharf Real Estate Investment Co (Wharf Real Estate Investment Co) Beneish M-Score

: -2.42 (As of Today)
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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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

WRFRF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.3   Med: -2.6   Max: -1.87
Current: -2.42

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Wharf Real Estate Investment Co was -1.87. The lowest was -3.30. And the median was -2.60.


Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Wharf Real Estate Investment 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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Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.67 -1.87 -2.83 -2.57 -2.42

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only -2.83 - -2.57 - -2.42

Competitive Comparison

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Wharf Real Estate Investment 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.


Wharf Real Estate Investment Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

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

* The bar in red indicates where Wharf Real Estate Investment Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Wharf Real Estate Investment 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 Wharf Real Estate Investment 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 * 0.8545+0.528 * 0.9974+0.404 * 1.0033+0.892 * 1.0646+0.115 * 1.1468
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4862+4.679 * -0.00448-0.327 * 0.8538
=-2.42

* 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 $156 Mil.
Revenue was $1,704 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,368 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $446 Mil.
Total Assets was $31,412 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $948 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $31 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,879 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $3,820 Mil.
Net Income was $610 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $751 Mil.
Total Receivables was $172 Mil.
Revenue was $1,600 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,282 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $619 Mil.
Total Assets was $32,786 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $940 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $110 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1,455 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,511 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)
=(156.342 / 1703.757) / (171.86 / 1600.303)
=0.091763 / 0.107392
=0.8545

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)
=(1281.63 / 1600.303) / (1368.025 / 1703.757)
=0.800867 / 0.802946
=0.9974

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 - (445.85 + 948.296) / 31412.072) / (1 - (618.594 + 939.579) / 32785.599)
=0.955618 / 0.952474
=1.0033

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
=1703.757 / 1600.303
=1.0646

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))
=(35.965 / (35.965 + 939.579)) / (31.499 / (31.499 + 948.296))
=0.036867 / 0.032149
=1.1468

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)
=(56.98 / 1703.757) / (110.078 / 1600.303)
=0.033444 / 0.068786
=0.4862

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)
=((3819.816 + 1879.305) / 31412.072) / ((5511.47 + 1455.031) / 32785.599)
=0.181431 / 0.212487
=0.8538

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
=(610.259 - 0 - 750.98) / 31412.072
=-0.00448

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.

Wharf Real Estate Investment Co has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Wharf Real Estate Investment Co (Wharf Real Estate Investment Co) Business Description

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Address
https://www.wharfreic.com/en/investor/reports, 16th Floor, Ocean Centre, Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Wharf spun off Wharf Real Estate Investment Co in November 2017. It is a leading property investor with a focus in prime retail assets in Hong Kong. Rental income from two flagship assets Harbour City and Times Square account for around 80% of revenue. The balance is made up of The Murray hotel, a suburban mall in Plaza Hollywood, two offices in Central CBD. The group also holds two malls in Singapore and a mixed-development in Suzhou. Wharf was originally a shipping company but transformed into a property developer and investor in the 1960s by redeveloping its unused industrial assets, many located in city-center and waterfront locations. The Harbour City site was previously wharfs, and the Times Square site was a tram depot in the 1970s. Wheelock holds a 45% stake in WREIC.