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Century Land JSC (STC:CRE) Beneish M-Score : -1.50 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Century Land JSC 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

STC:CRE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.97   Med: -1.13   Max: 1.25
Current: -1.5

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Century Land JSC was 1.25. The lowest was -2.97. And the median was -1.13.


Century Land JSC Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Century Land JSC'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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Century Land JSC Beneish M-Score Chart

Century Land JSC Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -0.76 1.25 -2.97 -1.50

Century Land JSC Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.97 -1.83 -1.50 -1.95 -1.50

Competitive Comparison of Century Land JSC's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Century Land JSC'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.


Century Land JSC's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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


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Century Land JSC 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 Century Land JSC 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 * 0.6296+0.528 * 1.0167+0.404 * 1.3732+0.892 * 1.6484+0.115 * 0.9467
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6236+4.679 * 0.114263-0.327 * 1.0208
=-1.50

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ₫3,563,973 Mil.
Revenue was 384016.69 + 328007.239 + 333520.279 + 493655.262 = ₫1,539,199 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89054.445 + 65906.062 + 61521.155 + 80032.415 = ₫296,514 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫4,276,182 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫7,187,444 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫114,674 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫47,746 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫159,036 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫1,525,454 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫512 Mil.
Net Income was 11290.898 + 14247.269 + 8441.501 + 7758.035 = ₫41,738 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₫0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -728513.451 + -571.143 + -28640.028 + -21798.607 = ₫-779,523 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₫3,433,792 Mil.
Revenue was 331711.203 + 146643.454 + 402110.308 + 53283.576 = ₫933,749 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58141.272 + 40535.384 + 58463.261 + 25751.761 = ₫182,892 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₫4,960,760 Mil.
Total Assets was ₫7,101,278 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₫128,429 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₫49,523 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₫154,712 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₫1,123,000 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₫353,985 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)
=(3563973.35 / 1539199.47) / (3433791.749 / 933748.541)
=2.315472 / 3.677427
=0.6296

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)
=(182891.678 / 933748.541) / (296514.077 / 1539199.47)
=0.195868 / 0.192642
=1.0167

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 - (4276182.319 + 114674.453) / 7187444.381) / (1 - (4960760.376 + 128428.87) / 7101278.143)
=0.389093 / 0.283342
=1.3732

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
=1539199.47 / 933748.541
=1.6484

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))
=(49523.33 / (49523.33 + 128428.87)) / (47745.779 / (47745.779 + 114674.453))
=0.278296 / 0.293964
=0.9467

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)
=(159036.197 / 1539199.47) / (154711.871 / 933748.541)
=0.103324 / 0.165689
=0.6236

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)
=((511.944 + 1525454.331) / 7187444.381) / ((353985.04 + 1123000.271) / 7101278.143)
=0.21231 / 0.207989
=1.0208

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
=(41737.703 - 0 - -779523.229) / 7187444.381
=0.114263

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.

Century Land JSC has a M-score of -1.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Century Land JSC Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
GF 1, Building B Sky City, Lang Ha Street, No. 88 Lang Ha Ward, Dong Da District, Ha Noi City, VNM
Century Land JSC is a Viet Nam-based real estate company. The company offers real estate services including consulting real estate developers for projects and also consulting sales strategies.

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