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Scienjoy Holding (Scienjoy Holding) Beneish M-Score : -1.46 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Scienjoy Holding 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 -1.46 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SJ' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.94   Med: -1.46   Max: 2.78
Current: -1.46

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Scienjoy Holding was 2.78. The lowest was -1.94. And the median was -1.46.


Scienjoy Holding Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scienjoy Holding'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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Scienjoy Holding Beneish M-Score Chart

Scienjoy Holding Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
- - 2.78 -1.94 -1.46

Scienjoy Holding Quarterly Data
Dec18 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 - -1.46 - - -

Competitive Comparison of Scienjoy Holding's Beneish M-Score

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Scienjoy Holding'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.


Scienjoy Holding's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Scienjoy Holding's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Scienjoy Holding 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 Scienjoy Holding 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 * 1.2877+0.528 * 1.2579+0.404 * 1.3854+0.892 * 1.069+0.115 * 1.8704
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7704+4.679 * 0.04978-0.327 * 0.9126
=-1.46

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was $55.8 Mil.
Revenue was $280.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was $40.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $93.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $215.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $2.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $9.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $38.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.8 Mil.
Net Income was $27.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was $8.8 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $8.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $40.6 Mil.
Revenue was $262.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $47.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $102.4 Mil.
Total Assets was $171.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $11.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $34.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.0 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)
=(55.835 / 280.169) / (40.564 / 262.094)
=0.19929 / 0.154769
=1.2877

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)
=(47.801 / 262.094) / (40.62 / 280.169)
=0.182381 / 0.144984
=1.2579

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 - (93.059 + 3.148) / 215.446) / (1 - (102.446 + 0.263) / 171.032)
=0.553452 / 0.399475
=1.3854

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
=280.169 / 262.094
=1.069

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))
=(0.759 / (0.759 + 0.263)) / (2.073 / (2.073 + 3.148))
=0.742661 / 0.39705
=1.8704

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)
=(9.055 / 280.169) / (10.996 / 262.094)
=0.03232 / 0.041954
=0.7704

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)
=((1.832 + 38.087) / 215.446) / ((0 + 34.723) / 171.032)
=0.185285 / 0.20302
=0.9126

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
=(27.731 - 8.751 - 8.255) / 215.446
=0.04978

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.

Scienjoy Holding has a M-score of -1.46 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Scienjoy Holding (Scienjoy Holding) Business Description

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Address
No. 99 Wangzhou Road, RM 1118, 11th Floor, Building 3, Liangzhu Sub-district, Yuhang District, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, CHN, 311113
Scienjoy Holding Corp is a show live streaming video entertainment social platform in China. The company operates a mobile live-streaming business by which it provides live-streaming entertainment from professional broadcasters to the end-users, allowing for the operation of live social video communities. It operates online live-streaming brands, with their respective websites & mobile apps, Showself, Lehai, & Haixiu, using Scienjoy's own mobile applications. Through the app, users can also view photos posted by broadcasters on their personal pages, leave comments, & engage in private chats with broadcasters. The users can also play simple, fun games using virtual currencies within the video rooms while watching the live streaming of a broadcaster. Geographically, it operates in PRC.
Executives
Yibing Liu director NO. 402 JINSHANXILI 18,, HULI DISTRICT, XIAMEN F4 361006
Lavacano Holdings Ltd 10 percent owner #1101, UNIT 1, BUILDING 6 NO. 2 XIBAHE, DONGLI, CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100028
Xiaowu He director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 205-1701 MCCOWAN RD., SCARBOROUGH Z4 M1S 2Y3
Jian Sun director NO. 39 SOUTH COLLEGE RD.,, HAIDIAN DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100086
Huifeng Chang director 10 EASTERN DRIVE, PRINCENTON JUNCTION NJ 08550
Denny Tang officer: Chief Financial Officer EAST GARDEN, UPPER EAST SIDE, ZONE 1, 6 DONGSIHUAN NORTH RD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100016
Bo Wan director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Operating Officer JIA NO. 34, SHENGGU NANLI CHAOYANG, DISTRICT, 3RD FL, BEIJING F4 100029
Wby Entertainment Holdings Ltd. 10 percent owner 3RD FLOOR, JIA NO. 34,, SHENGGU NANLI, CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100028
Jining Li director, 10 percent owner FLAT A, 6/F, BLOCK A, TONNOCHY TOWERS, NO.272 JAFFE RD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG F4 00000
Oriental Holdings Ltd director NO.272 JAFFE RD, WANCHAI, FLAT A, 6/F, TONNOCHY TOWERS, HONG KONG F4 00000
Kinpui Choi director FLAT A, 6/F, BLOCK A, TONNOCHY TOWERS, NO. 272 JAFFE ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG F4 00000
Yongsheng Liu director, officer: Chief Executive Officer FLAT A, 6/F, BLOCK A, TONNOCHY TOWERS, N0. 272 JAFFE ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG F4 00000
Weiping Chen director FLAT A, 6/F, BLOCK A, TONNOCHY TOWERS, NO. 272 JAFFE ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG F4 00000
Simin Xie director FLAT A, 6/F, BLOCK A, TONNOCHY TOWERS, N0 272 JAFFE ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG F4 00000
Ray Lei Chen director, officer: Chief Operating Officer FLAT A, 6/F, BLOCK A, TONNOCHY TOWERS, NO.272 JAFFE ROAD, WANCHAI, HONG KONG F4 00000