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Qingdao Topscomm Communication (SHSE:603421) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:603421' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.42   Med: -2.33   Max: 0.31
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Qingdao Topscomm Communication was 0.31. The lowest was -22.42. And the median was -2.33.


Qingdao Topscomm Communication Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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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Qingdao Topscomm Communication Beneish M-Score Chart

Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 -2.33 -2.38 -2.42 -2.01 -2.69

Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 -2.08 -2.17 -2.45 -2.69 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Beneish M-Score

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Qingdao Topscomm Communication'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.


Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qingdao Topscomm Communication's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 Qingdao Topscomm Communication 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 * 1.0045+0.528 * 1.0861+0.404 * 0.8057+0.892 * 1.0992+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0653+4.679 * -0.021228-0.327 * 1.0161
=-2.54

* 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 ¥1,569 Mil.
Revenue was 468.419 + 1455.161 + 854.606 + 858.359 = ¥3,637 Mil.
Gross Profit was 169.048 + 616.409 + 336.649 + 352.458 = ¥1,475 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,958 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,561 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,429 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥677 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,681 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥523 Mil.
Net Income was -104.694 + 77.405 + 17.935 + 94.058 = ¥85 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -105.192 + 478.367 + 108.983 + -279.403 = ¥203 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,421 Mil.
Revenue was 464.577 + 1310.201 + 816.512 + 717.201 = ¥3,308 Mil.
Gross Profit was 171.668 + 613.987 + 358.657 + 312.721 = ¥1,457 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,791 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,397 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,396 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥578 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,589 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥515 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)
=(1569.42 / 3636.545) / (1421.447 / 3308.491)
=0.431569 / 0.429636
=1.0045

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)
=(1457.033 / 3308.491) / (1474.564 / 3636.545)
=0.440392 / 0.405485
=1.0861

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 - (3958.104 + 1428.643) / 5561.1) / (1 - (3790.583 + 1396.462) / 5397.072)
=0.031352 / 0.038915
=0.8057

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
=3636.545 / 3308.491
=1.0992

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 / (0 + 1396.462)) / (0 / (0 + 1428.643))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(676.663 / 3636.545) / (577.86 / 3308.491)
=0.186073 / 0.17466
=1.0653

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)
=((522.761 + 1680.614) / 5561.1) / ((515.214 + 1589.273) / 5397.072)
=0.396212 / 0.389931
=1.0161

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
=(84.704 - 0 - 202.755) / 5561.1
=-0.021228

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.

Qingdao Topscomm Communication has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Qingdao Topscomm Communication (SHSE:603421) Business Description

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Address
No. 288 Ningxia Road, 5th Floor, No. 6 Building, Qingdao Software Park, Shinan District, Qingdao City, CHN, 266024
Qingdao Topscomm Communication Inc designs, researches and develops, manufactures, and sells smart products for electric power and fire protection in China. It also engages in the research and development of power line carrier communication chips and fieldbus communication chips. Its products include smart energy meters, such as smart prepayment and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), power line carrier communication system; chips; terminal collecting device such as concentrator and state grid concentrator; and intelligent indoor terminal. It also provides AMI, prepayment vending, water/gas/heat and electricity meter AMR/AMI, distribution automation and management, and low and medium voltage PLC communication solutions.
Executives
Ge Jun Directors, senior managers
Zhou Li Min senior management
Fan Jian Hua Directors, senior managers
Xu Rui Supervisors
Bao Chun Xia senior management
Xu Guang Yi senior management

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