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Linekong Interactive Group Co (HKSE:08267) Beneish M-Score : 2.09 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Linekong Interactive Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.09 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:08267' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.18   Med: -2.94   Max: 2.09
Current: 2.09

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Linekong Interactive Group Co was 2.09. The lowest was -5.18. And the median was -2.94.


Linekong Interactive Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Linekong Interactive Group 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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Linekong Interactive Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Linekong Interactive Group Co 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 -2.94 -2.15 -5.18 -2.95 2.09

Linekong Interactive Group Co 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 -2.95 - - - 2.09

Competitive Comparison of Linekong Interactive Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Linekong Interactive Group 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.


Linekong Interactive Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Linekong Interactive Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Linekong Interactive Group 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 Linekong Interactive Group 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 * 4.8808+0.528 * 1.1628+0.404 * 0.8048+0.892 * 1.8679+0.115 * 0.7766
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.3688+4.679 * 0.01517-0.327 * 0.812
=2.09

* 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$72.3 Mil.
Revenue was HK$148.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$37.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$211.8 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$350.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$5.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$37.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$77.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$0.2 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-19.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-24.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$7.9 Mil.
Revenue was HK$79.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$23.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$202.9 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$407.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$9.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$54.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$108.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2.4 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)
=(72.276 / 148.214) / (7.928 / 79.35)
=0.487646 / 0.099912
=4.8808

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)
=(23.367 / 79.35) / (37.535 / 148.214)
=0.29448 / 0.253249
=1.1628

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 - (211.799 + 1.29) / 350.628) / (1 - (202.897 + 5.939) / 407.402)
=0.392265 / 0.487396
=0.8048

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
=148.214 / 79.35
=1.8679

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))
=(9.56 / (9.56 + 5.939)) / (4.979 / (4.979 + 1.29))
=0.616814 / 0.794226
=0.7766

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)
=(37.277 / 148.214) / (54.109 / 79.35)
=0.251508 / 0.681903
=0.3688

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)
=((0.21 + 77.38) / 350.628) / ((2.357 + 108.676) / 407.402)
=0.221289 / 0.272539
=0.812

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
=(-19.06 - 0 - -24.379) / 350.628
=0.01517

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.

Linekong Interactive Group Co has a M-score of 2.09 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Linekong Interactive Group Co (HKSE:08267) Business Description

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Block 3, No. 55 Heping West Road, Units 6–8, 5th Floor, Tower A, Jinan China Overseas Fortune Center, Shijingshan District, Beijing, CHN, 100102
Linekong Interactive Group Co Ltd is engaged in developing and publishing online and mobile games. Its products include action games, role-playing games and turn-based games such as the blade god, the sword of heaven, spirit of king, Sword of the Sky, light of dawn, noisy heaven, warrior king, the journey to the west, beast and yitian sword and tulong sabre. It operates through two segments namely, Game Business and Film Business. Geographically, the business presences of the group are seen across China, Hong Kong and other countries and regions.
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