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GCL Energy Technology Co (SZSE:002015) Beneish M-Score : -2.28 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is GCL Energy 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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002015' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.47   Med: -2.36   Max: 11.43
Current: -2.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GCL Energy Technology Co was 11.43. The lowest was -9.47. And the median was -2.36.


GCL Energy Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GCL Energy 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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GCL Energy Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

GCL Energy 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 -2.30 -2.99 -2.82 -1.87 -2.81

GCL Energy Technology 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 -2.30 -2.27 -2.65 -2.81 -2.28

Competitive Comparison of GCL Energy Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, GCL Energy 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.


GCL Energy Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, GCL Energy Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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GCL Energy 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 GCL Energy 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 * 1.7906+0.528 * 0.7341+0.404 * 0.888+0.892 * 0.8898+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4357+4.679 * -0.031637-0.327 * 1.0765
=-2.28

* 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 ¥5,773 Mil.
Revenue was 2414.204 + 1550.602 + 2966.424 + 2911.338 = ¥9,843 Mil.
Gross Profit was 550.634 + 700.962 + 503.71 + 462.768 = ¥2,218 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥11,567 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥36,227 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥18,313 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥505 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥10,794 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥9,173 Mil.
Net Income was 187.674 + -17.097 + 124.983 + 490.506 = ¥786 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 213.154 + 877.726 + 709.467 + 131.84 = ¥1,932 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥3,623 Mil.
Revenue was 2715.33 + 3054.743 + 2866.897 + 2424.091 = ¥11,061 Mil.
Gross Profit was 538.579 + 398.514 + 487.772 + 405.119 = ¥1,830 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,010 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥29,923 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥15,009 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥395 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥7,201 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥8,120 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)
=(5773.025 / 9842.568) / (3623.14 / 11061.061)
=0.586536 / 0.327558
=1.7906

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)
=(1829.984 / 11061.061) / (2218.074 / 9842.568)
=0.165444 / 0.225355
=0.7341

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 - (11566.571 + 18312.769) / 36227.447) / (1 - (9009.731 + 15008.623) / 29922.738)
=0.175229 / 0.197321
=0.888

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
=9842.568 / 11061.061
=0.8898

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 + 15008.623)) / (0 / (0 + 18312.769))
=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)
=(504.835 / 9842.568) / (395.158 / 11061.061)
=0.051291 / 0.035725
=1.4357

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)
=((9172.681 + 10794.264) / 36227.447) / ((8119.686 + 7200.853) / 29922.738)
=0.551155 / 0.512003
=1.0765

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
=(786.066 - 0 - 1932.187) / 36227.447
=-0.031637

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.

GCL Energy Technology Co has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GCL Energy Technology Co (SZSE:002015) Business Description

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Address
No. 7, Mazhen East Street, Xuxiake Town, Jiangsu Province, Jiangyin, CHN, 215000
GCL Energy Technology Co Ltd is a mobile energy service provider in China. The group focuses on three major businesses namely integrated solutions for battery swapping stations, battery swapping station operation and energy services, and battery cascade utilization to create an efficient, economical and green travel ecology.
Executives
Chu Jian Jian Director
Deng Bing Directors, executives
Chen Jian Zhong Directors, executives
Wu Yu Xing Executives
Sun Yin Long Director
Fan Wen Hua Supervisors

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