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Zepp Health (MEX:ZEPP) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Zepp Health 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MEX:ZEPP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -1.69   Max: -0.61
Current: -3.39

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zepp Health was -0.61. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -1.69.


Zepp Health Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zepp Health'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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Zepp Health Beneish M-Score Chart

Zepp Health Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -1.44 -2.47 -1.89 -2.21 -3.39

Zepp Health Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -3.39 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Zepp Health's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Zepp Health'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.


Zepp Health's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Zepp Health 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 Zepp Health 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 * 1.1101+0.528 * 0.7354+0.404 * 1.1721+0.892 * 0.5104+0.115 * 0.7962
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1996+4.679 * -0.112341-0.327 * 0.9675
=-3.46

* 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 MXN1,394 Mil.
Revenue was MXN5,975 Mil.
Gross Profit was MXN1,575 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN5,385 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN10,805 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN268 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN130 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN1,205 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN2,637 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN2,095 Mil.
Net Income was MXN-508 Mil.
Gross Profit was MXN-9 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was MXN715 Mil.
Total Receivables was MXN2,459 Mil.
Revenue was MXN11,707 Mil.
Gross Profit was MXN2,269 Mil.
Total Current Assets was MXN8,360 Mil.
Total Assets was MXN14,885 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was MXN470 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was MXN166 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was MXN1,967 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was MXN4,715 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was MXN2,023 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)
=(1393.518 / 5975.258) / (2459.342 / 11706.88)
=0.233215 / 0.210077
=1.1101

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)
=(2269.432 / 11706.88) / (1575.108 / 5975.258)
=0.193855 / 0.263605
=0.7354

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 - (5384.893 + 267.735) / 10804.669) / (1 - (8360.255 + 469.581) / 14885.274)
=0.476835 / 0.406807
=1.1721

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
=5975.258 / 11706.88
=0.5104

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))
=(165.638 / (165.638 + 469.581)) / (130.396 / (130.396 + 267.735))
=0.260757 / 0.32752
=0.7962

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)
=(1204.645 / 5975.258) / (1967.419 / 11706.88)
=0.201606 / 0.168057
=1.1996

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)
=((2094.86 + 2637.085) / 10804.669) / ((2022.983 + 4715.303) / 14885.274)
=0.437954 / 0.452681
=0.9675

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
=(-507.937 - -9.319 - 715.193) / 10804.669
=-0.112341

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.

Zepp Health has a M-score of -3.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zepp Health Business Description

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No. 900 Wangjiang West Road, Building B2, Zhong’an Chuanggu Technology Park, Huami Global Innovation Center, Hefei, CHN, 230088
Zepp Health Corp is engaged in the business of manufacturing smart health wearable products. The company operates in two segments: Xiaomi Wearable Products and Self-branded products & others. The product portfolio includes smartwatches and fitness bands. The majority is from Self-branded products & other segments. It generates majority of the revenue from Xiaomi Wearable Products segment.