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Jade Art Group (STU:JADA) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Jade Art 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.

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

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jade Art Group was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Jade Art Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jade Art Group'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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Jade Art Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Jade Art Group Annual Data
Trend Jul06 Jul07 Dec08 Dec09
Beneish M-Score
- - - 2.27

Jade Art Group Quarterly Data
Oct06 Jan07 Apr07 Jul07 Oct07 Mar08 Jun08 Sep08 Dec08 Mar09 Jun09 Sep09 Dec09 Mar10 Jun10 Sep10
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 - 2.27 -1.32 -1.25 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of Jade Art Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Shell Companies subindustry, Jade Art Group'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.


Jade Art Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Diversified Financial Services Industry

For the Diversified Financial Services industry and Financial Services sector, Jade Art Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jade Art 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 Jade Art Group 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 * 0.9492+0.528 * 1.0433+0.404 * 0.8922+0.892 * 0.8245+0.115 * 0.9999
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8772+4.679 * -0.029099-0.327 * 0.412
=-2.63

* 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 (Sep10) TTM:Last Year (Sep09) TTM:
Total Receivables was €4.51 Mil.
Revenue was 1.779 + 2.276 + 4.356 + 5.294 = €13.71 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.103 + 1.525 + 3.514 + 4.42 = €10.56 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €17.12 Mil.
Total Assets was €66.81 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €0.94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1.48 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.18 + 0.879 + 2.387 + 2.789 = €6.24 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0.942 + -0.038 + 4.101 + 3.174 = €8.18 Mil.
Total Receivables was €5.77 Mil.
Revenue was 7.318 + 1.398 + 3.805 + 4.101 = €16.62 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6.298 + 0.785 + 2.969 + 3.313 = €13.37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €8.74 Mil.
Total Assets was €52.53 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €0.00 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €2.08 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1.30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2.82 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €0.00 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)
=(4.512 / 13.705) / (5.765 / 16.622)
=0.329223 / 0.34683
=0.9492

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)
=(13.365 / 16.622) / (10.562 / 13.705)
=0.804055 / 0.770668
=1.0433

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 - (17.121 + 0.003) / 66.807) / (1 - (8.742 + 0.003) / 52.53)
=0.74368 / 0.833524
=0.8922

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
=13.705 / 16.622
=0.8245

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))
=(2.083 / (2.083 + 0.003)) / (2.16 / (2.16 + 0.003))
=0.998562 / 0.998613
=0.9999

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)
=(0.941 / 13.705) / (1.301 / 16.622)
=0.068661 / 0.07827
=0.8772

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)
=((0 + 1.478) / 66.807) / ((0 + 2.821) / 52.53)
=0.022123 / 0.053703
=0.412

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
=(6.235 - 0 - 8.179) / 66.807
=-0.029099

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.

Jade Art Group has a M-score of -2.63 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jade Art Group (STU:JADA) Business Description

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Address
1028 Highland Lakes Trace, Birmingham, AL, USA, 35242
Jade Art Group Inc is a development stage company.

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