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Litian Pictures Holdings (HKSE:09958) Beneish M-Score : 5.19 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Litian Pictures Holdings 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 5.19 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Litian Pictures Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:09958' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.47   Med: -1.35   Max: 5.19
Current: 5.19

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Litian Pictures Holdings was 5.19. The lowest was -3.47. And the median was -1.35.


Litian Pictures Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Litian Pictures Holdings'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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Litian Pictures Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Litian Pictures Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.05 -1.35 -3.47 -1.06 5.19

Litian Pictures Holdings 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 -3.47 - -1.06 - 5.19

Competitive Comparison of Litian Pictures Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Litian Pictures Holdings'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.


Litian Pictures Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Litian Pictures Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Litian Pictures Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Litian Pictures Holdings 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 Litian Pictures Holdings 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 * 0.1674+0.528 * 13.7186+0.404 * 0.3514+0.892 * 4.8057+0.115 * 0.703
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2778+4.679 * -0.304294-0.327 * 1.2358
=5.19

* 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$140.4 Mil.
Revenue was HK$124.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$-74.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$777.6 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$789.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$4.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$11.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$749.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3.3 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-170.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$70.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$174.6 Mil.
Revenue was HK$25.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$-211.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$886.1 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$916.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$9.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$4.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$8.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$704.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3.0 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)
=(140.439 / 124.084) / (174.593 / 25.82)
=1.131806 / 6.761929
=0.1674

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)
=(-211.308 / 25.82) / (-74.023 / 124.084)
=-8.183888 / -0.596556
=13.7186

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 - (777.559 + 5.069) / 789.062) / (1 - (886.086 + 9.119) / 916.469)
=0.008154 / 0.023202
=0.3514

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
=124.084 / 25.82
=4.8057

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))
=(4.592 / (4.592 + 9.119)) / (4.612 / (4.612 + 5.069))
=0.334914 / 0.476397
=0.703

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)
=(11.876 / 124.084) / (8.896 / 25.82)
=0.095709 / 0.344539
=0.2778

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)
=((3.251 + 749.852) / 789.062) / ((2.982 + 704.796) / 916.469)
=0.954428 / 0.772288
=1.2358

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
=(-170.037 - 0 - 70.07) / 789.062
=-0.304294

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.

Litian Pictures Holdings has a M-score of 5.19 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Litian Pictures Holdings (HKSE:09958) Business Description

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Address
No. 5A, Tongniu Dianying Industrial Park, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN
Litian Pictures Holdings Ltd is a a drama series distribution company in the People's Republic of China. It is engaged in the business of licensing the broadcasting rights of self-produced and outright-purchased drama series. In addition, it is engaged in other businesses, which include selling drama series scripts; acting as a distribution agent of the broadcasting rights of TV series; and investing in drama series in which it acts as a non-executive producer. It operates in three segments namely, Self-produced drama series; Outright-purchased drama series; and Others. It derives all its revenue from production, distribution and licensing of broadcasting rights of drama series in China.
Executives
Tian Tian 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Yuan Li 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Litian Century Media Co. Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Marshal Investment Co. Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Joint Fortune Huayi Emerging Industry Investment Co. Ltd. 2101 Beneficial owner
Li Yiwei 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Xie Ailong 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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