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VisionChina Media (VisionChina Media) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is VisionChina Media 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 VisionChina Media's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of VisionChina Media was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


VisionChina Media Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for VisionChina Media'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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VisionChina Media Beneish M-Score Chart

VisionChina Media Annual Data
Trend Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15
Beneish M-Score
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VisionChina Media Quarterly Data
Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Sep16
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Competitive Comparison of VisionChina Media's Beneish M-Score

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, VisionChina Media'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.


VisionChina Media's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where VisionChina Media's Beneish M-Score falls into.



VisionChina Media 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 VisionChina Media 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 * 0.9903+0.528 * 1.0059+0.404 * 0.9412+0.892 * 0.7872+0.115 * 4.2155
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9637+4.679 * -0.285496-0.327 * 1.1873
=-3.72

* 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 (Dec15) TTM:Last Year (Dec14) TTM:
Total Receivables was $15.71 Mil.
Revenue was $41.46 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-4.65 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $60.63 Mil.
Total Assets was $90.98 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $16.82 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $1.92 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $19.70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $118.84 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-23.40 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.25 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $2.82 Mil.
Total Receivables was $20.15 Mil.
Revenue was $52.67 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-5.94 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $81.76 Mil.
Total Assets was $102.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $4.39 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $3.35 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $25.97 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $61.54 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $51.02 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)
=(15.705 / 41.464) / (20.146 / 52.672)
=0.378762 / 0.38248
=0.9903

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)
=(-5.939 / 52.672) / (-4.648 / 41.464)
=-0.112754 / -0.112097
=1.0059

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 - (60.632 + 16.82) / 90.975) / (1 - (81.755 + 4.394) / 102.307)
=0.148645 / 0.157936
=0.9412

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
=41.464 / 52.672
=0.7872

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))
=(3.346 / (3.346 + 4.394)) / (1.922 / (1.922 + 16.82))
=0.4323 / 0.10255
=4.2155

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)
=(19.698 / 41.464) / (25.965 / 52.672)
=0.475063 / 0.492956
=0.9637

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 + 118.842) / 90.975) / ((51.019 + 61.541) / 102.307)
=1.306315 / 1.100218
=1.1873

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
=(-23.4 - -0.251 - 2.824) / 90.975
=-0.285496

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.

VisionChina Media has a M-score of -3.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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VisionChina Media (VisionChina Media) Business Description

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VisionChina operates a real-time advertising network through mobile digital TV displays in mass transportation systems in affluent Chinese cities. The company partners with local mobile and subway TVs either through long-term exclusive agency agreements or joint ventures to offer nationwide advertising services for advertisers. Its advertising network currently covers bus systems in 16 Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities as well as subway systems in three Tier 1 cities.

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