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Strawbear Entertainment Group (HKSE:02125) Beneish M-Score : -1.56 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is Strawbear Entertainment 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.56 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:02125' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.04   Med: -1.56   Max: 1.36
Current: -1.56

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Strawbear Entertainment Group was 1.36. The lowest was -3.04. And the median was -1.56.


Strawbear Entertainment Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Strawbear Entertainment 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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Strawbear Entertainment Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Strawbear Entertainment Group Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.36 -3.04 -0.10 -2.34 -1.56

Strawbear Entertainment Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.34 - -1.56 -

Competitive Comparison of Strawbear Entertainment Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Strawbear Entertainment 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.


Strawbear Entertainment Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Strawbear Entertainment Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Strawbear Entertainment 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 Strawbear Entertainment 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 * 1.1137+0.528 * 2.9772+0.404 * 1.1811+0.892 * 0.8394+0.115 * 2.1136
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6305+4.679 * -0.021467-0.327 * 1.2227
=-1.56

* 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$965 Mil.
Revenue was HK$919 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$69 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,646 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,826 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$174 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$886 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$34 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-120 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$-59 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,033 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,095 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$245 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,633 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,783 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$12 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$127 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$739 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3 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)
=(965.258 / 919.499) / (1032.53 / 1095.411)
=1.049765 / 0.942596
=1.1137

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)
=(245.401 / 1095.411) / (69.189 / 919.499)
=0.224026 / 0.075246
=2.9772

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 - (2646.177 + 13.958) / 2825.918) / (1 - (2633.427 + 11.801) / 2783.482)
=0.058665 / 0.049669
=1.1811

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
=919.499 / 1095.411
=0.8394

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))
=(21.372 / (21.372 + 11.801)) / (6.12 / (6.12 + 13.958))
=0.644259 / 0.304811
=2.1136

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)
=(173.842 / 919.499) / (127.016 / 1095.411)
=0.189062 / 0.115953
=1.6305

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)
=((34.258 + 886.247) / 2825.918) / ((2.51 + 739.011) / 2783.482)
=0.325737 / 0.266401
=1.2227

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
=(-119.558 - 0 - -58.895) / 2825.918
=-0.021467

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.

Strawbear Entertainment Group has a M-score of -1.56 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Strawbear Entertainment Group Business Description

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No. 98, Jiangdong Zhong Road, Room 2508, Building A, Wanda Plaza, Jianye District, Jiangsu, Nanjing, CHN
Strawbear Entertainment Group is one of the drama series producers and distributors in China, covering the investment, development, production, and distribution of TV series and web series. The revenue is mostly generated from licensing the broadcasting rights of self-produced drama series to TV channels, online video platforms, or third-party distributors; licensing the broadcasting rights of outright-purchased drama series from online video platforms or drama series producers to TV channels, third-party distributors or online video platforms; and production services for made-to-order drama series per online video platforms' orders. the company earns its revenue from mainland china.
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