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Beijing SDL Technology Co (SZSE:002658) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Beijing SDL 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002658' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.4   Max: -1.51
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beijing SDL Technology Co was -1.51. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.40.


Beijing SDL Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beijing SDL 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 SDL Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Beijing SDL Technology 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 -2.95 -2.54 -2.43 -2.29 -2.46

Beijing SDL Technology Co 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 -2.37 -2.46 -2.52 -2.46 -2.55

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

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Beijing SDL 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 SDL Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Beijing SDL 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 SDL 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 * 0.9308+0.528 * 1.1335+0.404 * 1.1105+0.892 * 0.9701+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1238+4.679 * -0.042008-0.327 * 0.6107
=-2.55

* 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 ¥678 Mil.
Revenue was 231.513 + 563.116 + 310.047 + 339.183 = ¥1,444 Mil.
Gross Profit was 89.538 + 227.104 + 131.284 + 134.952 = ¥583 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,567 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,020 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥167 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥239 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥403 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1 Mil.
Net Income was -6.406 + 80.538 + 40.143 + 53.889 = ¥168 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -14.802 + 200.576 + 24.001 + 85.265 = ¥295 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥751 Mil.
Revenue was 297.976 + 471.914 + 359.179 + 359.233 = ¥1,488 Mil.
Gross Profit was 132.159 + 212.614 + 164.941 + 171.288 = ¥681 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,986 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,449 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥168 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥219 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥755 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1 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)
=(678.333 / 1443.859) / (751.158 / 1488.302)
=0.469806 / 0.504708
=0.9308

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)
=(681.002 / 1488.302) / (582.878 / 1443.859)
=0.45757 / 0.403695
=1.1335

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 - (2566.903 + 166.601) / 3020.264) / (1 - (2985.581 + 168.488) / 3448.935)
=0.094945 / 0.085495
=1.1105

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
=1443.859 / 1488.302
=0.9701

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 + 168.488)) / (0 / (0 + 166.601))
=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)
=(239.072 / 1443.859) / (219.278 / 1488.302)
=0.165578 / 0.147334
=1.1238

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)
=((1.105 + 403.019) / 3020.264) / ((0.95 + 754.68) / 3448.935)
=0.133804 / 0.219091
=0.6107

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
=(168.164 - 0 - 295.04) / 3020.264
=-0.042008

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 SDL Technology Co has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Beijing SDL Technology Co (SZSE:002658) Business Description

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Address
No.3, Hi-tech 3 street, Beijing International Information Industry Base, Huilongguan, Changping district, Beijing, CHN
Beijing SDL Technology Co Ltd is an environmental monitoring corporation in China. The company is organized around five major business areas: environmental monitoring, intelligent environmental information systems, environmental solutions, process analytics, and third-party testing, maintenance, and service. The company also provide customers with tailor-made integrated solutions for continuous monitoring, automatic control, operation, and maintenance. The company's products are widely used for emissions and air quality monitoring and process analytical solutions in governmental programs and various industries including environmental, power, cement, iron and steel, air separation, and petrochemical.
Executives
Zhao Ai Xue Executives
Gao Wu Director
Ao Xiao Qiang Directors, executives
Wang Ling Qiu Director
Wei Peng Na Securities Affairs Representative
Zhou Jia Qiu Supervisors
Zou Yuan Long Executives
Wang Qiang Executives
Gou Dong Qing Executives
Chen Hua Shen Supervisors
Wu Bao Hua Supervisors

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