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Kid Castle Educational (Kid Castle Educational) Beneish M-Score : -2.90 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Kid Castle Educational 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 -2.9 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

KDCE' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4578.36   Med: -3.58   Max: 599.48
Current: -2.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kid Castle Educational was 599.48. The lowest was -4578.36. And the median was -3.58.


Kid Castle Educational Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kid Castle Educational'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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Kid Castle Educational Beneish M-Score Chart

Kid Castle Educational Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -4.81 -3.29

Kid Castle Educational Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -4.90 -4.20 -4.54 -3.29 -2.90

Competitive Comparison of Kid Castle Educational's Beneish M-Score

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Kid Castle Educational's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Kid Castle Educational's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Kid Castle Educational's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kid Castle Educational's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Kid Castle Educational 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 Kid Castle Educational 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+0.528 * 2.9302+0.404 * 0+0.892 * 0.0828+0.115 * 0.4094
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.6021+4.679 * -0.038412-0.327 * 0.0766
=-2.90

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was $1.56 Mil.
Revenue was 0 + -0.471 + -0.019 + 0.773 = $0.28 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0 + -0.498 + -0.019 + 0.575 = $0.06 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.56 Mil.
Total Assets was $1.56 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.05 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.02 Mil.
Net Income was 1.547 + -0.171 + -0.077 + 0.463 = $1.76 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 1.562 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $1.56 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.015 + -0.215 + -0.01 + 0.5 = $0.26 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.00 Mil.
Revenue was 0.381 + 0.582 + 1.036 + 1.418 = $3.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.321 + 0.085 + 0.558 + 1.088 = $2.05 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $0.11 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.75 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.09 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.06 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.47 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)
=(1.562 / 0.283) / (0 / 3.417)
=5.519435 / 0
=1

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)
=(2.052 / 3.417) / (0.058 / 0.283)
=0.600527 / 0.204947
=2.9302

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 - (1.562 + 0) / 1.562) / (1 - (0.112 + 0.088) / 3.748)
=0 / 0.946638
=0

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
=0.283 / 3.417
=0.0828

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))
=(0.061 / (0.061 + 0.088)) / (0.048 / (0.048 + 0))
=0.409396 / 1
=0.4094

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)
=(0.353 / 0.283) / (1.638 / 3.417)
=1.24735 / 0.479368
=2.6021

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)
=((0.015 + 0) / 1.562) / ((0.468 + 0.002) / 3.748)
=0.009603 / 0.1254
=0.0766

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
=(1.762 - 1.562 - 0.26) / 1.562
=-0.038412

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.

Kid Castle Educational has a M-score of -2.90 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kid Castle Educational (Kid Castle Educational) Business Description

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Address
370 Amapola Avenue, Suite 200A, Torrance, CA, USA, 90501
Kid Castle Educational Corp operates and manages a portfolio of real estate properties, digital assets, and other in-demand properties. Kid Castle engages in rollup and consolidation of real estate, Biopharma and digital economy assets and operations.
Executives
Hsiung Wang Ping director 8F. NO.98 MIN CHUAN RD., HSIN TIEN F5 231
Pai Suang-yi director 8TH FLOOR, NO.100, MIN CHUAN ROAD,, HSIEN TIEN, TAIPEI F5 231
Pai Lu Su-mei other: a spouse of Director 8TH FLOOR, NO.100, MIN CHUAN ROAD, HSIEN TIEN, TAIPEI F5 231
Shen Yu-pin other: A SPOUSE OF CEO 8TH FLOOR, NO.100, MIN CHUAN ROAD, HSIEN TIEN, TAIPEI F5 231
Yang Min-tan director 8TH FLOOR, NO.100, MIN CHUAN ROAD, HSIEN TIEN, TAIPEI F5 231
Chin Chen Huang director

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