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Skyworth Group (FRA:KYW) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Skyworth Group 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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

FRA:KYW' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.33   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Skyworth Group was -2.03. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.33.


Skyworth Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Skyworth Group'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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Skyworth Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Skyworth Group Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.31 -2.50 -2.23 -2.83 -2.37

Skyworth Group Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 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 -2.23 - -2.83 - -2.37

Competitive Comparison of Skyworth Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Skyworth Group'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.


Skyworth Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Skyworth Group 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 Skyworth Group 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 * 0.8025+0.528 * 1.0981+0.404 * 1.0436+0.892 * 1.224+0.115 * 1.4375
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8545+4.679 * -0.02095-0.327 * 0.9859
=-2.41

* 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 €2,185 Mil.
Revenue was €8,865 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,239 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €5,995 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,625 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,634 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €77 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €721 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,550 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €920 Mil.
Net Income was €137 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €318 Mil.
Total Receivables was €2,225 Mil.
Revenue was €7,243 Mil.
Gross Profit was €1,111 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €6,286 Mil.
Total Assets was €8,721 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €1,470 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €102 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €690 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €4,811 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €800 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)
=(2185.199 / 8865.498) / (2224.562 / 7242.926)
=0.246484 / 0.307136
=0.8025

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)
=(1111.265 / 7242.926) / (1238.686 / 8865.498)
=0.153428 / 0.13972
=1.0981

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 - (5994.623 + 1634.115) / 8625.338) / (1 - (6286.292 + 1469.546) / 8721.408)
=0.115543 / 0.110713
=1.0436

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
=8865.498 / 7242.926
=1.224

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))
=(102.23 / (102.23 + 1469.546)) / (77.442 / (77.442 + 1634.115))
=0.065041 / 0.045247
=1.4375

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)
=(721.25 / 8865.498) / (689.615 / 7242.926)
=0.081355 / 0.095212
=0.8545

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)
=((920.442 + 4549.939) / 8625.338) / ((799.835 + 4810.518) / 8721.408)
=0.634222 / 0.643285
=0.9859

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
=(137.289 - 0 - 317.987) / 8625.338
=-0.02095

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.

Skyworth Group has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Skyworth Group (FRA:KYW) Business Description

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Address
20 Westlands Road, Rooms 1601-04 Westlands Centre, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Skyworth Group Ltd is principally engaged in the manufacture and sales of smart TV systems, home access systems, smart white appliances, intelligent manufacturing, internet value-added services, property development, property holding, photovoltaic products, modern services, and trading of other products. The company has four operating segments; Multimedia business, Smart systems technology business, New energy business, and Smart appliances business. The Group's operations are located in the PRC, Asia (other than the PRC), the Americas, Europe, Africa, and other regions and it derives a majority of its revenue from the People's Republic of China.

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