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Beijing Enlight Media Co (SZSE:300251) Beneish M-Score : -1.07 (As of Jun. 05, 2024)


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What is Beijing Enlight Media 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 -1.07 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:300251' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.05   Med: -2.27   Max: 4.3
Current: -1.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beijing Enlight Media Co was 4.30. The lowest was -6.05. And the median was -2.27.


Beijing Enlight Media Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beijing Enlight Media 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 Enlight Media Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Beijing Enlight Media 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 -1.97 -3.03 -3.17 -3.07 -2.18

Beijing Enlight Media 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 -2.81 -3.05 -2.78 -2.18 -1.07

Competitive Comparison of Beijing Enlight Media Co's Beneish M-Score

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Beijing Enlight Media Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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Beijing Enlight Media 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 Enlight Media 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 * 0.7924+0.528 * 0.4028+0.404 * 0.8926+0.892 * 3.0326+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2236+4.679 * 0.017674-0.327 * 1.218
=-1.07

* 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 ¥1,152 Mil.
Revenue was 1070.472 + 605.554 + 334.825 + 192.472 = ¥2,203 Mil.
Gross Profit was 516.347 + 278.646 + 124.998 + 108.567 = ¥1,029 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥4,937 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥10,333 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥99 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥37 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,082 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥71 Mil.
Net Income was 424.567 + 49.343 + 165.685 + 80.786 = ¥720 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -85.412 + 491.021 + 36.229 + 95.919 = ¥538 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥479 Mil.
Revenue was 412.78 + 69.495 + 102.23 + 142.047 = ¥727 Mil.
Gross Profit was 104.368 + 18.884 + -55.915 + 69.278 = ¥137 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,890 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,354 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥91 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥55 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥784 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥72 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)
=(1151.725 / 2203.323) / (479.313 / 726.552)
=0.522722 / 0.659709
=0.7924

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)
=(136.615 / 726.552) / (1028.558 / 2203.323)
=0.188032 / 0.466821
=0.4028

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 - (4937 + 99.03) / 10332.934) / (1 - (3890.365 + 91.265) / 9353.913)
=0.512623 / 0.574335
=0.8926

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
=2203.323 / 726.552
=3.0326

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 + 91.265)) / (0 / (0 + 99.03))
=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)
=(37.043 / 2203.323) / (54.632 / 726.552)
=0.016812 / 0.075194
=0.2236

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)
=((70.63 + 1081.695) / 10332.934) / ((72.426 + 783.999) / 9353.913)
=0.11152 / 0.091558
=1.218

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
=(720.381 - 0 - 537.757) / 10332.934
=0.017674

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 Enlight Media Co has a M-score of -1.07 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Beijing Enlight Media Co (SZSE:300251) Business Description

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3Floor, No.3 Building, No.11 Hepingli East Street, Beijing, CHN, 100013
Beijing Enlight Media Co Ltd is a China-based company engages in the provision of multimedia video content services. Its main business is TV programs and film investment, making and distributing. TV programs including regular TV programs and acting activities broadcasted on television. Acting activities generally are broadcasted on television, belonging to the special type of TV program and drama series.
Executives
Li Xiao Ping Directors, executives
Ceng Yan Executives
Yuan Ruo Wei Supervisors
Wang Zhang Tian Directors, executives
Wang Jian Executives
Li De Lai Directors, executives
Zhang Hang Supervisors
Bao Fan Director

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