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China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co (SHSE:601965) Beneish M-Score : -2.47 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is China Automotive Engineering Research Institute 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601965' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.21   Med: -2.2   Max: 12.06
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co was 12.06. The lowest was -4.21. And the median was -2.20.


China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Automotive Engineering Research Institute 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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China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co Beneish M-Score Chart

China Automotive Engineering Research Institute 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 -2.80 -2.09 -2.59 -2.48 -2.57

China Automotive Engineering Research Institute 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 -2.63 -2.56 -2.52 -2.57 -2.47

Competitive Comparison of China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute 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.


China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China Automotive Engineering Research Institute 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 China Automotive Engineering Research Institute 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 * 1.0163+0.528 * 1.0283+0.404 * 0.6184+0.892 * 1.2108+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3501+4.679 * 0.015368-0.327 * 1.2054
=-2.47

* 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 ¥2,018 Mil.
Revenue was 861.386 + 1485.818 + 870.113 + 943.642 = ¥4,161 Mil.
Gross Profit was 341.323 + 625.959 + 416.922 + 377.968 = ¥1,762 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥4,520 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,163 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥270 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,692 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥220 Mil.
Net Income was 163.947 + 269.368 + 213.107 + 200.488 = ¥847 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -253.916 + 793.702 + 18.227 + 148.081 = ¥706 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,640 Mil.
Revenue was 707.045 + 1136.471 + 813.781 + 779.204 = ¥3,437 Mil.
Gross Profit was 300.24 + 506.338 + 358.104 + 331.924 = ¥1,497 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,650 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥8,017 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,225 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥165 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,367 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥20 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)
=(2018.208 / 4160.959) / (1640.15 / 3436.501)
=0.485034 / 0.477273
=1.0163

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)
=(1496.606 / 3436.501) / (1762.172 / 4160.959)
=0.435503 / 0.423501
=1.0283

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 - (4519.99 + 3835.676) / 9162.873) / (1 - (3650.035 + 3224.94) / 8017.133)
=0.088095 / 0.142465
=0.6184

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
=4160.959 / 3436.501
=1.2108

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 + 3224.94)) / (0 / (0 + 3835.676))
=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)
=(269.772 / 4160.959) / (165.02 / 3436.501)
=0.064834 / 0.04802
=1.3501

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)
=((220.038 + 1691.872) / 9162.873) / ((20.416 + 1367.421) / 8017.133)
=0.208658 / 0.173109
=1.2054

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
=(846.91 - 0 - 706.094) / 9162.873
=0.015368

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.

China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co has a M-score of -2.47 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co (SHSE:601965) Business Description

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No.9, Jin Yu Avenue, North District, Economic Development Zone, Chongqing, CHN
China Automotive Engineering Research Institute Co Ltd is an automobile company based in China. It is mainly engaged in the technical service for automobile and manufacturing operations of automobile including the development of various products, the technical consulting, test and the quality inspection and authentication. In addition, the company is specialized in research and development, manufacturing and marketing of special vehicles, with main products involving 5 types and 200-odd models including engineering dump trucks, concrete mixers, sanitation vehicles, logistics transport vehicles and integration vehicles.

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