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Ayala Land (PHS:ALI) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Ayala Land 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

PHS:ALI' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.4   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ayala Land was -1.86. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.40.


Ayala Land Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ayala Land Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.68 -2.08 -2.29 -2.51 -2.61

Ayala Land Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.51 -2.54 -2.50 -2.53 -2.61

Competitive Comparison of Ayala Land's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Ayala Land'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.


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

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

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



Ayala Land 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 Ayala Land 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 * 0.8737+0.528 * 0.9608+0.404 * 0.9442+0.892 * 1.1824+0.115 * 1.0948
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8865+4.679 * 0.003717-0.327 * 1.0133
=-2.61

* 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 ₱105,530 Mil.
Revenue was 49224.744 + 31756.785 + 34398.131 + 30121.589 = ₱145,501 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17547.749 + 14804.956 + 14971.73 + 11038.143 = ₱58,363 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱412,958 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱846,632 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱53,070 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱9,505 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱1,238 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱234,177 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱239,794 Mil.
Net Income was 6115.319 + 7000.139 + 6879.484 + 4512.639 = ₱24,508 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ₱0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 13131.332 + 6428.841 + 9724.624 + -7924.548 = ₱21,360 Mil.
Total Receivables was ₱102,151 Mil.
Revenue was 38848.5 + 31885.022 + 28087.117 + 24230.673 = ₱123,051 Mil.
Gross Profit was 14054.728 + 11041.669 + 12196.242 + 10129.961 = ₱47,423 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ₱359,857 Mil.
Total Assets was ₱779,655 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ₱48,573 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ₱9,689 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ₱555 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ₱202,524 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ₱228,226 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)
=(105530.428 / 145501.249) / (102151.267 / 123051.312)
=0.725289 / 0.830152
=0.8737

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)
=(47422.6 / 123051.312) / (58362.578 / 145501.249)
=0.385389 / 0.401114
=0.9608

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 - (412957.505 + 53069.76) / 846632.482) / (1 - (359857.405 + 48572.68) / 779654.52)
=0.449552 / 0.47614
=0.9442

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
=145501.249 / 123051.312
=1.1824

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))
=(9688.718 / (9688.718 + 48572.68)) / (9505.083 / (9505.083 + 53069.76))
=0.166297 / 0.151899
=1.0948

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)
=(1237.904 / 145501.249) / (554.974 / 123051.312)
=0.008508 / 0.00451
=1.8865

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)
=((239793.804 + 234177.111) / 846632.482) / ((228225.696 + 202523.944) / 779654.52)
=0.559831 / 0.552488
=1.0133

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
=(24507.581 - 0 - 21360.249) / 846632.482
=0.003717

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.

Ayala Land has a M-score of -2.61 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ayala Land (PHS:ALI) Business Description

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Address
Ayala Triangle, Ayala Avenue, 31st Floor, Tower One and Exchange Plaza, Makati City, PHL, 1226
Ayala Land is a real estate conglomerate operating in the Philippines that plans and develops large-scale, integrated estates. Ayala develops commercial and industrial parks and engages in property management and construction. The company operates in seven business segments: Property Development; International; Shopping Centers; Offices; Hotels and Resorts; Construction; Property Management and Others. The majority of revenue gets derived from the Property development segment that engages in the sale of high-end and upper-middle-income residential lots and units, affordable housing units and lots, economic housing, and leisure community developments.

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