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SenseTime Group (HKSE:00020) Beneish M-Score : -3.08 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is SenseTime 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 -3.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00020' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.26   Med: -2.98   Max: -2.87
Current: -3.08

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SenseTime Group was -2.87. The lowest was -4.26. And the median was -2.98.


SenseTime Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for SenseTime 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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SenseTime Group Beneish M-Score Chart

SenseTime Group Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.87 -4.26 -2.87 -3.08

SenseTime Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -4.26 - -2.87 - -3.08

Competitive Comparison of SenseTime Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, SenseTime 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.


SenseTime Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



SenseTime 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 SenseTime 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 * 0.7989+0.528 * 1.5149+0.404 * 1.0787+0.892 * 0.8759+0.115 * 0.845
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0553+4.679 * -0.097479-0.327 * 1.3852
=-3.08

* 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$4,288 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,725 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,642 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$18,529 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$35,972 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$8,661 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,367 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$2,548 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,596 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$4,839 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-7,044 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-3,538 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$6,128 Mil.
Revenue was HK$4,253 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$2,839 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$24,036 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$41,795 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$8,300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$1,081 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$2,757 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,711 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3,364 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)
=(4288.228 / 3725.238) / (6128.276 / 4253.019)
=1.151129 / 1.440924
=0.7989

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)
=(2838.987 / 4253.019) / (1641.529 / 3725.238)
=0.667523 / 0.440651
=1.5149

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 - (18529.133 + 8661.112) / 35972.226) / (1 - (24036.367 + 8300.089) / 41795.274)
=0.244132 / 0.226313
=1.0787

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
=3725.238 / 4253.019
=0.8759

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))
=(1080.628 / (1080.628 + 8300.089)) / (1367.14 / (1367.14 + 8661.112))
=0.115197 / 0.136329
=0.845

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)
=(2548.052 / 3725.238) / (2756.639 / 4253.019)
=0.683997 / 0.648161
=1.0553

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)
=((4838.852 + 3595.588) / 35972.226) / ((3363.97 + 3710.847) / 41795.274)
=0.234471 / 0.169273
=1.3852

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
=(-7044.11 - 0 - -3537.565) / 35972.226
=-0.097479

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.

SenseTime Group has a M-score of -3.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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SenseTime Group (HKSE:00020) Business Description

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No. 1900 Hongmei Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, CHN, 200233
SenseTime Group Inc is a software company focused on creating an AI-empowered future through innovation. The Company develops software & hardware products for different industry verticals and use cases based on the same AI infrastructure platform & model training framework. The principal activities of the Group are the sale of advanced AI software, the sale of AI software platform & related services, the sale of AI software-embedded hardware and related services, AIDC service as well as research and development activities in relation to AI technologyThe Company is domiciled in the Cayman Islands while the Group mainly operates its businesses in four geographical areas of the world Mainland China, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and others, out of which the majority is from Mainland China.

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