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ComNav Technology (SHSE:688592) Beneish M-Score : -0.81 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is ComNav 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.81 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SHSE:688592' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.22   Med: -0.81   Max: 13.35
Current: -0.81

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ComNav Technology was 13.35. The lowest was -1.22. And the median was -0.81.


ComNav Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ComNav 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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ComNav Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

ComNav Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 13.35 -1.22

ComNav Technology Quarterly Data
Dec13 Dec14 Mar15 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 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 Premium Member Only - - - -1.22 -0.81

Competitive Comparison of ComNav Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, ComNav 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.


ComNav Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



ComNav 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 ComNav 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 * 1.0008+0.528 * 1.1174+0.404 * 1.5093+0.892 * 1.712+0.115 * 1.5568
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9978+4.679 * 0.10366-0.327 * 0.3481
=-0.81

* 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 ¥309.9 Mil.
Revenue was 38.674 + 250.015 + 44.912 + 87.146 = ¥420.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 22.091 + 124.895 + 26.006 + 46.214 = ¥219.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,122.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,178.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥19.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥2.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥102.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥130.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥5.7 Mil.
Net Income was -7.099 + 42.81 + -8.506 + 20.497 = ¥47.7 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -65.225 + -9.931 + -3.164 + 3.881 = ¥-74.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥180.9 Mil.
Revenue was 29.619 + 150.434 + 65.712 + 0 = ¥245.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 17.607 + 82.46 + 43.005 + 0 = ¥143.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥442.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥462.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥11.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥2.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥60.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥151.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2.7 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)
=(309.872 / 420.747) / (180.851 / 245.765)
=0.736481 / 0.73587
=1.0008

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)
=(143.072 / 245.765) / (219.206 / 420.747)
=0.58215 / 0.520992
=1.1174

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 - (1122.077 + 19.113) / 1178.289) / (1 - (442.099 + 11.156) / 462.912)
=0.031485 / 0.020861
=1.5093

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
=420.747 / 245.765
=1.712

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))
=(2.535 / (2.535 + 11.156)) / (2.58 / (2.58 + 19.113))
=0.185158 / 0.118932
=1.5568

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)
=(102.844 / 420.747) / (60.207 / 245.765)
=0.244432 / 0.244978
=0.9978

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)
=((5.655 + 130.888) / 1178.289) / ((2.722 + 151.385) / 462.912)
=0.115882 / 0.332908
=0.3481

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
=(47.702 - 0 - -74.439) / 1178.289
=0.10366

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.

ComNav Technology has a M-score of -0.81 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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ComNav Technology (SHSE:688592) Business Description

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No. 618 Chengliu Middle Road, 3rd Floor, Building 2, Malu Town, Jiading District, Shanghai, CHN, 201801
ComNav Technology Ltd is engaged in the research and development of high-precision satellite navigation dedicated chips and differential positioning (RTK) technology.

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