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Jianzhong Construction Development (HKSE:00589) Beneish M-Score : -0.82 (As of May. 30, 2024)


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What is Jianzhong Construction Development 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.82 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

HKSE:00589' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.14   Med: -1.51   Max: -0.82
Current: -0.82

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jianzhong Construction Development was -0.82. The lowest was -2.14. And the median was -1.51.


Jianzhong Construction Development Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jianzhong Construction Development'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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Jianzhong Construction Development Beneish M-Score Chart

Jianzhong Construction Development Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.51 -1.87 -1.29 -2.14 -0.82

Jianzhong Construction Development Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - -2.14 - -0.82 -

Competitive Comparison of Jianzhong Construction Development's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Jianzhong Construction Development'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.


Jianzhong Construction Development's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Jianzhong Construction Development's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Jianzhong Construction Development 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 Jianzhong Construction Development 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 * 1.6521+0.528 * 6.512+0.404 * 1.1878+0.892 * 0.4186+0.115 * 0.8557
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.0849+4.679 * -0.258326-0.327 * 0.9854
=-0.82

* 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 (Dec22) TTM:Last Year (Dec21) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$1,066.2 Mil.
Revenue was HK$585.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$10.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,281.4 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,848.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$470.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$81.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$69.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$863.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$115.5 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-241.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$236.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,541.7 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,399.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$161.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,784.5 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,668.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$765.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$110.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$79.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,206.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$227.7 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)
=(1066.155 / 585.831) / (1541.662 / 1399.488)
=1.819902 / 1.10159
=1.6521

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)
=(161.646 / 1399.488) / (10.391 / 585.831)
=0.115504 / 0.017737
=6.512

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 - (1281.375 + 470.04) / 1848.309) / (1 - (1784.497 + 765.923) / 2668.181)
=0.052423 / 0.044135
=1.1878

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
=585.831 / 1399.488
=0.4186

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))
=(110.594 / (110.594 + 765.923)) / (81.291 / (81.291 + 470.04))
=0.126174 / 0.147445
=0.8557

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)
=(69.524 / 585.831) / (79.663 / 1399.488)
=0.118676 / 0.056923
=2.0849

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)
=((115.523 + 863.449) / 1848.309) / ((227.715 + 1206.413) / 2668.181)
=0.529658 / 0.537493
=0.9854

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
=(-241.294 - 0 - 236.173) / 1848.309
=-0.258326

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.

Jianzhong Construction Development has a M-score of -0.82 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Jianzhong Construction Development (HKSE:00589) Business Description

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Address
No.33 Zhaoqiang Road, 2002, Jinlan Building, Mawei District, Fujian, Fuzhou, CHN
Jianzhong Construction Development Ltd is a construction services provider based in Fujian Province offering solutions in foundation works. The company foundation works including bored piles, H-piles, Larssen sheet piles, diaphragm walls, and tunnelling works. Its other construction services including formwork and scaffolding works including formwork and falsework design, manufacturing of scaffold and erection services; construction of sewage treatment infrastructure; and other construction work mainly E&M engineering works. Its segments include Construction service; Equipment operation service; Sewage treatment operation; and Others that include sales of construction materials and equipment and others.
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Furi Investment Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
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