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Sunac Services Holdings (HKSE:01516) Beneish M-Score : -3.15 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Sunac Services Holdings 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 -3.15 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:01516' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.46   Med: -2.39   Max: -0.38
Current: -3.15

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sunac Services Holdings was -0.38. The lowest was -3.46. And the median was -2.39.


Sunac Services Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sunac Services Holdings'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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Sunac Services Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Sunac Services Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.46 -0.79 -0.38 -2.39 -3.15

Sunac Services Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 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 -0.38 - -2.39 - -3.15

Competitive Comparison of Sunac Services Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Sunac Services Holdings'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.


Sunac Services Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sunac Services Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sunac Services Holdings 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 Sunac Services Holdings 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 * 1.0071+0.528 * 0.9462+0.404 * 0.9374+0.892 * 0.9634+0.115 * 0.8434
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8406+4.679 * -0.111407-0.327 * 1.2439
=-3.15

* 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 HK$4,667 Mil.
Revenue was HK$7,667 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,824 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$9,558 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$12,737 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$184 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$190 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$762 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,730 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$109 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-476 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$943 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$4,810 Mil.
Revenue was HK$7,958 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,792 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$10,181 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$13,952 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$270 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$202 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$942 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,008 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$135 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)
=(4667.03 / 7666.862) / (4810.126 / 7957.889)
=0.608728 / 0.604447
=1.0071

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)
=(1791.701 / 7957.889) / (1824.27 / 7666.862)
=0.225148 / 0.237942
=0.9462

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 - (9557.515 + 183.978) / 12736.868) / (1 - (10181.097 + 270.358) / 13951.627)
=0.235174 / 0.250879
=0.9374

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
=7666.862 / 7957.889
=0.9634

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))
=(202.416 / (202.416 + 270.358)) / (189.693 / (189.693 + 183.978))
=0.428145 / 0.507647
=0.8434

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)
=(762.493 / 7666.862) / (941.561 / 7957.889)
=0.099453 / 0.118318
=0.8406

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)
=((109.381 + 5729.99) / 12736.868) / ((134.595 + 5007.586) / 13951.627)
=0.458462 / 0.368572
=1.2439

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
=(-475.868 - 0 - 943.103) / 12736.868
=-0.111407

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.

Sunac Services Holdings has a M-score of -3.15 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sunac Services Holdings (HKSE:01516) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Hongqi Road, Block O1A, 25th Floor, Sunac Center, Nankai District, Tianjin, CHN, 300381
Sunac Services Holdings Ltd is engaged in the provision of property management services, value-added services to non-property owners, community living services and commercial operational services in the PRC.
Executives
Sun Hongbin 2307 Founder of a discretionary trust who can infl
Sunac Holdings Llc 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sunac International Investment Holdings Ltd 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sunac China Holdings Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sunac Services Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Gai Gong Si Wei Sun Hong Bin Xian Sheng Jia Zu Xin Tuo De Shou Tuo Ren 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sunac Shine (ptc) Limited 2301 Trustee
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Morgan Stanley International Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Morgan Stanley Investments (uk) 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc 2105 Underwriter

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