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Leading Holdings Group (HKSE:06999) Beneish M-Score : -4.00 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Leading Holdings Group 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 -4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:06999' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.43   Med: -1.85   Max: -1.61
Current: -4

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Leading Holdings Group was -1.61. The lowest was -4.43. And the median was -1.85.


Leading Holdings Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Leading Holdings Group'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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Leading Holdings Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Leading Holdings Group Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.85 -1.61 -1.77 -4.43 -4.00

Leading Holdings Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 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 -1.77 - -4.43 - -4.00

Competitive Comparison of Leading Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Leading Holdings Group'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.


Leading Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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



Leading Holdings Group 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 Leading Holdings Group 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 * 0.5261+0.528 * -1.4981+0.404 * 1.3738+0.892 * 1.2958+0.115 * 0.9726
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6989+4.679 * -0.047137-0.327 * 1.0257
=-4.00

* 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$3,936 Mil.
Revenue was HK$20,228 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,931 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$31,588 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$37,240 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$328 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$47 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,431 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$31,511 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,352 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-1,443 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$313 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$5,773 Mil.
Revenue was HK$15,610 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$-2,233 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$53,609 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$60,329 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$443 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$62 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,580 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$48,567 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4,918 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)
=(3935.812 / 20227.826) / (5773.144 / 15610.34)
=0.194574 / 0.369828
=0.5261

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)
=(-2232.958 / 15610.34) / (1931.384 / 20227.826)
=-0.143044 / 0.095482
=-1.4981

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 - (31588.016 + 328.13) / 37239.639) / (1 - (53608.591 + 443.188) / 60329.381)
=0.142952 / 0.104055
=1.3738

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
=20227.826 / 15610.34
=1.2958

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))
=(61.78 / (61.78 + 443.188)) / (47.214 / (47.214 + 328.13))
=0.122344 / 0.125789
=0.9726

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)
=(1430.595 / 20227.826) / (1579.74 / 15610.34)
=0.070724 / 0.101198
=0.6989

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)
=((2351.503 + 31511.017) / 37239.639) / ((4917.791 + 48566.524) / 60329.381)
=0.909314 / 0.886538
=1.0257

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
=(-1442.785 - 0 - 312.572) / 37239.639
=-0.047137

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.

Leading Holdings Group has a M-score of -4.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Leading Holdings Group (HKSE:06999) Business Description

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Address
No. 151, 2nd Tianfu Street, Leading International Finance Center, 46th Floor, Tower A, Gaoxin District, Sichuan Province, Chengdu, CHN
Leading Holdings Group Ltd is focused on the development and sale of residential and commercial properties. In addition, the group holds a portion of commercial properties for investment purpose and are engaged in the hotel management business. Further, it also provides project management services. It operates in three segments: Property development, Commercial property investment, and operations, and Hotel operations, of which the majority of its revenue comes from the Property development segment. Its operations are conducted in Mainland China.
Executives
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Liu Shan 2202 Interest of your spouse
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Long Yiqin 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
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Jin Sha Jiang Holding Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Yue Lai Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Ling Yue Capital Holding Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Yuan Di Capital Limited 2101 Beneficial owner

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