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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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
The historical rank and industry rank for SINA's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of SINA was 0.15. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.19.
The historical data trend for SINA'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.
SINA Annual Data | |||||||||||||||||||||
Trend | Dec10 | Dec11 | Dec12 | Dec13 | Dec14 | Dec15 | Dec16 | Dec17 | Dec18 | Dec19 | |||||||||||
Beneish M-Score | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | -2.90 | -2.31 | -2.72 | -1.98 | -2.83 |
SINA Quarterly Data | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sep15 | Dec15 | Mar16 | Jun16 | Sep16 | Dec16 | Mar17 | Jun17 | Sep17 | Dec17 | Mar18 | Jun18 | Sep18 | Dec18 | Mar19 | Jun19 | Sep19 | Dec19 | Mar20 | Jun20 | |
Beneish M-Score | Get a 7-Day Free Trial | -1.87 | -2.13 | -2.83 | -2.58 | -2.64 |
For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, SINA'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.
For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, SINA's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where SINA's Beneish M-Score falls into.
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 SINA 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 * 1.854 | + | 0.528 * 1.0178 | + | 0.404 * 0.8873 | + | 0.892 * 1.0259 | + | 0.115 * 0.8117 | |
- | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI | |||||||
- | 0.172 * 1.1011 | + | 4.679 * -0.086696 | - | 0.327 * 1.3357 | |||||||
= | -2.26 |
* 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 (Dec19) TTM: | Last Year (Dec18) TTM: |
Total Receivables was $1,371 Mil. Revenue was $2,163 Mil. Gross Profit was $1,670 Mil. Total Current Assets was $4,612 Mil. Total Assets was $7,469 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $278 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $56 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $926 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was $1,719 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,718 Mil. Net Income was $-71 Mil. Gross Profit was $-167 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was $744 Mil. |
Total Receivables was $721 Mil. Revenue was $2,108 Mil. Gross Profit was $1,656 Mil. Total Current Assets was $3,333 Mil. Total Assets was $5,886 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $263 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $41 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $820 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was $1,144 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $884 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) |
= | (1371.203 / 2162.955) | / | (720.909 / 2108.327) | |
= | 0.633949 | / | 0.341934 | |
= | 1.854 |
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) | |
= | (1656.287 / 2108.327) | / | (1669.527 / 2162.955) | |
= | 0.785593 | / | 0.771873 | |
= | 1.0178 |
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 - (4611.844 + 278.051) / 7468.828) | / | (1 - (3332.698 + 262.846) / 5886.089) | |
= | 0.345293 | / | 0.389145 | |
= | 0.8873 |
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 | |
= | 2162.955 | / | 2108.327 | |
= | 1.0259 |
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)) |
= | (41.232 / (41.232 + 262.846)) | / | (55.766 / (55.766 + 278.051)) | |
= | 0.135597 | / | 0.167056 | |
= | 0.8117 |
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) |
= | (926.43 / 2162.955) | / | (820.146 / 2108.327) | |
= | 0.428317 | / | 0.389003 | |
= | 1.1011 |
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) |
= | ((1717.592 + 1719.203) / 7468.828) | / | ((884.123 + 1143.661) / 5886.089) | |
= | 0.460152 | / | 0.344504 | |
= | 1.3357 |
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 | |
= | (-70.542 - -167.041 | - | 744.018) | / | 7468.828 | |
= | -0.086696 |
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.
SINA has a M-score of -2.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
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