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Shanghai Conant Optical Co (HKSE:02276) Beneish M-Score : -2.71 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Shanghai Conant Optical 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Shanghai Conant Optical Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:02276' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.81
Current: -2.71

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shanghai Conant Optical Co was -1.81. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.58.


Shanghai Conant Optical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanghai Conant Optical 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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Shanghai Conant Optical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shanghai Conant Optical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -2.96 -2.45 -1.81 -2.71

Shanghai Conant Optical Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.45 - -1.81 - -2.71

Competitive Comparison of Shanghai Conant Optical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Medical Instruments & Supplies subindustry, Shanghai Conant Optical 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.


Shanghai Conant Optical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Shanghai Conant Optical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Shanghai Conant Optical 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 Shanghai Conant Optical 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 * 1.1704+0.528 * 0.9211+0.404 * 0.7325+0.892 * 1.1039+0.115 * 0.939
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0983+4.679 * -0.077436-0.327 * 0.8229
=-2.71

* 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$365 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,925 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$720 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,547 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,170 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$527 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$304 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$472 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$129 Mil.
Net Income was HK$358 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$526 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$283 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,744 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$601 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,411 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,997 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$466 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$251 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$471 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$202 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)
=(365.449 / 1924.658) / (282.871 / 1743.546)
=0.189877 / 0.162239
=1.1704

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)
=(600.647 / 1743.546) / (719.853 / 1924.658)
=0.344497 / 0.374016
=0.9211

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 - (1547.35 + 526.916) / 2170.4) / (1 - (1410.911 + 465.708) / 1997.392)
=0.044293 / 0.060465
=0.7325

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
=1924.658 / 1743.546
=1.1039

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))
=(53.259 / (53.259 + 465.708)) / (64.654 / (64.654 + 526.916))
=0.102625 / 0.109292
=0.939

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)
=(304.251 / 1924.658) / (250.941 / 1743.546)
=0.158081 / 0.143926
=1.0983

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)
=((129.428 + 472.185) / 2170.4) / ((202.015 + 470.836) / 1997.392)
=0.27719 / 0.336865
=0.8229

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
=(357.69 - 0 - 525.757) / 2170.4
=-0.077436

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.

Shanghai Conant Optical Co has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shanghai Conant Optical Co (HKSE:02276) Business Description

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Address
Lane 83, Hongxiang North Road, 1st Floor, Building 36, No. 1-42, Lin-gang Special Area, Pilot Free Trade Zone, Shanghai, CHN
Shanghai Conant Optical Co Ltd is a resin spectacle lens manufacturer in China. The company offers a wide range of resin spectacle lenses to its customers including standardized lenses and customized lenses. The products are mainly resin spectacle lenses with the refractive index of 1.499, 1.56, 1.60, 1.67, and 1.74. The spectacle lenses is also be tinted or coated or cast with various films or coatings for added functionality, such as polarised, photochromic, blue-ray blocking, anti-scratch, anti-reflection and anti-smudge.
Executives
Fei Zhengxiang 2101 Beneficial owner

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