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Bojun Education Co (HKSE:01758) Beneish M-Score : -0.15 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Bojun Education 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.15 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:01758' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -0.15   Max: 2.59
Current: -0.15

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Bojun Education Co was 2.59. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -0.15.


Bojun Education Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bojun Education 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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Bojun Education Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Bojun Education Co Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Beneish M-Score
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Bojun Education Co Semi-Annual Data
Aug15 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23 Feb24 Aug24
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 - - -1.01 - -0.15

Competitive Comparison of Bojun Education Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Bojun Education 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.


Bojun Education Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Bojun Education Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Bojun Education 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 Bojun Education 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 * 0.2335+0.528 * 0.3075+0.404 * 0.6086+0.892 * 5.34+0.115 * 0.1294
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7543+4.679 * -0.053495-0.327 * 1.0124
=-0.15

* 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 (Aug24) TTM:Last Year (Aug23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$201.1 Mil.
Revenue was HK$468.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$223.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$447.4 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,380.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,837.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$132.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$166.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,341.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,278.2 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-43.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$191.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$161.3 Mil.
Revenue was HK$87.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$12.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$697.4 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,387.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$3,533.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$15.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$41.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,725.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$866.4 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)
=(201.098 / 468.768) / (161.303 / 87.785)
=0.428993 / 1.837478
=0.2335

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)
=(12.869 / 87.785) / (223.495 / 468.768)
=0.146597 / 0.476771
=0.3075

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 - (447.394 + 3837.479) / 4380.146) / (1 - (697.43 + 3533.019) / 4387.25)
=0.021751 / 0.03574
=0.6086

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
=468.768 / 87.785
=5.34

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))
=(15.328 / (15.328 + 3533.019)) / (132.557 / (132.557 + 3837.479))
=0.00432 / 0.033389
=0.1294

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)
=(166.15 / 468.768) / (41.251 / 87.785)
=0.35444 / 0.469909
=0.7543

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)
=((1278.208 + 1341.902) / 4380.146) / ((866.423 + 1725.806) / 4387.25)
=0.598179 / 0.590855
=1.0124

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
=(-43.157 - 0 - 191.161) / 4380.146
=-0.053495

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.

Bojun Education Co has a M-score of -0.15 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Bojun Education Co Business Description

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No. 239 Sanse Road, Sichuan Province, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, Sichuan, CHN
Bojun Education Co Ltd is engaged in providing private education services. The company operates middle schools, high schools, and kindergartens. Its operating segment includes (i) the provision of profit-making kindergarten and the provision of high school education services; (ii) the provision of vocational education services and (iii) the provision of education consultancy and management services. The company generates maximum revenue from the education consultancy and management services segment. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from the People's Republic of China.
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