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Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co (SZSE:002238) Beneish M-Score : -3.21 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Shenzhen Topway Video Communication 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 -3.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002238' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.1   Med: -2.71   Max: -1.73
Current: -3.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co was -1.73. The lowest was -4.10. And the median was -2.71.


Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shenzhen Topway Video Communication 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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Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.90 -1.73 -1.95 -2.70 -2.93

Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 Premium Member Only -2.95 -2.93 -2.97 -2.90 -3.21

Competitive Comparison of Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Broadcasting subindustry, Shenzhen Topway Video Communication 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.


Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Shenzhen Topway Video Communication 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 Shenzhen Topway Video Communication 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 * 0.7207+0.528 * 1.0821+0.404 * 0.9619+0.892 * 1.0333+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8753+4.679 * -0.117597-0.327 * 0.9907
=-3.21

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥311 Mil.
Revenue was 271.58 + 354.953 + 268.604 + 547.308 = ¥1,442 Mil.
Gross Profit was 73.704 + 86.846 + 79.217 + 203.984 = ¥444 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,518 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,149 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,570 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥76 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,494 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥150 Mil.
Net Income was 0.276 + 12.55 + 2.467 + 45.763 = ¥61 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 229.868 + 106.24 + 16.55 + 196.359 = ¥549 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥418 Mil.
Revenue was 308.478 + 327.684 + 294.191 + 465.653 = ¥1,396 Mil.
Gross Profit was 97.973 + 102.555 + 93.457 + 170.717 = ¥465 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,473 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,089 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,528 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥84 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,455 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥181 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)
=(311.388 / 1442.445) / (418.151 / 1396.006)
=0.215875 / 0.299534
=0.7207

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)
=(464.702 / 1396.006) / (443.751 / 1442.445)
=0.33288 / 0.307638
=1.0821

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 - (1517.922 + 1570.054) / 4149.426) / (1 - (1473.067 + 1528.311) / 4088.795)
=0.255806 / 0.26595
=0.9619

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
=1442.445 / 1396.006
=1.0333

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 + 1528.311)) / (0 / (0 + 1570.054))
=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)
=(75.901 / 1442.445) / (83.922 / 1396.006)
=0.05262 / 0.060116
=0.8753

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)
=((150.424 + 1494.149) / 4149.426) / ((181.173 + 1454.656) / 4088.795)
=0.396337 / 0.400076
=0.9907

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
=(61.056 - 0 - 549.017) / 4149.426
=-0.117597

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.

Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co has a M-score of -3.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 6001 Caitian Road, Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CHN, 518036
Shenzhen Topway Video Communication Co Ltd is engaged in construction, operation, and maintenance of cable TV networks which include providing cable TV viewing services, and TV value-added services. The firm offers different family packages, broadband transfer, new installation, and new account opening.
Executives
Chen Xiao Hua Supervisors
Cai Guo Qiang Director
Lv Jian Jie Directors, executives
Cai Chuan Yi Supervisors
Chen Zhi Cai Executives

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