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Edianyun (HKSE:02416) Beneish M-Score : -3.81 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


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What is Edianyun 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 -3.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:02416' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.69   Med: -4.25   Max: -3.81
Current: -3.81

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Edianyun was -3.81. The lowest was -4.69. And the median was -4.25.


Edianyun Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Edianyun'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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Edianyun Beneish M-Score Chart

Edianyun Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -4.69 -3.81

Edianyun Semi-Annual Data
Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -4.69 - -3.81 -

Competitive Comparison of Edianyun's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Edianyun'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.


Edianyun's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Edianyun 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 Edianyun 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 * 1.6136+0.528 * 1.0507+0.404 * 0.6947+0.892 * 0.9072+0.115 * 0.9705
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1669+4.679 * -0.362119-0.327 * 0.9715
=-3.81

* 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$350 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,390 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$604 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,199 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,622 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,170 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$457 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$320 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,371 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$904 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-985 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$327 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$239 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,532 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$700 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$871 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,392 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$2,180 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$443 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$302 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,719 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$473 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)
=(350.116 / 1389.91) / (239.155 / 1532.009)
=0.251898 / 0.156105
=1.6136

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)
=(699.67 / 1532.009) / (604.147 / 1389.91)
=0.456701 / 0.434666
=1.0507

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 - (1199.104 + 2170.016) / 3622.458) / (1 - (870.595 + 2180.064) / 3392.125)
=0.069935 / 0.100664
=0.6947

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
=1389.91 / 1532.009
=0.9072

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))
=(443 / (443 + 2180.064)) / (457.17 / (457.17 + 2170.016))
=0.168886 / 0.174015
=0.9705

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)
=(320.151 / 1389.91) / (302.411 / 1532.009)
=0.230339 / 0.197395
=1.1669

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)
=((904.32 + 1370.617) / 3622.458) / ((473.429 + 1719.333) / 3392.125)
=0.628009 / 0.646427
=0.9715

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
=(-985.098 - 0 - 326.664) / 3622.458
=-0.362119

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.

Edianyun has a M-score of -3.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Edianyun Business Description

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Edianyun Ltd is an investment holding company and the Group is principally engaged in providing office Internet Technology (IT) integrated solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises in the PRC. It mainly competes in the office IT integrated solution to market, a fast-growing segment whose penetration rate in the enterprise office IT service market increased from 0.3% in 2017 to 3.3% in 2021, The company mainly generated revenue from pay-as-you-go office IT integrated solutions, sales of devices, and SaaS and other services.
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