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EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) (SHSE:603496) Beneish M-Score : -1.78 (As of Mar. 25, 2025)


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What is EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) 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 -1.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai)'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:603496' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.86   Med: -1.77   Max: -0.49
Current: -1.78

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) was -0.49. The lowest was -2.86. And the median was -1.77.


EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai)'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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EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) Beneish M-Score Chart

EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) 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 -1.75 -1.59 -2.35 -2.15 -2.48

EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) 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 -2.10 -2.48 -2.86 -1.93 -1.78

Competitive Comparison of EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai)'s Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai)'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.


EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai)'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.



EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) 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 EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) 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 * 0.9152+0.528 * 1.0208+0.404 * 0.8249+0.892 * 1.4316+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6816+4.679 * 0.074267-0.327 * 0.8438
=-1.78

* 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 ¥485 Mil.
Revenue was 245.048 + 376.409 + 259.481 + 273.049 = ¥1,154 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.862 + 116.012 + 91 + 164.116 = ¥445 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,291 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,893 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥365 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥46 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥408 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥56 Mil.
Net Income was 6.542 + 31.354 + 40.381 + 46.947 = ¥125 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -16.746 + -172.995 + 68.643 + 105.7 = ¥-15 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥370 Mil.
Revenue was 179.501 + 153.581 + 165.286 + 307.701 = ¥806 Mil.
Gross Profit was 65.131 + 59.583 + 64.361 + 128.234 = ¥317 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,291 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,846 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥274 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥47 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥509 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥27 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)
=(484.66 / 1153.987) / (369.887 / 806.069)
=0.419987 / 0.458878
=0.9152

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)
=(317.309 / 806.069) / (444.99 / 1153.987)
=0.39365 / 0.385611
=1.0208

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 - (1290.952 + 365.148) / 1893.456) / (1 - (1291.345 + 273.767) / 1845.57)
=0.125356 / 0.151963
=0.8249

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
=1153.987 / 806.069
=1.4316

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 + 273.767)) / (0 / (0 + 365.148))
=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)
=(45.626 / 1153.987) / (46.755 / 806.069)
=0.039538 / 0.058004
=0.6816

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)
=((55.95 + 408.223) / 1893.456) / ((26.851 + 509.357) / 1845.57)
=0.245146 / 0.290538
=0.8438

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
=(125.224 - 0 - -15.398) / 1893.456
=0.074267

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.

EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) has a M-score of -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 2388, Chenhang Road, 6th Floor, Building 8, Shanghai, CHN, 201114
EmbedWay Technologies (Shanghai) Corp is a supplier of DPI front-end applications and standard platforms. It provides products and solutions to various applications, such as telecommunications value-added services, internet safety, network and signaling monitoring, and communication equipment producing, among others. The products of the company are blade platform, standalone device, acceleration card, white box switches, converged computing, media processing, ATCA blade, and others.
Executives
Qin Fang senior management
Zhang Shi Chao senior management
Hu De Yong Directors, senior managers
Shen Zhen Yu Directors, senior managers
Gu Hai Dong Supervisors
Huang Qi Supervisors
Wang Xiang Directors, senior managers
Huang Ming Wei senior management
Zhao Min Fen Supervisors
Yu Hao Ming Director
Zhang Kai Yong senior management

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