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Nanjing Iron & Steel Co (SHSE:600282) Beneish M-Score : -2.19 (As of May. 17, 2024)


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What is Nanjing Iron & Steel 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 -2.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nanjing Iron & Steel Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600282' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -7.91   Med: -2.49   Max: 0.66
Current: -2.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nanjing Iron & Steel Co was 0.66. The lowest was -7.91. And the median was -2.49.


Nanjing Iron & Steel Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nanjing Iron & Steel 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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Nanjing Iron & Steel Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Nanjing Iron & Steel 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 -2.68 -2.02 -2.47 -2.59 -2.49

Nanjing Iron & Steel 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 -2.53 -2.28 -2.48 -2.49 -2.19

Competitive Comparison of Nanjing Iron & Steel Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Nanjing Iron & Steel 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.


Nanjing Iron & Steel Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Nanjing Iron & Steel Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nanjing Iron & Steel Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Nanjing Iron & Steel 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 Nanjing Iron & Steel 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 * 1.5109+0.528 * 0.9313+0.404 * 0.7279+0.892 * 1.0037+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9808+4.679 * -0.005655-0.327 * 1.0341
=-2.19

* 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 ¥11,366 Mil.
Revenue was 16872.433 + 16177.916 + 19446.675 + 19020.759 = ¥71,518 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1737.884 + 1699.436 + 2096.152 + 2208.532 = ¥7,742 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥31,661 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥73,256 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥33,670 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥827 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥34,723 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥7,853 Mil.
Net Income was 553.932 + 460.143 + 676.092 + 612.86 = ¥2,303 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 383.748 + 302.024 + 761.883 + 1269.607 = ¥2,717 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥7,495 Mil.
Revenue was 17897.431 + 18022.39 + 17049.884 + 18281.607 = ¥71,251 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1684.664 + 1267.019 + 1942.644 + 2288.684 = ¥7,183 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥31,678 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥76,757 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥33,670 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥840 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥35,818 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥7,321 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)
=(11365.834 / 71517.783) / (7494.515 / 71251.312)
=0.158923 / 0.105184
=1.5109

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)
=(7183.011 / 71251.312) / (7742.004 / 71517.783)
=0.100812 / 0.108253
=0.9313

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 - (31661.206 + 33669.578) / 73256.498) / (1 - (31678.296 + 33669.945) / 76757.357)
=0.108191 / 0.148639
=0.7279

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
=71517.783 / 71251.312
=1.0037

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 + 33669.945)) / (0 / (0 + 33669.578))
=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)
=(827.252 / 71517.783) / (840.356 / 71251.312)
=0.011567 / 0.011794
=0.9808

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)
=((7853.416 + 34723.253) / 73256.498) / ((7320.902 + 35818.027) / 76757.357)
=0.5812 / 0.562017
=1.0341

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
=(2303.027 - 0 - 2717.262) / 73256.498
=-0.005655

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.

Nanjing Iron & Steel Co has a M-score of -2.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Nanjing Iron & Steel Co (SHSE:600282) Business Description

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Dejiadian, Liuhe District, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, CHN, 210035
Nanjing Iron & Steel Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the business of production and selling of steel products. The company produces rolls, bars, high-speed wire, strips and other steel products. The products are used are used in LNG storage and utilization, shipbuilding and marine engineering, high-speed railway, power steel, automotive steel, bridges and other industries. The company sells its products in China and other international countries.

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