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Neusoft Education Technology Co (HKSE:09616) Beneish M-Score : -1.81 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Neusoft Education 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 -1.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:09616' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.57   Med: -2.29   Max: -0.93
Current: -1.81

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Neusoft Education Technology Co was -0.93. The lowest was -3.57. And the median was -2.29.


Neusoft Education Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Neusoft Education 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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Neusoft Education Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Neusoft Education Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.57 -0.93 -2.42 -1.81 -

Neusoft Education Technology Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.42 - -1.81 - -

Competitive Comparison of Neusoft Education Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Neusoft Education 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.


Neusoft Education Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Neusoft Education Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Neusoft Education 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 Neusoft Education 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 * 2.0407+0.528 * 1.0076+0.404 * 0.9461+0.892 * 1.0359+0.115 * 0.9426
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8999+4.679 * -0.068714-0.327 * 0.9866
=-1.81

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$93 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,729 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$745 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,990 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,693 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,322 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$191 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$209 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,242 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,427 Mil.
Net Income was HK$430 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$890 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$44 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,669 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$724 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,831 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,615 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,342 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$181 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$224 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,265 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2,412 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)
=(93.463 / 1729.101) / (44.211 / 1669.103)
=0.054053 / 0.026488
=2.0407

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)
=(724.187 / 1669.103) / (744.557 / 1729.101)
=0.433878 / 0.430604
=1.0076

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 - (1990.25 + 3322.486) / 6693.164) / (1 - (1830.626 + 3342.109) / 6614.652)
=0.206244 / 0.217988
=0.9461

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
=1729.101 / 1669.103
=1.0359

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))
=(180.604 / (180.604 + 3342.109)) / (191.099 / (191.099 + 3322.486))
=0.051268 / 0.054389
=0.9426

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)
=(208.983 / 1729.101) / (224.177 / 1669.103)
=0.120862 / 0.13431
=0.8999

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)
=((2427.232 + 2241.736) / 6693.164) / ((2412.093 + 2264.932) / 6614.652)
=0.697573 / 0.70707
=0.9866

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
=(430.374 - 0 - 890.285) / 6693.164
=-0.068714

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.

Neusoft Education Technology Co has a M-score of -1.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Neusoft Education Technology Co (HKSE:09616) Business Description

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No. 8, Software Park Road, Ganjingzi District, Liaoning, Dalian, CHN
Neusoft Education Technology Co Ltd is a China-based investment holding company principally engaged in providing full-time formal higher education services, continuing education services, as well as education resources and apprenticeship programmes. Its full-time formal higher education services and continuing education services are operated by three universities and eight training schools. Its education resources and apprenticeship programme are offered by Dalian Education and a few of its subsidiaries, such as Shanghai Ruixiang and Tianjin Ruidao. Its full-time formal higher education services consist of bachelor's degree programmes, junior college diploma programmes, and junior college to bachelor degree transfer programmes.
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