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Dada Nexus (Dada Nexus) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of May. 07, 2024)


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What is Dada Nexus 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

DADA' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.33   Med: -3.49   Max: -2.21
Current: -3.31

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dada Nexus was -2.21. The lowest was -4.33. And the median was -3.49.


Dada Nexus Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dada Nexus'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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Dada Nexus Beneish M-Score Chart

Dada Nexus Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.21 -4.33 -3.67 -3.31

Dada Nexus Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -3.67 -3.74 -3.42 -2.99 -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Dada Nexus's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Retail subindustry, Dada Nexus'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.


Dada Nexus's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Dada Nexus's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dada Nexus's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Dada Nexus 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 Dada Nexus 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 * 0.9726+0.528 * 1.0189+0.404 * 0.6719+0.892 * 1.0658+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8179+4.679 * -0.152572-0.327 * 1.1801
=-3.31

* 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 $290 Mil.
Revenue was 315.621 + 392.792 + 392.465 + 373.754 = $1,475 Mil.
Gross Profit was 116.698 + 124.776 + 152.734 + 165.184 = $559 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $850 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,061 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $665 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $280 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0 Mil.
Net Income was -179.601 + -22.743 + -22.164 + -50.857 = $-275 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -129.76 + 5.926 + 5.212 + 5.096 = $-114 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = $0 Mil.
Total Receivables was $279 Mil.
Revenue was 384.56 + 339.076 + 340.706 + 319.22 = $1,384 Mil.
Gross Profit was 158.703 + 130.109 + 126.928 + 119.006 = $535 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $912 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,298 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $763 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $288 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)
=(289.702 / 1474.632) / (279.468 / 1383.562)
=0.196457 / 0.201992
=0.9726

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)
=(534.746 / 1383.562) / (559.392 / 1474.632)
=0.386499 / 0.379343
=1.0189

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 - (849.976 + 3.463) / 1060.738) / (1 - (912.29 + 7.809) / 1297.503)
=0.195429 / 0.290869
=0.6719

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
=1474.632 / 1383.562
=1.0658

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 + 7.809)) / (0 / (0 + 3.463))
=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)
=(665.415 / 1474.632) / (763.306 / 1383.562)
=0.451241 / 0.551696
=0.8179

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)
=((0.058 + 280.044) / 1060.738) / ((2.377 + 287.952) / 1297.503)
=0.264063 / 0.22376
=1.1801

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
=(-275.365 - -113.526 - 0) / 1060.738
=-0.152572

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.

Dada Nexus has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Dada Nexus (Dada Nexus) Business Description

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No.1088 Yangshupu Road, 22nd Floor, Oriental Fisherman’s Wharf, Yangpu District, Shanghai, CHN, 200082
Dada Nexus is a leading crowdsourced delivery service in China. The company has two core businesses, Dada Now, which is an on-demand delivery platform that provides last-mile and intracity services; and JD Daojia, or JDDJ, which is an online on-demand retail platform that connects consumers to merchants with its delivery capabilities. As of 2022, Dada Now accounted for 34% of revenue while JDDJ accounted for the rest. JDDJ and Dada Nexus merged in 2016, where JD.com received 47.4% ownership of the merged entity in exchange for its JDDJ business. As of June 2023, JD.com and Walmart Inc own 53.9% and 9.3% of Dada Nexus, respectively. Dada Nexus competes with other logistics companies such as SF Intra-City, with Didi in its delivery business, and with Meituan in its on-demand retail segment.

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