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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is China Literature 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00772' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.79   Med: -2.39   Max: -1.64
Current: -2.36

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Literature was -1.64. The lowest was -3.79. And the median was -2.39.


China Literature Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Literature'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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China Literature Beneish M-Score Chart

China Literature 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 -1.64 -3.79 -2.42 -2.78 -2.36

China Literature Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 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 -2.42 - -2.78 - -2.36

Competitive Comparison of China Literature's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, China Literature'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.


China Literature's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

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

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



China Literature 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 China Literature 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 * 1.1118+0.528 * 1.0991+0.404 * 1.1468+0.892 * 0.9006+0.115 * 1.1584
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9667+4.679 * -0.014085-0.327 * 0.8942
=-2.36

* 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$3,129 Mil.
Revenue was HK$7,669 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$3,688 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$12,275 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$25,363 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$368 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$326 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$3,151 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,941 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$168 Mil.
Net Income was HK$880 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$1,238 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$3,125 Mil.
Revenue was HK$8,516 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$4,500 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$13,932 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$25,388 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$353 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$422 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$3,619 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$4,449 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$150 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)
=(3129.02 / 7669.342) / (3124.947 / 8515.644)
=0.407991 / 0.366965
=1.1118

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)
=(4500.475 / 8515.644) / (3687.635 / 7669.342)
=0.528495 / 0.480828
=1.0991

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 - (12275.261 + 367.512) / 25363.042) / (1 - (13932.035 + 352.881) / 25387.926)
=0.501528 / 0.437334
=1.1468

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
=7669.342 / 8515.644
=0.9006

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))
=(421.832 / (421.832 + 352.881)) / (325.971 / (325.971 + 367.512))
=0.544501 / 0.470049
=1.1584

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)
=(3150.689 / 7669.342) / (3619.039 / 8515.644)
=0.410816 / 0.424987
=0.9667

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)
=((167.547 + 3941.032) / 25363.042) / ((150.304 + 4448.719) / 25387.926)
=0.161991 / 0.18115
=0.8942

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
=(880.36 - 0 - 1237.595) / 25363.042
=-0.014085

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.

China Literature has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Literature (HKSE:00772) Business Description

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No. 5169 Binjiang Avenue, N3 Lujiazui Binjiang Center, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN, 200135
China Literature Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries provides online reading services, copyright commercialization, writer cultivation and brokerage, and operation of text work reading. It generates its revenue from Online reading through self-owned platform products. it operates in two segments: Online business and Intellectual property operations and others. The Online business segment that derives the majority of revenue comprises online paid reading, online advertising, and game publishing. The Intellectual property operations and others segment includes licensing and distribution of film and television properties, copyrights licensing, sales of adaptation rights and scripts, sales of physical books, in-house online games operations.

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