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Oriental Pearl Group Co (SHSE:600637) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is Oriental Pearl Group 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600637' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.12   Med: -2.67   Max: 30.3
Current: -2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Oriental Pearl Group Co was 30.30. The lowest was -3.12. And the median was -2.67.


Oriental Pearl Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oriental Pearl Group 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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Oriental Pearl Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Oriental Pearl Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.82 -2.66 -2.89 -2.75 -2.56

Oriental Pearl Group Co 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 -2.88 -2.56 -2.69 -2.56 -2.34

Competitive Comparison of Oriental Pearl Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Entertainment subindustry, Oriental Pearl Group 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.


Oriental Pearl Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

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Oriental Pearl Group 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 Oriental Pearl Group 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 * 1.0091+0.528 * 1.0672+0.404 * 1.1569+0.892 * 0.9845+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0297+4.679 * 0.0044-0.327 * 0.9192
=-2.34

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥2,612 Mil.
Revenue was 1881.808 + 1711.02 + 1594.904 + 2366.984 = ¥7,555 Mil.
Gross Profit was 619.053 + 545.567 + 523.467 + 668.744 = ¥2,357 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥21,920 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥43,431 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥8,424 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥539 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,933 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,302 Mil.
Net Income was 295.46 + 304.692 + 118.616 + -184.335 = ¥534 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 307.342 + 294.222 + -592.154 + 333.93 = ¥343 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥2,629 Mil.
Revenue was 2058.628 + 1841.202 + 1706.536 + 2067.112 = ¥7,673 Mil.
Gross Profit was 705.51 + 614.851 + 568.975 + 665.466 = ¥2,555 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥24,763 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥43,941 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥7,733 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥531 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥7,845 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,219 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)
=(2611.541 / 7554.716) / (2628.678 / 7673.478)
=0.345684 / 0.342567
=1.0091

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)
=(2554.802 / 7673.478) / (2356.831 / 7554.716)
=0.332939 / 0.311968
=1.0672

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 - (21920.029 + 8423.699) / 43430.85) / (1 - (24762.804 + 7732.987) / 43940.562)
=0.301332 / 0.26046
=1.1569

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
=7554.716 / 7673.478
=0.9845

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))
=(0 / (0 + 7732.987)) / (0 / (0 + 8423.699))
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(538.64 / 7554.716) / (531.348 / 7673.478)
=0.071299 / 0.069245
=1.0297

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)
=((1302.151 + 6933.088) / 43430.85) / ((1218.543 + 7845.325) / 43940.562)
=0.189617 / 0.206276
=0.9192

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
=(534.433 - 0 - 343.34) / 43430.85
=0.0044

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.

Oriental Pearl Group Co has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Oriental Pearl Group Co Business Description

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Address
No.757, Yishan Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai, CHN, 200233
Oriental Pearl Group Co Ltd operates a media integration and distribution platform in China. The various business units of the company comprise Channel Products Operation, Video Shopping, and E-Commerce, Culture and Entertainment Themed Tourism, Mobile Transmissions and Video Games among others.
Executives
Cao Zhi Yong senior management
Huang Kai Directors, senior managers
Jin Xiao Ming senior management
Yu Jie Director
Shi Zhi Yan senior management
Lu Bao Feng senior management
Dai Zhong Wei senior management
He Xiao Lan senior management
Xu Hui senior management
Xu Feng senior management
Zhang Wei Director
Wang Jian Jun Director
Su Wen Bin senior management
Xu Qi senior management
Cheng Zhi Chao senior management

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