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Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology (HKSE:00596) Beneish M-Score : -2.13 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology 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 -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00596' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.25   Max: -1.52
Current: -2.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology was -1.52. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.25.


Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology'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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Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology 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 -2.15 -2.95 -2.34 -1.52 -2.13

Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.34 - -1.52 - -2.13

Competitive Comparison of Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology'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.


Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology 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 Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology 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 * 1.3825+0.528 * 0.8947+0.404 * 0.9432+0.892 * 1.1906+0.115 * 0.7689
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9968+4.679 * -0.006076-0.327 * 1.1331
=-2.13

* 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 HK$3,252 Mil.
Revenue was HK$8,294 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,918 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$4,566 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,324 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$78 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$906 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,915 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$6 Mil.
Net Income was HK$202 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$240 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,976 Mil.
Revenue was HK$6,967 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,441 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$3,241 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,818 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$441 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$763 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,628 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$8 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)
=(3252.496 / 8294.446) / (1975.944 / 6966.59)
=0.392129 / 0.283631
=1.3825

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)
=(1441.224 / 6966.59) / (1917.802 / 8294.446)
=0.206877 / 0.231215
=0.8947

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 - (4565.601 + 352.529) / 6324.419) / (1 - (3241.493 + 440.745) / 4818.029)
=0.222359 / 0.235738
=0.9432

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
=8294.446 / 6966.59
=1.1906

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))
=(71.173 / (71.173 + 440.745)) / (77.817 / (77.817 + 352.529))
=0.139032 / 0.180824
=0.7689

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)
=(905.837 / 8294.446) / (763.267 / 6966.59)
=0.10921 / 0.109561
=0.9968

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)
=((6.286 + 3915.078) / 6324.419) / ((7.926 + 2628.409) / 4818.029)
=0.620035 / 0.547181
=1.1331

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
=(201.63 - 0 - 240.056) / 6324.419
=-0.006076

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.

Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology (HKSE:00596) Business Description

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1 Wang Kwong Road, Kowloon Bay, Billion Center, Room B&C, 30/Floor, Tower A, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
Inspur Digital Enterprise Technology Ltd formerly, Inspur International Ltd is an investment holding company. The company's segments are Cloud services, Management software, and the Internet of Things. The Cloud services segment includes the provision of cloud services. The management software segment involves the provision of software development and other software services whereas the Internet of Things segment is engaged in the sales of IT peripherals and software. Geographically, the firm generates a majority of its revenue from Mainland China.
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