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CMGE Technology Group (HKSE:00302) Beneish M-Score : -2.44 (As of Jun. 19, 2024)


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What is CMGE Technology 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 -2.44 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00302' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.5   Med: -2.03   Max: -1.26
Current: -2.44

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CMGE Technology Group was -1.26. The lowest was -2.50. And the median was -2.03.


CMGE Technology Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CMGE Technology 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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CMGE Technology Group Beneish M-Score Chart

CMGE Technology Group Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.97 -2.04 -2.02 -2.50 -2.44

CMGE Technology Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 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 -2.02 - -2.50 - -2.44

Competitive Comparison of CMGE Technology Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Gaming & Multimedia subindustry, CMGE Technology 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.


CMGE Technology Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, CMGE Technology Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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CMGE Technology 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 CMGE Technology 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 * 1.1238+0.528 * 1.1319+0.404 * 1.003+0.892 * 0.9405+0.115 * 0.7985
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2279+4.679 * -0.0094-0.327 * 0.9544
=-2.44

* 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$1,533 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,850 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,032 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,423 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$7,754 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$43 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$141 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$369 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,417 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$17 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-22 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$51 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,450 Mil.
Revenue was HK$3,031 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,241 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,491 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$7,989 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$66 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$319 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,518 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$30 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)
=(1533.021 / 2850.261) / (1450.444 / 3030.643)
=0.537853 / 0.478593
=1.1238

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)
=(1241.446 / 3030.643) / (1031.545 / 2850.261)
=0.409631 / 0.361912
=1.1319

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 - (2423.363 + 42.747) / 7753.983) / (1 - (2491.42 + 65.637) / 7988.702)
=0.681956 / 0.679916
=1.003

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
=2850.261 / 3030.643
=0.9405

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))
=(104.022 / (104.022 + 65.637)) / (141.357 / (141.357 + 42.747))
=0.613124 / 0.767811
=0.7985

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)
=(368.713 / 2850.261) / (319.291 / 3030.643)
=0.129361 / 0.105354
=1.2279

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)
=((17.315 + 1416.883) / 7753.983) / ((30.214 + 1517.996) / 7988.702)
=0.184963 / 0.1938
=0.9544

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
=(-21.962 - 0 - 50.923) / 7753.983
=-0.0094

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.

CMGE Technology Group has a M-score of -2.44 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CMGE Technology Group (HKSE:00302) Business Description

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Zhongkang North Road, 10th Floor, Building No. 4, Zhuoyue Meilin Center Square, Futian District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN
CMGE is an IP-based mobile game developer and publisher in China with 55 licensed IPs and 68 proprietary IPs as of the end of 2021. The company has over 80 games on the shelf and over 20 games with lifecycles of over three years. Average monthly active users, or MAUs, of CMGE games reached 19.1 million in 2021. The market share of CMGE for online gaming grossing income in 2021 was around 1%.
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