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CapitaLand Investment (SGX:9CI) Beneish M-Score : -2.64 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is CapitaLand Investment 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 -2.64 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGX:9CI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.9   Med: -2.64   Max: -2.56
Current: -2.64

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CapitaLand Investment was -2.56. The lowest was -2.90. And the median was -2.64.


CapitaLand Investment Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CapitaLand Investment'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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CapitaLand Investment Beneish M-Score Chart

CapitaLand Investment Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.90 -2.56 -2.64

CapitaLand Investment Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.90 - -2.56 - -2.64

Competitive Comparison of CapitaLand Investment's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, CapitaLand Investment'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.


CapitaLand Investment's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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



CapitaLand Investment 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 CapitaLand Investment 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 * 0.9393+0.528 * 0.9911+0.404 * 0.9906+0.892 * 0.968+0.115 * 1.0904
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0622+4.679 * -0.014678-0.327 * 0.9989
=-2.64

* 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 S$852 Mil.
Revenue was S$2,784 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$1,260 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$4,447 Mil.
Total Assets was S$34,133 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$1,312 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$142 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$364 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$3,544 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$11,464 Mil.
Net Income was S$181 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$682 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$937 Mil.
Revenue was S$2,876 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$1,290 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$4,421 Mil.
Total Assets was S$35,110 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$1,225 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$146 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$354 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$4,162 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$11,292 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)
=(852 / 2784) / (937 / 2876)
=0.306034 / 0.3258
=0.9393

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)
=(1290 / 2876) / (1260 / 2784)
=0.44854 / 0.452586
=0.9911

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 - (4447 + 1312) / 34133) / (1 - (4421 + 1225) / 35110)
=0.831278 / 0.839191
=0.9906

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
=2784 / 2876
=0.968

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))
=(146 / (146 + 1225)) / (142 / (142 + 1312))
=0.106492 / 0.097662
=1.0904

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)
=(364 / 2784) / (354 / 2876)
=0.130747 / 0.123088
=1.0622

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)
=((11464 + 3544) / 34133) / ((11292 + 4162) / 35110)
=0.439692 / 0.440159
=0.9989

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
=(181 - 0 - 682) / 34133
=-0.014678

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.

CapitaLand Investment has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CapitaLand Investment (SGX:9CI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
168 Robinson Road, No.30-01 Capital Tower, Singapore, SGP, 068912
CapitaLand Investment, or CLI, is a Singapore-headquartered real estate investment management company with SGD 133 billion in total asset under management. The company has two core business segments: real estate investment and fee income-related business. The majority of its earnings are derived from its real estate investment business where it invests in a portfolio of office, retail, lodging, logistics, business parks, and data center assets for rental income. The firm also derives fee income from lodging management and management of underlying assets in investment vehicles such as an unlisted fund or REIT on behalf of its capital partners.

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