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Beijing Kingsoft Office Software (SHSE:688111) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Beijing Kingsoft Office Software 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Beijing Kingsoft Office Software's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:688111' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.68   Med: -2.31   Max: -0.34
Current: -2.4

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beijing Kingsoft Office Software was -0.34. The lowest was -2.68. And the median was -2.31.


Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beijing Kingsoft Office Software'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 Kingsoft Office Software Beneish M-Score Chart

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software 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 -1.71 -2.05 -1.82 -2.48 -2.36

Beijing Kingsoft Office Software 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 -2.56 -2.38 -2.27 -2.36 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Beijing Kingsoft Office Software's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Beijing Kingsoft Office Software'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 Kingsoft Office Software's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Beijing Kingsoft Office Software's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Beijing Kingsoft Office Software 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 Kingsoft Office Software 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 * 0.9125+0.528 * 1.0036+0.404 * 1.5166+0.892 * 1.1626+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9213+4.679 * -0.04741-0.327 * 0.9481
=-2.40

* 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 ¥572 Mil.
Revenue was 1225.297 + 1285.604 + 1098.217 + 1120.706 = ¥4,730 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1039.051 + 1085.128 + 931.432 + 956.708 = ¥4,012 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥10,019 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥14,084 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥390 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,369 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,847 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥41 Mil.
Net Income was 367.017 + 424.465 + 293.955 + 332.031 = ¥1,417 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 153.445 + 1118.175 + 343.87 + 469.714 = ¥2,085 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥539 Mil.
Revenue was 1051.441 + 1089.611 + 1003.823 + 923.38 = ¥4,068 Mil.
Gross Profit was 912.859 + 923.881 + 853.355 + 773.602 = ¥3,464 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,800 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥12,174 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥279 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,278 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,584 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥49 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)
=(571.904 / 4729.824) / (539.105 / 4068.255)
=0.120914 / 0.132515
=0.9125

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)
=(3463.697 / 4068.255) / (4012.319 / 4729.824)
=0.851396 / 0.848302
=1.0036

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 - (10019.424 + 389.621) / 14084.304) / (1 - (9800.497 + 279.012) / 12174.231)
=0.260947 / 0.172062
=1.5166

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
=4729.824 / 4068.255
=1.1626

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 + 279.012)) / (0 / (0 + 389.621))
=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)
=(1368.969 / 4729.824) / (1278.087 / 4068.255)
=0.289433 / 0.314161
=0.9213

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)
=((41.26 + 2847.282) / 14084.304) / ((49.415 + 2584.033) / 12174.231)
=0.205089 / 0.216313
=0.9481

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
=(1417.468 - 0 - 2085.204) / 14084.304
=-0.04741

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 Kingsoft Office Software has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Beijing Kingsoft Office Software (SHSE:688111) Business Description

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No.33 Xiaoying West Road, Jinshan Software Building, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100085
Beijing Kingsoft Office Software Inc is engaged in designing, development and sale of WPS Office software products and services. Its product portfolio includes WPS Office Pro 2016, WPS mobile office platform, WPS Office Personal Edition, WPS Office Mobile, and Kingsoft Power Enterprise Edition.

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