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Qinghailt Lake Industry Co (SZSE:000792) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Qinghailt Lake Industry 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:000792' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9   Med: -2.45   Max: -1.86
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Qinghailt Lake Industry Co was -1.86. The lowest was -9.00. And the median was -2.45.


Qinghailt Lake Industry Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Qinghailt Lake Industry 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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Qinghailt Lake Industry Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Qinghailt Lake Industry 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 -9.00 -2.09 -2.33 -1.86 -2.54

Qinghailt Lake Industry Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.86 -2.13 -3.21 -2.72 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Qinghailt Lake Industry 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.


Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Qinghailt Lake Industry Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Qinghailt Lake Industry 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 Qinghailt Lake Industry 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 * 1.1996+0.528 * 1.4114+0.404 * 1.3928+0.892 * 0.702+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1698+4.679 * -0.090309-0.327 * 0.6906
=-2.54

* 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 ¥7,128 Mil.
Revenue was 5788.519 + 5834.422 + 5249.048 + 4706.516 = ¥21,579 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3073.783 + 1684.468 + 3940.285 + 3395.551 = ¥12,094 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥30,372 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥46,407 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥9,226 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥319 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥9,392 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥224 Mil.
Net Income was 2313.697 + 502.245 + 2872.251 + 2225.422 = ¥7,914 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4281.993 + 714.411 + 5799.069 + 1309.146 = ¥12,105 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥8,464 Mil.
Revenue was 7197.339 + 6246.393 + 9678.821 + 7616.928 = ¥30,739 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5459.322 + 5374.614 + 7740.256 + 5742.716 = ¥24,317 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥29,266 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥42,131 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥8,426 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥389 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥8,626 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥4,016 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)
=(7127.882 / 21578.505) / (8464.159 / 30739.481)
=0.330323 / 0.275351
=1.1996

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)
=(24316.908 / 30739.481) / (12094.087 / 21578.505)
=0.791064 / 0.560469
=1.4114

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 - (30371.938 + 9226.279) / 46407.287) / (1 - (29266.497 + 8426.019) / 42130.647)
=0.146724 / 0.105342
=1.3928

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
=21578.505 / 30739.481
=0.702

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 + 8426.019)) / (0 / (0 + 9226.279))
=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)
=(319.035 / 21578.505) / (388.505 / 30739.481)
=0.014785 / 0.012639
=1.1698

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)
=((224.234 + 9392.085) / 46407.287) / ((4016.427 + 8625.623) / 42130.647)
=0.207216 / 0.300068
=0.6906

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
=(7913.615 - 0 - 12104.619) / 46407.287
=-0.090309

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.

Qinghailt Lake Industry Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Qinghailt Lake Industry Co (SZSE:000792) Business Description

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Qinghai Yellow River Road on the 28th, Golmud, CHN, 816000
Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co Ltd operates in the dry inland Qarhan Salt Lake in Qinghai province. It is engaged in salt lake resource extraction and potash production. The company is engaged in the manufacture of chemical raw materials and chemical products. The company is located in Golmud City, Qinghai Province and is the largest potash fertilizer industrial production base in China.

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