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Sino Gas Holdings Group (HKSE:01759) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Sino Gas Holdings 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:01759' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.64   Med: -2.24   Max: -1.65
Current: -2.51

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sino Gas Holdings Group was -1.65. The lowest was -2.64. And the median was -2.24.


Sino Gas Holdings Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sino Gas Holdings 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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Sino Gas Holdings Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Sino Gas Holdings Group Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.64 -1.72 -2.24 -1.65 -2.51

Sino Gas Holdings Group Semi-Annual Data
Dec15 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 -2.24 - -1.65 - -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Sino Gas Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Sino Gas Holdings 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.


Sino Gas Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sino Gas Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sino Gas Holdings Group's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sino Gas Holdings 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 Sino Gas Holdings 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 * 1.4426+0.528 * 0.7446+0.404 * 0.9328+0.892 * 0.707+0.115 * 1.0998
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.006242-0.327 * 0.9913
=-2.51

* 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$241 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,538 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$93 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$841 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,046 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$116 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$13 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$596 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3 Mil.
Net Income was HK$10 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$16 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$236 Mil.
Revenue was HK$2,175 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$97 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$824 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,059 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$139 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$608 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3 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)
=(240.519 / 1537.976) / (235.819 / 2175.3)
=0.156387 / 0.108408
=1.4426

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)
=(97.484 / 2175.3) / (92.565 / 1537.976)
=0.044814 / 0.060186
=0.7446

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 - (841.226 + 115.831) / 1045.534) / (1 - (823.74 + 138.779) / 1058.554)
=0.084624 / 0.090723
=0.9328

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
=1537.976 / 2175.3
=0.707

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))
=(17.984 / (17.984 + 138.779)) / (13.49 / (13.49 + 115.831))
=0.114721 / 0.104314
=1.0998

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)
=(0 / 1537.976) / (0 / 2175.3)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((2.621 + 595.812) / 1045.534) / ((3.223 + 607.966) / 1058.554)
=0.572371 / 0.577381
=0.9913

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
=(9.618 - 0 - 16.144) / 1045.534
=-0.006242

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.

Sino Gas Holdings Group has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sino Gas Holdings Group (HKSE:01759) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
13 Haian Road, Room 3103, Block A1, Caifu Shi Ji Plaza, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, CHN
Sino Gas Holdings Group Ltd is an integrated LPG and natural gas supplier in China. The company's segments include Retail and Wholesale. The Retail segment generates revenue from the sale of LPG, CNG, and LNG to vehicular end users by operating gas refueling stations, industrial customers, and bottled LPG end-users whereas, the Wholesale segment generates revenue from the sale of LPG, CNG, and LNG to gas merchants. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from the Wholesale segment in the People's Republic of China.
Executives
China Full Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Petrochemical Gas Group Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Sino Gas Holdings Group Limited 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Ubs Trustees (b.v.i.) Limited 2301 Trustee
Petrochemical Gas Energy Group Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Petrochemical Gas Energy Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Ji Guang 2501 Other
Yang Ling 2202 Interest of your spouse

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