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Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co (HKSE:06682) Beneish M-Score : -2.25 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co 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 -2.25 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:06682' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.48   Max: -2.25
Current: -2.25

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co was -2.25. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.48.


Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co'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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Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.70 -2.25

Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score - - -2.70 -2.25

Competitive Comparison of Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co'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.


Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co 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 Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co 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 * 0.874+0.528 * 1.0242+0.404 * 0.7819+0.892 * 1.3358+0.115 * 0.8617
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5971+4.679 * 0.012573-0.327 * 0.9732
=-2.25

* 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$2,483 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,598 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,165 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$6,187 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$7,818 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$100 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$89 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$837 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,797 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$36 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-994 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-1,092 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,127 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,442 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,660 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$5,492 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$7,503 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$132 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,049 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,732 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$76 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)
=(2482.99 / 4598.402) / (2126.666 / 3442.426)
=0.539968 / 0.617781
=0.874

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)
=(1660.159 / 3442.426) / (2165.188 / 4598.402)
=0.482264 / 0.470857
=1.0242

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 - (6186.989 + 99.982) / 7817.537) / (1 - (5492.189 + 132.245) / 7503.188)
=0.195786 / 0.250394
=0.7819

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
=4598.402 / 3442.426
=1.3358

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))
=(90.281 / (90.281 + 132.245)) / (88.966 / (88.966 + 99.982))
=0.40571 / 0.470849
=0.8617

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)
=(837.099 / 4598.402) / (1049.477 / 3442.426)
=0.182041 / 0.304866
=0.5971

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)
=((35.755 + 1797.243) / 7817.537) / ((75.625 + 1732.146) / 7503.188)
=0.234473 / 0.240934
=0.9732

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
=(-993.935 - 0 - -1092.224) / 7817.537
=0.012573

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.

Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co has a M-score of -2.25 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co (HKSE:06682) Business Description

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No. 66 Qinghe Middle Street, No. L01301-1, Level 13 Building 1, Haidian, Beijing, CHN
Beijing Fourth Paradigm Technology Co Ltd is a leader in enterprise AI. It is an AI software company that focuses on providing platform-centric AI software that enables enterprises to develop their own decision-making AI applications. Its enterprise-level solutions are designed to serve enterprises, rather than individuals. It offers platform-centric AI solutions that can be rapidly deployed by enterprises on a large scale to uncover hidden patterns in data and comprehensively enhance their decision-making capabilities.
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