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Edifier Technology Co (SZSE:002351) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of Apr. 15, 2025)


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What is Edifier Technology 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002351' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.28   Max: -1.47
Current: -2.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Edifier Technology Co was -1.47. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.28.


Edifier Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Edifier Technology 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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Edifier Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Edifier Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.13 -2.49 -2.94 -2.80 -2.18

Edifier Technology Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.80 -3.04 -2.67 -2.43 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Edifier Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Edifier Technology 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.


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

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

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


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Edifier Technology 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 Edifier Technology 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 * 1.1125+0.528 * 0.9252+0.404 * 1.3532+0.892 * 1.0927+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1359+4.679 * 0.003427-0.327 * 0.9451
=-2.18

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥252 Mil.
Revenue was 797.59 + 766.126 + 700.547 + 679.057 = ¥2,943 Mil.
Gross Profit was 325.643 + 293.197 + 296.735 + 272.144 = ¥1,188 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,933 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,533 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥399 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥308 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥633 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥6 Mil.
Net Income was 110.974 + 118.251 + 110.702 + 109.308 = ¥449 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 66.514 + 110.885 + 168.108 + 91.618 = ¥437 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥207 Mil.
Revenue was 831.425 + 673.457 + 645.85 + 542.904 = ¥2,694 Mil.
Gross Profit was 316.158 + 258.657 + 243.36 + 187.436 = ¥1,006 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,764 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,290 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥387 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥248 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥622 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥8 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)
=(251.5 / 2943.32) / (206.896 / 2693.636)
=0.085448 / 0.076809
=1.1125

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)
=(1005.611 / 2693.636) / (1187.719 / 2943.32)
=0.373328 / 0.40353
=0.9252

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 - (2932.702 + 399.39) / 3533.402) / (1 - (2764.448 + 387.307) / 3290.282)
=0.056973 / 0.042102
=1.3532

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
=2943.32 / 2693.636
=1.0927

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 + 387.307)) / (0 / (0 + 399.39))
=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)
=(308.224 / 2943.32) / (248.321 / 2693.636)
=0.10472 / 0.092188
=1.1359

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)
=((6.405 + 633.327) / 3533.402) / ((7.882 + 622.428) / 3290.282)
=0.181053 / 0.191567
=0.9451

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
=(449.235 - 0 - 437.125) / 3533.402
=0.003427

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.

Edifier Technology Co has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Edifier Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No.9998 Shennan Road, Unit 9, 22nd Floor, Wanlida Technology Building, Science and Technology Park, Nanshan District, Guangdong, Shenzhen, CHN, 518057
Edifier Technology Co Ltd, a Chinese company, is principally engaged in the research and development of audio technology and its product applications. The company's core business products are professional multimedia audio and home audio equipment. It offers headphones, bookshelf speakers, computer speakers, TV and Home theater, sound bar, and other products. It sells its products in China and other countries.
Executives
Wen Yu Executives
Xiao Min Directors, executives
Zhang Wen Dong Directors, executives
Zhang Wen Sheng Directors, executives
Wang Xiao Hong Director
Wang Hong Rong Executives
Deng Long Mu Executives
Wang Jiu Jun Supervisors
Fan Gang Juan Supervisors
Director
Kong Yu Quan Independent director
Xu Bin Director
Wang Jiu Kui Supervisors

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