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YHEKF (Yeahka) Beneish M-Score : -1.80 (As of Mar. 24, 2025)


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What is Yeahka 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 -1.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

YHEKF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.51   Med: -1.67   Max: -1.31
Current: -1.8

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yeahka was -1.31. The lowest was -2.51. And the median was -1.67.


Yeahka Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yeahka'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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Yeahka Beneish M-Score Chart

Yeahka Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.43 -1.31 -1.67 -2.51 -1.80

Yeahka Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.51 - -1.80 -

Competitive Comparison of Yeahka's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Yeahka'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.


Yeahka's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Yeahka 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 Yeahka 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 * 0.9502+0.528 * 1.6143+0.404 * 1.0547+0.892 * 1.1285+0.115 * 1.2798
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5658+4.679 * 0.039051-0.327 * 1.0951
=-1.81

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $481.2 Mil.
Revenue was $553.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was $103.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $916.8 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,179.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $9.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $65.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $740.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $60.8 Mil.
Net Income was $1.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-44.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was $448.7 Mil.
Revenue was $490.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was $147.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $825.9 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,045.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $101.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $593.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $55.3 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)
=(481.161 / 553.288) / (448.724 / 490.273)
=0.869639 / 0.915253
=0.9502

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)
=(147.876 / 490.273) / (103.381 / 553.288)
=0.30162 / 0.186848
=1.6143

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 - (916.849 + 9.319) / 1179.289) / (1 - (825.915 + 6.933) / 1045.656)
=0.214639 / 0.203516
=1.0547

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
=553.288 / 490.273
=1.1285

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))
=(9.751 / (9.751 + 6.933)) / (7.833 / (7.833 + 9.319))
=0.584452 / 0.456681
=1.2798

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)
=(64.957 / 553.288) / (101.739 / 490.273)
=0.117402 / 0.207515
=0.5658

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)
=((60.844 + 740.912) / 1179.289) / ((55.334 + 593.864) / 1045.656)
=0.679864 / 0.620852
=1.0951

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
=(1.628 - 0 - -44.425) / 1179.289
=0.039051

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.

Yeahka has a M-score of -1.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Yeahka Business Description

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15 Keyuan Road, 19th Floor, A4 Building, Kexing Science Park, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, CHN
Yeahka Ltd is a payment-based technology platform in China that provides payment and business services to merchants and consumers. It derives revenue from one-stop payment services; merchant solutions services; and in-store e-commerce services. One-stop payment services provide merchants with their acceptance of non-cash payments from consumers, by connecting the merchants with the payment networks; Merchant solutions services leveraging on the established customer base acquired from the provision of the one-stop payment services, the Group also provides a series of value-added merchant solutions services; In-store e-commerce services leveraging on the established customer base with merchants acquired from providing one-stop payment services, and others.