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Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co (SZSE:300324) Beneish M-Score : -2.42 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Beijing Watertek Information 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 -2.42 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:300324' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.75   Med: -2.02   Max: 1.69
Current: -2.42

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co was 1.69. The lowest was -3.75. And the median was -2.02.


Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Beijing Watertek Information 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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Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Beijing Watertek Information Technology 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 -1.75 -3.53 -2.60 -3.01 -2.47

Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.08 -3.00 -3.39 -2.47 -2.42

Competitive Comparison of Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Aerospace & Defense subindustry, Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Aerospace & Defense Industry

For the Aerospace & Defense industry and Industrials sector, Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Beijing Watertek Information 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 Beijing Watertek Information 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 * 0.8503+0.528 * 1.3145+0.404 * 1.1257+0.892 * 1.1571+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8503+4.679 * -0.039943-0.327 * 0.9866
=-2.42

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,793 Mil.
Revenue was 467.426 + 1307.486 + 416.255 + 717.161 = ¥2,908 Mil.
Gross Profit was 98.205 + 216.306 + 152.121 + 165.131 = ¥632 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,299 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,552 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥498 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥330 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,982 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥159 Mil.
Net Income was -47.974 + -135.371 + -55.124 + -33.746 = ¥-272 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -212.842 + -161.595 + 312.699 + 11.294 = ¥-50 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,822 Mil.
Revenue was 559.337 + 911.654 + 527.112 + 515.264 = ¥2,513 Mil.
Gross Profit was 142.907 + 266.614 + 158.678 + 149.491 = ¥718 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,881 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥6,050 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥470 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥336 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,152 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥213 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)
=(1792.998 / 2908.328) / (1822.38 / 2513.367)
=0.616505 / 0.725075
=0.8503

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)
=(717.69 / 2513.367) / (631.763 / 2908.328)
=0.285549 / 0.217225
=1.3145

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 - (3298.528 + 498.209) / 5552.142) / (1 - (3881.422 + 469.73) / 6050.487)
=0.316167 / 0.280859
=1.1257

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
=2908.328 / 2513.367
=1.1571

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 + 469.73)) / (0 / (0 + 498.209))
=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)
=(330.354 / 2908.328) / (335.762 / 2513.367)
=0.113589 / 0.133591
=0.8503

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)
=((158.959 + 1982.026) / 5552.142) / ((212.527 + 2152.325) / 6050.487)
=0.385614 / 0.390853
=0.9866

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
=(-272.215 - 0 - -50.444) / 5552.142
=-0.039943

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.

Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co has a M-score of -2.42 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co (SZSE:300324) Business Description

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Fengxiu Middle Street, Building No.12,Compound No.3, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100094
Beijing Watertek Information Technology Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the development, production, sale, and technical servicing of embedded systems primarily for defense, military, and civilian applications. The company offers embedded system testing, equipment integrated support, broadband area communication, electronic component testing, Beidou navigation system, self-controlled information products in key industries, and radio frequency hybrid-signal chip design. It is also involved in the other fields of taxation access control, smart city, and spatio-temporal big data.
Executives
Jiang Ping Director
Xie Jun Wei Executives
Cai Hou Fu Directors, executives
Zhao Ting Rong Executives
Huang Hai Tao Directors, executives
Chen Wei Qun Executives
Chen Jiang Tao Director
Zhou Xiang Executives
Zou Wei Ming Supervisors
Liu Ming Directors, executives
Li Ju Yong Supervisors
Li Shao Bin Independent director
Wang Dan Securities Affairs Representative
Ruan Ya Zhan Supervisors

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