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Guangdong Chant Group (SZSE:002616) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Jun. 09, 2024)


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What is Guangdong Chant Group 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002616' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.45   Med: -2.26   Max: -1.42
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guangdong Chant Group was -1.42. The lowest was -3.45. And the median was -2.26.


Guangdong Chant Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangdong Chant Group'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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Guangdong Chant Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Guangdong Chant Group 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 -1.94 -1.82 -1.42 -2.54 -2.55

Guangdong Chant Group 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 -2.66 -2.55 -2.40 -2.55 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Guangdong Chant Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Guangdong Chant Group'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.


Guangdong Chant Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Guangdong Chant Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Guangdong Chant Group 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 Guangdong Chant Group 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 * 1.1085+0.528 * 0.7968+0.404 * 0.9027+0.892 * 1.1332+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7716+4.679 * -0.026496-0.327 * 0.9909
=-2.66

* 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 ¥2,972 Mil.
Revenue was 993.65 + 1030.77 + 972.487 + 1016.417 = ¥4,013 Mil.
Gross Profit was 198.891 + 238.326 + 211.2 + 235.653 = ¥884 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥4,317 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥10,779 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,599 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥140 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,846 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥4,993 Mil.
Net Income was 55.994 + 46.05 + 36.205 + 60.67 = ¥199 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 224.276 + 183.737 + -9.695 + 86.192 = ¥485 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥2,366 Mil.
Revenue was 946.724 + 1029.802 + 767.809 + 797.402 = ¥3,542 Mil.
Gross Profit was 164.079 + 210.899 + 114.593 + 132.122 = ¥622 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,295 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥10,060 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,874 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,847 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥4,537 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)
=(2972.471 / 4013.324) / (2366.363 / 3541.737)
=0.740651 / 0.668136
=1.1085

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)
=(621.693 / 3541.737) / (884.07 / 4013.324)
=0.175533 / 0.220284
=0.7968

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 - (4317.099 + 5599.218) / 10778.543) / (1 - (3294.626 + 5874.064) / 10060.225)
=0.079995 / 0.08862
=0.9027

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
=4013.324 / 3541.737
=1.1332

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 + 5874.064)) / (0 / (0 + 5599.218))
=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)
=(140.183 / 4013.324) / (69.83 / 3541.737)
=0.034929 / 0.019716
=1.7716

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)
=((4993.007 + 2845.593) / 10778.543) / ((4536.961 + 2846.738) / 10060.225)
=0.727241 / 0.73395
=0.9909

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
=(198.919 - 0 - 484.51) / 10778.543
=-0.026496

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.

Guangdong Chant Group has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guangdong Chant Group (SZSE:002616) Business Description

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Address
No. 42, South Xiaolan Industrial Avenue, Guangdong Province, Zhongshan City, CHN, 528415
Guangdong Chant Group Inc is a Chinese company engaged in the production and sales of gas appliances as well as involved in the environmental industry. It manufactures gas valves, gas heaters, barbecue grills, gas cookers and gas appliance parts. The product portfolio of the company includes charcoal barbecues, gas barbecues, air cooler, patio heaters, camping stove, water heaters, cooktops, and others. The company in the environmental industry is involved in co-generation projects and biomass power generation projects.
Executives
Gong Wei Quan Executives
Su Hui Yi Securities Affairs Representative
Zhang Ru Yi Directors, executives
Liao Jie Fen Supervisors
He Qi Qiang Director
Mai Zheng Hui Directors, executives

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