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Yanchang Petroleum International (HKSE:00346) Beneish M-Score : -2.12 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Yanchang Petroleum International 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 -2.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00346' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.83   Med: -1.91   Max: 19.33
Current: -2.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yanchang Petroleum International was 19.33. The lowest was -8.83. And the median was -1.91.


Yanchang Petroleum International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yanchang Petroleum International'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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Yanchang Petroleum International Beneish M-Score Chart

Yanchang Petroleum International 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 -3.34 -1.06 -1.84 -1.74 -2.12

Yanchang Petroleum International Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -1.84 - -1.74 - -2.12

Competitive Comparison of Yanchang Petroleum International's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Integrated subindustry, Yanchang Petroleum International'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.


Yanchang Petroleum International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Yanchang Petroleum International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yanchang Petroleum International 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 Yanchang Petroleum International 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 * 1.4998+0.528 * 0.932+0.404 * 1.2085+0.892 * 0.9267+0.115 * 0.725
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5227+4.679 * -0.051356-0.327 * 0.683
=-2.12

* 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 HK$1,018 Mil.
Revenue was HK$27,743 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$155 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,644 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$3,685 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,970 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$241 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$129 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$2,067 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$87 Mil.
Net Income was HK$218 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$407 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$733 Mil.
Revenue was HK$29,936 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$156 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$2,468 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$4,518 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,979 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$170 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$267 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$3,601 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$267 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)
=(1018.296 / 27742.529) / (732.633 / 29936.206)
=0.036705 / 0.024473
=1.4998

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)
=(155.592 / 29936.206) / (154.7 / 27742.529)
=0.005197 / 0.005576
=0.932

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 - (1643.537 + 1970.266) / 3684.542) / (1 - (2467.808 + 1978.619) / 4518.209)
=0.019199 / 0.015887
=1.2085

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
=27742.529 / 29936.206
=0.9267

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))
=(169.571 / (169.571 + 1978.619)) / (240.726 / (240.726 + 1970.266))
=0.078937 / 0.108877
=0.725

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)
=(129.249 / 27742.529) / (266.824 / 29936.206)
=0.004659 / 0.008913
=0.5227

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)
=((86.815 + 2067.497) / 3684.542) / ((267.209 + 3600.546) / 4518.209)
=0.584689 / 0.856037
=0.683

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
=(217.593 - 0 - 406.818) / 3684.542
=-0.051356

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.

Yanchang Petroleum International has a M-score of -2.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yanchang Petroleum International (HKSE:00346) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
33 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay, Room 3403, 34th Floor, Lee Garden One, Hong Kong, HKG
Yanchang Petroleum International Ltd is engaged in supply and procurement operation of oil-related products. The operating segments of the company are Exploration, exploitation, and operation which comprises the oil and gas exploration, exploitation, sale and operation; and Supply and procurement business segment involves storage, transportation, trading and distribution of oil-related products. It generates maximum revenue from Supply and procurement segment. Geographically, it derives majority revenue from PRC and also has an operation in Canada and Others.
Executives
Shan Xi Yan Zhang Shi You Ji Tuan You Xian Ze Ren Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Yan Zhang Shi You Ji Tuan Xiang Gang You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner
Chang An Hui Tong Tou Zi Xiang Gang You Xian Gong Si 2101 Beneficial owner
Chang An Hui Tong You Xian Ze Ren Gong Si 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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