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Beijing United Information Technology Co (SHSE:603613) Beneish M-Score : -1.61 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Beijing United Information 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.61 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SHSE:603613' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.96   Med: -1.82   Max: -0.92
Current: -1.61

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beijing United Information Technology Co was -0.92. The lowest was -6.96. And the median was -1.82.


Beijing United Information Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Beijing United Information 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 -1.82 -1.33 -0.92 -2.15 -2.10

Beijing United Information 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 -2.75 -2.21 -1.58 -2.10 -1.61

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

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Beijing United Information 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 United Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Beijing United Information 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 United Information 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 * 1.0356+0.528 * 1.0136+0.404 * 1.5336+0.892 * 1.3027+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0862+4.679 * 0.068443-0.327 * 0.8741
=-1.61

* 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 ¥2,642 Mil.
Revenue was 16257.685 + 13420.408 + 13631.262 + 10476.835 = ¥53,786 Mil.
Gross Profit was 629.327 + 959.308 + 786.737 + 637.64 = ¥3,013 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥14,277 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥15,274 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥510 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥371 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,967 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥22 Mil.
Net Income was 312.879 + 422.848 + 362.196 + 387.192 = ¥1,485 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -111.415 + 189.533 + -209.822 + 571.441 = ¥440 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,958 Mil.
Revenue was 13156.134 + 15024.541 + 9282.094 + 3824.412 = ¥41,287 Mil.
Gross Profit was 533.251 + 812.181 + 524.585 + 474.174 = ¥2,344 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥11,972 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥12,690 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥454 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥262 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,641 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2 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)
=(2641.909 / 53786.19) / (1958.309 / 41287.181)
=0.049119 / 0.047431
=1.0356

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)
=(2344.191 / 41287.181) / (3013.012 / 53786.19)
=0.056778 / 0.056018
=1.0136

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 - (14277.226 + 510.166) / 15273.705) / (1 - (11972.436 + 454.331) / 12690.223)
=0.03184 / 0.020761
=1.5336

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
=53786.19 / 41287.181
=1.3027

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 + 454.331)) / (0 / (0 + 510.166))
=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)
=(370.726 / 53786.19) / (261.992 / 41287.181)
=0.006893 / 0.006346
=1.0862

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)
=((21.663 + 6967.157) / 15273.705) / ((2.293 + 6640.617) / 12690.223)
=0.457572 / 0.523467
=0.8741

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
=(1485.115 - 0 - 439.737) / 15273.705
=0.068443

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 United Information Technology Co has a M-score of -1.61 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Beijing United Information Technology Co (SHSE:603613) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Shangdi Information Road, Building 703, Building 1, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN
Beijing United Information Technology Co Ltd operates business to business e-commerce platform. The company provides online commodity trading, commercial information services and Internet technology for industrial products and raw materials for related industries.It also provides online commodity trading services for upstream and downstream industries such as coating chemicals, sanitary products and glass, including self-operated e-commerce, third-party e-commerce and SaaS services.
Executives
Liu Quan Director
Liu Jun Zhai Director
Wang Ting Director
Liu Yuan Director
Pan Yong Directors, senior managers
Tian Tao Directors, senior managers
Liu Rui Supervisors
Qian Xiao Jun Directors, senior managers

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