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Shenzhen Liantronics Co (SZSE:300269) Beneish M-Score : -3.13 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Shenzhen Liantronics Co 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 -3.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:300269' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.34   Med: -2.67   Max: 4.07
Current: -3.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shenzhen Liantronics Co was 4.07. The lowest was -7.34. And the median was -2.67.


Shenzhen Liantronics Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shenzhen Liantronics Co'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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Shenzhen Liantronics Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shenzhen Liantronics Co 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 -5.55 -3.88 -2.61 -3.35 -2.78

Shenzhen Liantronics Co 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 -2.99 -2.51 -2.99 -2.78 -3.13

Competitive Comparison of Shenzhen Liantronics Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Shenzhen Liantronics Co'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.


Shenzhen Liantronics Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Shenzhen Liantronics Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Shenzhen Liantronics Co 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 Shenzhen Liantronics Co 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 * 0.8008+0.528 * 0.7903+0.404 * 1.2733+0.892 * 0.706+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0751+4.679 * -0.042258-0.327 * 0.9712
=-3.13

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥117.8 Mil.
Revenue was 143.382 + 246.822 + 231.23 + 277.787 = ¥899.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.63 + 61.942 + 68.447 + 86.402 = ¥258.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥615.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥969.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥82.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥124.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥854.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥10.4 Mil.
Net Income was -2.274 + -34.445 + 15.961 + 46.29 = ¥25.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 17.822 + 52.701 + -12.233 + 8.211 = ¥66.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥208.4 Mil.
Revenue was 224.805 + 270.518 + 481.03 + 297.309 = ¥1,273.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 59.286 + 63.853 + 98.355 + 67.769 = ¥289.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥745.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,138.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥141.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥163.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,026.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥19.3 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)
=(117.808 / 899.221) / (208.359 / 1273.662)
=0.131011 / 0.16359
=0.8008

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)
=(289.263 / 1273.662) / (258.421 / 899.221)
=0.227111 / 0.287383
=0.7903

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 - (615.177 + 82) / 969.506) / (1 - (745.216 + 141.764) / 1138.037)
=0.280895 / 0.220605
=1.2733

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
=899.221 / 1273.662
=0.706

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 + 141.764)) / (0 / (0 + 82))
=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)
=(123.976 / 899.221) / (163.335 / 1273.662)
=0.13787 / 0.12824
=1.0751

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)
=((10.391 + 854.889) / 969.506) / ((19.277 + 1026.57) / 1138.037)
=0.892496 / 0.918992
=0.9712

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
=(25.532 - 0 - 66.501) / 969.506
=-0.042258

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.

Shenzhen Liantronics Co has a M-score of -3.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shenzhen Liantronics Co (SZSE:300269) Business Description

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Address
3rd Liuxian Road, Antongda Industrial Zone, Liantronics Building, 2nd Floor, 68 Block Baoan, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518101
Shenzhen Liantronics Co Ltd is a China based company engaged in designing, manufacturing, selling and providing services for LED video display systems, LED message boards and LED lighting systems in China. It offers system solutions for medium and high-end LED full color display products. The company offers its products and solutions in China and other international countries. It provides products such as Fine pitch LED display, indoor fixed LED display, outdoor fixed LED display, indoor and outdoor rental LED display and other products. The company offers solutions for Broadcasting Studio, Stage LED Display, Mobile LED Display, Stadium LED Display, and others.
Executives
Xie Zhi Ming Supervisors
Liu Hu Jun Directors, executives
Wang Feng Directors, executives
Wang Guang Yan Executives
Zhong Ju Ying Directors, executives
Zhang Ai Ming Supervisors
Jiang Hao Executives
Huang Yun Wei Executives
Xiang Jian Yong Executives
Yao Tai Ping Director
Zhang Yan Jun Director
Qian Ke Yuan Independent director
Wang Yi Jian Executives
Wang Gang Supervisors

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