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Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co (SHSE:688307) Beneish M-Score : -3.00 (As of Jun. 12, 2024)


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What is Jiaxing ZMAX Optech 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 -3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:688307' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.39   Med: -3.48   Max: -3
Current: -3

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co was -3.00. The lowest was -5.39. And the median was -3.48.


Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jiaxing ZMAX Optech 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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Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -3.82

Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -3.14 -5.39 -3.82 -3.00

Competitive Comparison of Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Jiaxing ZMAX Optech 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.


Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Jiaxing ZMAX Optech 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 Jiaxing ZMAX Optech 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 * 0.9576+0.528 * 0.9639+0.404 * 1.7702+0.892 * 0.9566+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 3.1574+4.679 * -0.072569-0.327 * 1.072
=-3.00

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥136.4 Mil.
Revenue was 79.484 + 143.79 + 65.631 + 102.095 = ¥391.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 26.913 + 46.789 + 24.775 + 33.87 = ¥132.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥664.3 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,015.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥243.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥25.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥114.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥24.2 Mil.
Net Income was 11.088 + 23.452 + 5.665 + 8.161 = ¥48.4 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.212 + 7.827 + 27.553 + 87.921 = ¥122.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥148.9 Mil.
Revenue was 67.334 + 130.702 + 85.535 + 125.161 = ¥408.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.948 + 41.148 + 27.091 + 43.162 = ¥133.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥674.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥965.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥233.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥8.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥97.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥24.9 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)
=(136.387 / 391) / (148.889 / 408.732)
=0.348816 / 0.36427
=0.9576

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)
=(133.349 / 408.732) / (132.347 / 391)
=0.32625 / 0.338483
=0.9639

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 - (664.34 + 243.872) / 1015.908) / (1 - (674.068 + 233.198) / 965.059)
=0.10601 / 0.059885
=1.7702

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
=391 / 408.732
=0.9566

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 + 233.198)) / (0 / (0 + 243.872))
=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)
=(25.402 / 391) / (8.41 / 408.732)
=0.064967 / 0.020576
=3.1574

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)
=((24.171 + 114.417) / 1015.908) / ((24.917 + 97.892) / 965.059)
=0.136418 / 0.127255
=1.072

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
=(48.366 - 0 - 122.089) / 1015.908
=-0.072569

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.

Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co has a M-score of -3.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co (SHSE:688307) Business Description

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No. 188 Taojing Road, Gaozhao Street, Xiuzhou District, Zhejiang Province, Jiaxing, CHN, 314000
Jiaxing ZMAX Optech Co Ltd is a precision optical lens product and technology development service provider. It develop various 4K/8K ultra-high-definition optics for various fields such as smart IoT, smart driving, smart terminals, smart home, and machine vision.

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