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Ruijie Networks Co (SZSE:301165) Beneish M-Score : -1.49 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Ruijie Networks 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.49 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:301165' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -1.64   Max: 5.51
Current: -1.49

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ruijie Networks Co was 5.51. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -1.64.


Ruijie Networks Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ruijie Networks 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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Ruijie Networks Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ruijie Networks Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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Ruijie Networks Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Ruijie Networks Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Ruijie Networks 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.


Ruijie Networks Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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Ruijie Networks 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 Ruijie Networks 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 * 1.5474+0.528 * 1.058+0.404 * 1.6118+0.892 * 1.0071+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.003+4.679 * 0.060453-0.327 * 1.2576
=-1.49

* 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 ¥1,494 Mil.
Revenue was 2146.61 + 3590.666 + 3120.116 + 2679.057 = ¥11,536 Mil.
Gross Profit was 826.954 + 1416.742 + 1177.97 + 988.913 = ¥4,411 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥6,315 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥8,218 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥789 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,960 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,724 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥163 Mil.
Net Income was 2.31 + 122.485 + 139.007 + 20.317 = ¥284 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1543.555 + 515.44 + 651.721 + 163.707 = ¥-213 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥959 Mil.
Revenue was 2151.731 + 3819.464 + 2984.047 + 2499.532 = ¥11,455 Mil.
Gross Profit was 911.097 + 1646.513 + 1175.245 + 900.417 = ¥4,633 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,930 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,184 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥650 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,940 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,591 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥111 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)
=(1494.484 / 11536.449) / (958.997 / 11454.774)
=0.129545 / 0.08372
=1.5474

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)
=(4633.272 / 11454.774) / (4410.579 / 11536.449)
=0.404484 / 0.382317
=1.058

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 - (6314.768 + 788.78) / 8218.044) / (1 - (5929.857 + 649.924) / 7184.279)
=0.135616 / 0.084142
=1.6118

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
=11536.449 / 11454.774
=1.0071

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 + 649.924)) / (0 / (0 + 788.78))
=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)
=(1959.679 / 11536.449) / (1939.912 / 11454.774)
=0.169868 / 0.169354
=1.003

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)
=((163.416 + 3723.836) / 8218.044) / ((111.07 + 2591.168) / 7184.279)
=0.473014 / 0.376132
=1.2576

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
=(284.119 - 0 - -212.687) / 8218.044
=0.060453

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.

Ruijie Networks Co has a M-score of -1.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ruijie Networks Co (SZSE:301165) Business Description

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No. 618, Jinshan Avenue, Building 19, Juyuanzhou Industrial Park, Cangshan District, Fujian Province, Fuzhou, CHN, 350002
Ruijie Networks Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, design and sales of network equipment, network security products and cloud desktop solutions.

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