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iQIYI (IQ) Beneish M-Score : -2.35 (As of May. 03, 2024)


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What is iQIYI 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 -2.35 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

IQ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.62   Med: -3.13   Max: -2.35
Current: -2.35

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of iQIYI was -2.35. The lowest was -3.62. And the median was -3.13.


iQIYI Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

iQIYI Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -3.45 -3.62 -2.56 -2.83 -2.35

iQIYI 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 -2.83 -2.91 -2.77 -2.82 -2.35

Competitive Comparison of iQIYI's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, iQIYI'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.


iQIYI's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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



iQIYI 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 iQIYI 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 * 1.2882+0.528 * 0.8315+0.404 * 1.0301+0.892 * 1.0428+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0579+4.679 * -0.030187-0.327 * 0.8407
=-2.35

* 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 $842 Mil.
Revenue was 1079.307 + 1098.272 + 1089.493 + 1211.57 = $4,479 Mil.
Gross Profit was 304.387 + 298.105 + 283.245 + 347.241 = $1,233 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,770 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,246 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $217 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $564 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,129 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,228 Mil.
Net Income was 65.297 + 65.213 + 50.997 + 89.699 = $271 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -4.285 + -2.456 + -1.156 + -3.957 = $-12 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 88.735 + 113.826 + 123.657 + 145.375 = $472 Mil.
Total Receivables was $626 Mil.
Revenue was 1089.097 + 1064.332 + 994.227 + 1146.969 = $4,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was 314.215 + 251.559 + 210.388 + 206.98 = $983 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1,977 Mil.
Total Assets was $6,605 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $255 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $512 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $4,035 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,445 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)
=(841.551 / 4478.642) / (626.421 / 4294.625)
=0.187903 / 0.145862
=1.2882

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)
=(983.142 / 4294.625) / (1232.978 / 4478.642)
=0.228924 / 0.275302
=0.8315

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 - (1769.59 + 216.76) / 6245.536) / (1 - (1977.371 + 255.13) / 6605.039)
=0.681957 / 0.662
=1.0301

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
=4478.642 / 4294.625
=1.0428

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 + 255.13)) / (0 / (0 + 216.76))
=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)
=(564.405 / 4478.642) / (511.58 / 4294.625)
=0.126021 / 0.119121
=1.0579

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)
=((1227.659 + 3128.979) / 6245.536) / ((1445.394 + 4034.886) / 6605.039)
=0.69756 / 0.829712
=0.8407

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
=(271.206 - -11.854 - 471.593) / 6245.536
=-0.030187

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.

iQIYI has a M-score of -2.35 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


iQIYI (IQ) Business Description

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No. 21, North Road of Workers' Stadium, 4th Floor, iQIYI Youth Center, Yoolee Plaza, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100027
Iqiyi is a leading streaming video-on-demand company in China that generates revenue through a mostly subscription basis and has over 100 million paying subscribers and 500 million monthly average users on its platform. The platform also provides user-generated content in long-form videos free of charge to nonpaying users, monetized through video-brand ads and performance-based ads. The company self-produces much of the subscription content and also generates revenue through content distribution, gaming, and IP licensing. Iqiyi competes in a crowded industry with Tencent Video, Alibaba's Youku, ByteDance's MangoTV, and Tencent-backed Bilibili. The company is 45.5% and 5.1% owned by Baidu and Xiaomi, respectively. Baidu also held 89.3% of the voting power as of end-February 2023.