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Colorlight Cloud Tech (SZSE:301391) Beneish M-Score : 7.37 (As of Jun. 13, 2024)


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What is Colorlight Cloud Tech 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 7.37 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:301391' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.19   Med: 1.27   Max: 7.84
Current: 7.37

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Colorlight Cloud Tech was 7.84. The lowest was -2.19. And the median was 1.27.


Colorlight Cloud Tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Colorlight Cloud Tech'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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Colorlight Cloud Tech Beneish M-Score Chart

Colorlight Cloud Tech Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.26 7.84

Colorlight Cloud Tech Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 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 - -0.28 -2.19 7.84 7.37

Competitive Comparison of Colorlight Cloud Tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Colorlight Cloud Tech'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.


Colorlight Cloud Tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Colorlight Cloud Tech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Colorlight Cloud Tech 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 Colorlight Cloud Tech 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 * 1.3458+0.528 * 0.875+0.404 * 23.0725+0.892 * 1.4638+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3502+4.679 * 0.086173-0.327 * 1.2189
=7.37

* 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 ¥722 Mil.
Revenue was 142.734 + 452.282 + 214.601 + 220.364 = ¥1,030 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.685 + 222.636 + 108.969 + 97.986 = ¥497 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,385 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,879 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥48 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥139 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥636 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥17 Mil.
Net Income was 18.886 + 92.787 + 39.608 + 41.066 = ¥192 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -76.631 + 42.28 + -39.243 + 17.864 = ¥-56 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥366 Mil.
Revenue was 132.71 + 255.204 + 153.447 + 162.286 = ¥704 Mil.
Gross Profit was 60.801 + 112.184 + 56.429 + 67.831 = ¥297 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,457 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,532 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥439 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥32 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)
=(721.743 / 1029.981) / (366.388 / 703.647)
=0.700734 / 0.520699
=1.3458

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)
=(297.245 / 703.647) / (497.276 / 1029.981)
=0.422435 / 0.482801
=0.875

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 - (2385.162 + 48.434) / 2878.819) / (1 - (2457.032 + 57.992) / 2531.995)
=0.154655 / 0.006703
=23.0725

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
=1029.981 / 703.647
=1.4638

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 + 57.992)) / (0 / (0 + 48.434))
=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)
=(138.974 / 1029.981) / (70.315 / 703.647)
=0.134929 / 0.099929
=1.3502

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)
=((16.865 + 635.699) / 2878.819) / ((31.558 + 439.308) / 2531.995)
=0.226678 / 0.185966
=1.2189

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
=(192.347 - 0 - -55.73) / 2878.819
=0.086173

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.

Colorlight Cloud Tech has a M-score of 7.37 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Colorlight Cloud Tech (SZSE:301391) Business Description

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Shenzhen International Innovation Valley, 37F-39F,Building 8, Zone A, Dashi Yilu, Nanshan District, Vanke Cloud, Shenzhen, CHN, 518055
Colorlight Cloud Tech Ltd is engaged in the video processing algorithm as the core and hardware equipment as the carrier, it provides customers with professional display control products in the field of video images.

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