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Yoozoo Interactive Co (SZSE:002174) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Yoozoo Interactive 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002174' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -22.87   Med: -2.24   Max: 3.24
Current: -2.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yoozoo Interactive Co was 3.24. The lowest was -22.87. And the median was -2.24.


Yoozoo Interactive Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yoozoo Interactive 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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Yoozoo Interactive Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Yoozoo Interactive 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 -2.30 -2.37 -3.40 -3.26 -2.42

Yoozoo Interactive 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 -2.92 -2.99 -2.85 -2.42 -2.70

Competitive Comparison of Yoozoo Interactive Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, Yoozoo Interactive 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.


Yoozoo Interactive Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Yoozoo Interactive Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yoozoo Interactive Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Yoozoo Interactive 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 Yoozoo Interactive 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 * 0.8461+0.528 * 0.7+0.404 * 1.0712+0.892 * 0.7784+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7769+4.679 * 0.03218-0.327 * 0.809
=-2.70

* 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 ¥275 Mil.
Revenue was 334.993 + 446.62 + 333.34 + 371.568 = ¥1,487 Mil.
Gross Profit was 164.136 + 294.791 + 200.316 + 161.867 = ¥821 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,392 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥6,090 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥580 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥203 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥752 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥670 Mil.
Net Income was 17.186 + 80.921 + 62.486 + -94.892 = ¥66 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 8.524 + 144.52 + -48.012 + -235.298 = ¥-130 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥418 Mil.
Revenue was 473.871 + 519.034 + 437.764 + 479.051 = ¥1,910 Mil.
Gross Profit was 188.364 + 125.254 + 179.893 + 244.898 = ¥738 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,723 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥6,431 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥634 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥336 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,224 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥632 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)
=(275.261 / 1486.521) / (417.943 / 1909.72)
=0.185171 / 0.21885
=0.8461

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)
=(738.409 / 1909.72) / (821.11 / 1486.521)
=0.386658 / 0.55237
=0.7

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 - (2391.961 + 579.56) / 6089.641) / (1 - (2722.734 + 633.878) / 6430.573)
=0.512037 / 0.478023
=1.0712

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
=1486.521 / 1909.72
=0.7784

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 + 633.878)) / (0 / (0 + 579.56))
=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)
=(203.219 / 1486.521) / (336.049 / 1909.72)
=0.136708 / 0.175968
=0.7769

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)
=((670.036 + 751.896) / 6089.641) / ((631.631 + 1224.33) / 6430.573)
=0.2335 / 0.288615
=0.809

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
=(65.701 - 0 - -130.266) / 6089.641
=0.03218

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.

Yoozoo Interactive Co has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yoozoo Interactive Co (SZSE:002174) Business Description

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No. 31, Jinshan Road, Andong Park, Economic Development Zone, Fujian Province, Jinjiang, CHN, 200233
Yoozoo Interactive Co Ltd is a game-based interactive entertainment company. The company implements the strategies of big data, globalization, and quality products to achieve integrated development across four major areas namely globalized game research and development and publishing, IP management, big data and intelligent technology, and pan-entertainment industry investment. It operates using a 'film-game integration' model to deliver a series of products such as films, games, cartoons, fiction, and commercial property, building a globalized ecosystem for the pan-entertainment industry.
Executives
Li Yong Director
Liu Wan Qin Director
Yu Guo Xin Supervisors
Chen Fang Directors, Directors, and Executives
Lin Qi Directors, executives
Cui Rong Directors, executives
Li Tan Wen Supervisors

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