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iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co (HKSE:01274) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01274' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -0.59   Max: 1.61
Current: -2.78

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co was 1.61. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -0.59.


iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) 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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iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co Beneish M-Score Chart

iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 1.61 -2.78

iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - 1.61 - -2.78

Competitive Comparison of iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) 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.


iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) 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 iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) 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 * 0.8254+0.528 * 0.8386+0.404 * 0.593+0.892 * 0.8985+0.115 * 1.5224
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8305+4.679 * 0.039868-0.327 * 0.697
=-2.78

* 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$240 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,330 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$132 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,650 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,829 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$157 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$127 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$558 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$27 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-213 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-286 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$323 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,481 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$123 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,290 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,397 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$78 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$77 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$639 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$2 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)
=(239.639 / 1330.349) / (323.13 / 1480.632)
=0.180132 / 0.218238
=0.8254

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)
=(123.478 / 1480.632) / (132.296 / 1330.349)
=0.083395 / 0.099445
=0.8386

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 - (1649.819 + 157.126) / 1829.402) / (1 - (1290.362 + 78.167) / 1397.458)
=0.012276 / 0.020701
=0.593

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
=1330.349 / 1480.632
=0.8985

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))
=(15.582 / (15.582 + 78.167)) / (19.257 / (19.257 + 157.126))
=0.16621 / 0.109177
=1.5224

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)
=(127.092 / 1330.349) / (77.274 / 1480.632)
=0.095533 / 0.05219
=1.8305

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)
=((27.114 + 557.755) / 1829.402) / ((1.755 + 639.261) / 1397.458)
=0.319705 / 0.458701
=0.697

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
=(-213.405 - 0 - -286.34) / 1829.402
=0.039868

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.

iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co (HKSE:01274) Business Description

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19/F and 20/F Building G2, 88 Jinji Lake Avenue, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, CHN
iMotion Automotive Technology (Suzhou) Co Ltd is an autonomous driving solution provider in China with a focus on AD domain controllers. It offers a wide range of autonomous driving solutions and products and also provide OEMs with various AD domain control units. It has commercialized two AD domain controller product lines which support level 2 to level 2+ autonomous driving functions, covering a wide price range of passenger vehicles and all types of driving scenarios, including highways, ring roads, complex urban roads, country roads, and parking areas. In addition to SuperVisionTM, it also provide self-designed and self-developed iDC series which includes iDC Mid and iDC High.

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