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360 Security Technology (SHSE:601360) Beneish M-Score : -2.94 (As of Mar. 05, 2025)


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What is 360 Security Technology 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 -2.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for 360 Security Technology's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601360' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.25   Max: 12.15
Current: -2.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of 360 Security Technology was 12.15. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.25.


360 Security Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for 360 Security Technology'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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360 Security Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

360 Security Technology 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 -1.96 -2.52 -2.40 -3.03 -2.91

360 Security Technology 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 -2.99 -2.91 -2.94 -2.78 -2.94

Competitive Comparison of 360 Security Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, 360 Security Technology'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.


360 Security Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, 360 Security Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where 360 Security Technology's Beneish M-Score falls into.



360 Security Technology 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 360 Security Technology 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 * 0.9283+0.528 * 0.9472+0.404 * 0.9954+0.892 * 0.8501+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3533+4.679 * -0.030196-0.327 * 1.1015
=-2.94

* 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 ¥1,456 Mil.
Revenue was 1917.224 + 1972.319 + 1719.444 + 2317.463 = ¥7,926 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1290.865 + 1264.784 + 1075.885 + 1372.721 = ¥5,004 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥26,842 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥38,723 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,803 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,292 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,252 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,068 Mil.
Net Income was -237.65 + -231.616 + -109.635 + -123.814 = ¥-703 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 234.196 + -278.297 + -191.385 + 702.042 = ¥467 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,846 Mil.
Revenue was 2234.826 + 2537.371 + 1965.765 + 2586.28 = ¥9,324 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1449.058 + 1488.186 + 1192.269 + 1446.671 = ¥5,576 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥27,307 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥39,284 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,707 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,123 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,205 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥537 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)
=(1456.469 / 7926.45) / (1845.696 / 9324.242)
=0.183748 / 0.197946
=0.9283

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)
=(5576.184 / 9324.242) / (5004.255 / 7926.45)
=0.598031 / 0.631336
=0.9472

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 - (26842.472 + 1803.364) / 38723.016) / (1 - (27306.575 + 1707.178) / 39284.008)
=0.260237 / 0.261436
=0.9954

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
=7926.45 / 9324.242
=0.8501

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 + 1707.178)) / (0 / (0 + 1803.364))
=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)
=(1292.468 / 7926.45) / (1123.448 / 9324.242)
=0.163058 / 0.120487
=1.3533

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)
=((1068.085 + 6252.427) / 38723.016) / ((537.382 + 6205.039) / 39284.008)
=0.189048 / 0.171633
=1.1015

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
=(-702.715 - 0 - 466.556) / 38723.016
=-0.030196

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.

360 Security Technology has a M-score of -2.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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360 Security Technology Business Description

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Address
No. 6 Jiuxianqiao Road, Block A, Building 2, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100015
360 Security Technology Inc is engaged in the Research and development of Internet security technology, design, development, and promotion of Internet security products, as well as commercial services such as Internet advertising and services based on Internet security products, Internet value-added services, and smart hardware services.
Executives
Zhao Lu Ming senior management

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