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Datasea (Datasea) Beneish M-Score : 17.74 (As of May. 18, 2024)


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What is Datasea 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 17.74 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

DTSS' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -25.78   Med: -2.76   Max: 85.88
Current: 17.74

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Datasea was 85.88. The lowest was -25.78. And the median was -2.76.


Datasea Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Datasea'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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Datasea Beneish M-Score Chart

Datasea Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 29.59 85.88 -13.82

Datasea 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 -8.01 -13.82 -2.76 -0.93 17.74

Competitive Comparison of Datasea's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Datasea'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.


Datasea's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Datasea 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 Datasea 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 * 0.0007+0.528 * 10.2694+0.404 * 0.4578+0.892 * 26.3619+0.115 * 1.0775
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.098+4.679 * -1.394963-0.327 * 0.3901
=17.74

* 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 $0.02 Mil.
Revenue was 1.383 + 11.348 + 6.881 + 6.829 = $26.44 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.01 + 0.102 + 0.075 + 0.234 = $0.42 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.62 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.38 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.13 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $13.00 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.19 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -4.142 + -1.833 + -0.022 + -5.556 = $-11.55 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -0.034 + -0.046 + -0.008 + 0.005 = $-0.08 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.321 + 1.111 + -6.744 + -0.808 = $-6.76 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.98 Mil.
Revenue was 0.085 + 0.131 + 0 + 0.787 = $1.00 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.072 + 0.035 + 0 + 0.057 = $0.16 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.92 Mil.
Total Assets was $3.38 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.10 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $5.03 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $5.49 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.14 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)
=(0.017 / 26.441) / (0.975 / 1.003)
=0.000643 / 0.972084
=0.0007

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)
=(0.164 / 1.003) / (0.421 / 26.441)
=0.163509 / 0.015922
=10.2694

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 - (2.618 + 0.132) / 3.375) / (1 - (1.918 + 0.097) / 3.384)
=0.185185 / 0.404551
=0.4578

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
=26.441 / 1.003
=26.3619

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))
=(0.698 / (0.698 + 0.097)) / (0.581 / (0.581 + 0.132))
=0.877987 / 0.814867
=1.0775

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)
=(13.001 / 26.441) / (5.031 / 1.003)
=0.491698 / 5.015952
=0.098

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 + 2.193) / 3.375) / ((0.144 + 5.492) / 3.384)
=0.649778 / 1.665485
=0.3901

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
=(-11.553 - -0.083 - -6.762) / 3.375
=-1.394963

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.

Datasea has a M-score of 17.74 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Datasea (Datasea) Business Description

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1 Ronghua South Road, 20th Floor, Tower B, Guorui Plaza, Technological Development Zone, Beijing, CHN, 100176
Datasea Inc is a development stage company engaged in Internet security products. Its offers service and products such as Internet Security Equipment, New Media Advertising Service, Micro Marketing Service, Internet Service Provider (ISP) Connecting Service, Big Data Processing Service. The business activity of the group functions through China.
Executives
Yan Yang director RM 112, DRAGON COURT, 100 WATERLOO ROAD, KOWLOON K3 NONE
Chunqi Jiao officer: CTO 130 CHIANGJIANG ROAD, NANGANG DISTRICT, HARBIN F4 150090
Fu Liu director, 10 percent owner 1 XINGHUO RD, CHANGNING BUILDING, STE 21BC1, FENGTAI DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100070
Zhixin Liu director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 1 XINGHUO RD, CHANGNING BUILDING, STE, 21BC1, FENGTAI DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100070
Chun Kwok Wong director 1 XINGHUO RD CHANGNING BLDG, 11TH FLOOR FENGTAI DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100070
Mingzhou Sun officer: Chief Financial Officer 20TH FLOOR, TOWER B, GUORUI PLAZA, 1 RONGHUA S. RD, TECHNOLOGICAL DEVT ZONE, BEIJING F4 100176
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Ling Wang director 1 XINGHUO RD CHANGNING BLDG, 11TH FLOOR FENGTAI DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100070
Tongjun Si director 1 XINGHUO RD CHANGNING BLDG, 11TH FLOOR FENGTAI DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100070
Jijin Zhang officer: Chief Financial Officer 1 XINGHUO RD. CHANGNING BUILDING, 11TH FLOOR FENGTAI DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100070