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Beijing UBOX Online Technology (HKSE:02429) Beneish M-Score : -3.85 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Beijing UBOX Online 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 -3.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:02429' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.25   Med: -3.85   Max: -3.4
Current: -3.85

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beijing UBOX Online Technology was -3.40. The lowest was -4.25. And the median was -3.85.


Beijing UBOX Online Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beijing UBOX Online 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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Beijing UBOX Online Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Beijing UBOX Online Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -3.40 -4.25 -3.85

Beijing UBOX Online Technology Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial -3.40 - -4.25 - -3.85

Competitive Comparison of Beijing UBOX Online Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Business Equipment & Supplies subindustry, Beijing UBOX Online 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.


Beijing UBOX Online Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Beijing UBOX Online Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Beijing UBOX Online 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 Beijing UBOX Online 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 * 0.9683+0.528 * 1.049+0.404 * 0.9771+0.892 * 1.0389+0.115 * 0.7094
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9839+4.679 * -0.286855-0.327 * 1.0497
=-3.85

* 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$273 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,191 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$845 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,655 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$368 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$279 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,465 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$577 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$12 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-358 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$117 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$272 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,813 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,202 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$578 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,696 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$654 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$288 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$1,433 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$551 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$24 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)
=(273.199 / 2922.599) / (271.593 / 2813.255)
=0.093478 / 0.09654
=0.9683

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)
=(1202.407 / 2813.255) / (1190.763 / 2922.599)
=0.427408 / 0.407433
=1.049

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 - (844.758 + 367.571) / 1654.513) / (1 - (578.466 + 653.734) / 1696.143)
=0.267259 / 0.273528
=0.9771

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
=2922.599 / 2813.255
=1.0389

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))
=(287.969 / (287.969 + 653.734)) / (278.513 / (278.513 + 367.571))
=0.305796 / 0.431079
=0.7094

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)
=(1464.58 / 2922.599) / (1432.885 / 2813.255)
=0.501122 / 0.509333
=0.9839

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)
=((12.243 + 576.509) / 1654.513) / ((23.772 + 551.206) / 1696.143)
=0.355846 / 0.338991
=1.0497

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
=(-357.988 - 0 - 116.617) / 1654.513
=-0.286855

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 UBOX Online Technology has a M-score of -3.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Beijing UBOX Online Technology (HKSE:02429) Business Description

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West Second Shenyun Road, 4th Floor, Tower A, Tagen Knowledge & Innovation Center, Nanshan, Shenzhen, CHN
Beijing UBOX Online Technology Corp is a vending machine operator in mainland China. It has rapidly established an extensive point-of-sale, or POS, network covering a wide range of consumption scenarios, including schools, factories, office premises, public venues, transportation hubs and restaurants. Through its expansive POS network, it is able to provide services to a variety of participants along the unmanned retail industry value chain. The company operates in five business segments; Unmanned retail business, Advertising and system support services, Merchandise wholesale, Vending machine sales and leases, and Others.

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