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Thunder Software Technology Co (SZSE:300496) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is Thunder Software 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:300496' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.23   Med: -2.03   Max: 2.69
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Thunder Software Technology Co was 2.69. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.03.


Thunder Software Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Thunder Software 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 -1.98 -1.79 1.18 -1.93 -2.49

Thunder Software Technology 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 -2.30 -2.49 -2.39 -2.43 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Thunder Software Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Thunder Software 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.


Thunder Software Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Thunder Software 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 Thunder Software 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 * 0.9938+0.528 * 1.1615+0.404 * 1.6697+0.892 * 0.9255+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0956+4.679 * -0.057944-0.327 * 1.0532
=-2.50

* 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 ¥1,865 Mil.
Revenue was 1293.573 + 1222.676 + 1178.033 + 1365.839 = ¥5,060 Mil.
Gross Profit was 463.399 + 414.338 + 469.088 + 356.668 = ¥1,703 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥6,319 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥11,431 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥863 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥203 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,479 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥44 Mil.
Net Income was 47.598 + 13.61 + 90.759 + -139.795 = ¥12 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 176.466 + 124.236 + 164.119 + 209.703 = ¥675 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥2,028 Mil.
Revenue was 1391.547 + 1318.581 + 1166.267 + 1591.207 = ¥5,468 Mil.
Gross Profit was 554.032 + 549.933 + 476.151 + 557.915 = ¥2,138 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥7,941 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥11,273 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥822 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥200 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,379 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥47 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)
=(1865.153 / 5060.121) / (2028.007 / 5467.602)
=0.368598 / 0.370913
=0.9938

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)
=(2138.031 / 5467.602) / (1703.493 / 5060.121)
=0.391036 / 0.336651
=1.1615

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 - (6319.006 + 862.718) / 11430.833) / (1 - (7941.185 + 822.332) / 11273.183)
=0.371723 / 0.222623
=1.6697

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
=5060.121 / 5467.602
=0.9255

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 + 822.332)) / (0 / (0 + 862.718))
=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)
=(202.934 / 5060.121) / (200.152 / 5467.602)
=0.040105 / 0.036607
=1.0956

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)
=((43.696 + 1479.462) / 11430.833) / ((47.301 + 1378.935) / 11273.183)
=0.13325 / 0.126516
=1.0532

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
=(12.172 - 0 - 674.524) / 11430.833
=-0.057944

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.

Thunder Software Technology Co has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Thunder Software Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No. 9, Qinghua East Road, Chuangda Building, Building 3, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100083
Thunder Software Technology Co Ltd is a China-based smart device operating system and platform technology provider. It provides smart device operating system solutions to consumers as well as enterprises. The company offers solutions for smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, camera solutions, mobile device management systems, application development platforms, and mobile security solutions. In addition, it also offers services such as carrier certification, Android OS upgrade, application development and maintenance, OS customization, and others.
Executives
Zou Peng Cheng Directors, executives
Sun Tao Executives
Wang Huan Xin Directors, Directors, and Executives
Zhao Hong Fei Directors, executives
Deng Feng Director
Chen Xiao Hua Director
An Ran Securities Affairs Representative
Wu Wen Guang Supervisors
Ji Zhi Qiang Supervisors
Wang Shan Shan Securities Affairs Representative

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