Sound Group (Sound Group) Beneish M-Score : -3.53 (As of May. 16, 2024)

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What is Sound Group 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 -3.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SOGP' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.53 Med: -3.1 Max: -2.42
Current: -3.53

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sound Group was -2.42. The lowest was -3.53. And the median was -3.10.

Sound Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sound Group's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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Sound Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Sound Group Annual Data

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Dec21

Dec22

Beneish M-Score

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-2.42

-3.10

-3.53

Sound Group Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-	-3.53	-	-	-

Competitive Comparison of Sound Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Sound Group's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Sound Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Sound Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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

Sound Group 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 Sound Group for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 0.5308

0.528 * 0.888

0.404 * 0.3205

0.892 * 0.9419

0.115 * 0.844

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.7239

4.679 * -0.068062

0.327 * 0.8198

-3.53

This Year (Dec22) TTM:

Last Year (Dec21) TTM:

Total Receivables was $1.2 Mil.
Revenue was $313.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $102.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $103.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $111.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $7.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $52.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $53.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.2 Mil.
Net Income was $12.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $19.5 Mil.

Total Receivables was $2.4 Mil.
Revenue was $332.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was $96.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $90.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $100.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $77.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $57.5 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)
	=	(1.182 / 313.448)	/	(2.364 / 332.77)
	=	0.003771	/	0.007104
	=	0.5308

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)
	=	(96.872 / 332.77)	/	(102.75 / 313.448)
	=	0.291108	/	0.327806
	=	0.888

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 - (103.776 + 7.41) / 111.355)	/	(1 - (90.671 + 9.786) / 100.935)
	=	0.001518	/	0.004736
	=	0.3205

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
	=	313.448	/	332.77
	=	0.9419

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))
	=	(4.905 / (4.905 + 9.786))	/	(4.85 / (4.85 + 7.41))
	=	0.333878	/	0.395595
	=	0.844

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)
	=	(52.547 / 313.448)	/	(77.06 / 332.77)
	=	0.167642	/	0.231571
	=	0.7239

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)
	=	((1.175 + 53.291) / 111.355)	/	((2.681 + 57.542) / 100.935)
	=	0.48912	/	0.596651
	=	0.8198

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
	=	(12.41 - 0.443	-	19.546)	/	111.355
	=	-0.068062

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.

Sound Group has a M-score of -3.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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Yangcheng Creative Industry Zone, No. 309 Middle Huangpu Avenue, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, CHN, 510655

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