Sta Lucia Land (PHS:SLI) Beneish M-Score: -2.36 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


PHS:SLI Sta Lucia Land Inc PHS:SLI
83 GF Score
Price ₱1.92
GF Value ₱2.31
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Sta Lucia Land Beneish M-Score?

Sta Lucia Land PHS:SLI -4.48% 83 Beneish M-Score is -2.36 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates PHS:SLI with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of ₱2.31 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,682 Real Estate companies, Sta Lucia Land ranks better than 50.24% on this metric.

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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PHS:SLI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.42   Med: -2.03   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sta Lucia Land was -1.49. The lowest was -2.42. And the median was -2.03.


Sta Lucia Land Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sta Lucia Land'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.

Sta Lucia Land Beneish M-Score Chart

Sta Lucia Land Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.42 -1.95 -2.02 -2.30 -2.28

Sta Lucia Land Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.38 -2.21 -2.37 -2.28 -2.36

Sta Lucia Land Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Sta Lucia Land'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.


Sta Lucia Land Beneish M-Score vs Real Estate Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sta Lucia Land's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Sta Lucia Land 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 Sta Lucia Land 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 * 1.1139+0.528 * 1.0921+0.404 * 1.0092+0.892 * 0.9034+0.115 * 1.1067
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0218+4.679 * 0.007789-0.327 * 0.9786
=-2.36

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₱8,860 Mil.
Revenue was 2333.54 + 1725.285 + 1742.571 + 1888.606 = ₱7,690 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1908.875 + 611.003 + 1287.892 + 1398.817 = ₱5,207 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱58,883 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱72,308 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱113 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱191 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱1,034 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱18,418 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱15,583 Mil.
Net Income was 949.37 + 366.715 + 555.638 + 552.167 = ₱2,424 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₱0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1520.754 + 3563.189 + -2633.619 + -589.618 = ₱1,861 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱8,805 Mil.
Revenue was 2491.731 + 709.257 + 2627.267 + 2684.436 = ₱8,513 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1949.148 + 221.968 + 2041.851 + 2081.687 = ₱6,295 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱57,098 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱69,921 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱68 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱156 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱1,120 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱18,922 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱14,673 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)
=(8859.775 / 7690.002) / (8805.056 / 8512.691)
=1.152116 / 1.034345
=1.1139

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)
=(6294.654 / 8512.691) / (5206.587 / 7690.002)
=0.739443 / 0.677059
=1.0921

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 - (58883.496 + 112.686) / 72308.254) / (1 - (57097.612 + 68.171) / 69921.305)
=0.184102 / 0.182427
=1.0092

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
=7690.002 / 8512.691
=0.9034

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))
=(155.899 / (155.899 + 68.171)) / (190.769 / (190.769 + 112.686))
=0.69576 / 0.628657
=1.1067

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)
=(1033.77 / 7690.002) / (1119.934 / 8512.691)
=0.13443 / 0.131561
=1.0218

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)
=((15582.581 + 18417.909) / 72308.254) / ((14673.339 + 18922.188) / 69921.305)
=0.470216 / 0.480476
=0.9786

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
=(2423.89 - 0 - 1860.706) / 72308.254
=0.007789

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.

Sta Lucia Land has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.36 mean?
Sta Lucia Land (PHS:SLI) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.36 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sta Lucia Land and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sta Lucia Land ranks #837 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 49.8%.
Is Sta Lucia Land's Beneish M-Score too high?
Sta Lucia Land's current Beneish M-Score is -2.36. Based on the distribution chart, Sta Lucia Land ranks #837 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Sta Lucia Land has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sta Lucia Land's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Sta Lucia Land ranks #837 out of 1682 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Sta Lucia Land in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Real Estate company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Real Estate industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sta Lucia Land and its competitors. Sta Lucia Land's current Beneish M-Score is -2.36. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sta Lucia Land stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sta Lucia Land (PHS:SLI) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ₱2.31, compared to a current price of ₱1.92 — trading 16.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.36. Sta Lucia Land's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Sta Lucia Land (PHS:SLI), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.36 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Sta Lucia Land (PHS:SLI) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sta Lucia Land stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ₱1.92 is trading 16.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of ₱2.31. GuruFocus considers Sta Lucia Land to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for PHS:SLI:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.36
  • GF Value™: ₱2.31 vs. price of ₱1.92 (16.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the PHS:SLI stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sta Lucia Land Business Description

Address Marcos Highway Corner, Imelda Avenue, Penthouse, Building 3, Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall, Cainta, RIZ, PHL, 1900
Sta Lucia Land Inc is a flagship property development company, which is principally engaged in real estate development, both horizontal and vertical, in various locations across the Philippines. The company has two reportable operating segments as follows: i) Leasing: This segment consists of the Group's investment properties which includes properties that are held to earn rentals and are not occupied by the Group. ii) Residential development: This represents the development and selling of subdivision lots and high-rise condominium projects across the Philippines.
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