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Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co (SZSE:301292) Beneish M-Score : -2.09 (As of Jun. 03, 2024)


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What is Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology 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 -2.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:301292' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.09   Med: -1.86   Max: -1.75
Current: -2.09

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co was -1.75. The lowest was -2.09. And the median was -1.86.


Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology 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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Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co Annual Data
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Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.96 -1.76

Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 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 - -1.75 - -1.76 -2.09

Competitive Comparison of Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology 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.


Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology 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 Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology 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 * 0.8699+0.528 * 1.9086+0.404 * 0.4376+0.892 * 1.2066+0.115 * 1.9841
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1718+4.679 * -0.002853-0.327 * 0.9876
=-2.09

* 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 ¥1,416 Mil.
Revenue was 858.562 + 852.949 + 930.608 + 805.875 = ¥3,448 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.89 + 7.54 + 91.183 + 92.575 = ¥193 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,224 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,349 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,823 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥86 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,914 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥779 Mil.
Net Income was -61.436 + -31.525 + 7.701 + 24.218 = ¥-61 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -159.004 + 5.548 + 14.131 + 99.249 = ¥-40 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,349 Mil.
Revenue was 773.152 + 854.264 + 609.026 + 621.226 = ¥2,858 Mil.
Gross Profit was 92.679 + 64.58 + 79.889 + 68.449 = ¥306 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,359 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,653 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥2,762 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥79 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,185 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥692 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)
=(1415.632 / 3447.994) / (1348.737 / 2857.668)
=0.410567 / 0.471971
=0.8699

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)
=(305.597 / 2857.668) / (193.188 / 3447.994)
=0.106939 / 0.056029
=1.9086

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 - (3223.884 + 3823.047) / 7349.158) / (1 - (2359.097 + 2762.401) / 5652.731)
=0.041124 / 0.093978
=0.4376

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
=3447.994 / 2857.668
=1.2066

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))
=(79.004 / (79.004 + 2762.401)) / (54.336 / (54.336 + 3823.047))
=0.027805 / 0.014014
=1.9841

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)
=(86.321 / 3447.994) / (61.053 / 2857.668)
=0.025035 / 0.021365
=1.1718

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)
=((779.454 + 2914.184) / 7349.158) / ((691.786 + 2184.952) / 5652.731)
=0.502593 / 0.508911
=0.9876

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
=(-61.042 - 0 - -40.076) / 7349.158
=-0.002853

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.

Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co has a M-score of -2.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co (SZSE:301292) Business Description

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Address
No. 23, Zoucheng Road, Dongying High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Shandong Province, Dongying, CHN, 257000
Shandong Hi-tech Spring Material Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of carbonate series lithium-ion battery electrolyte solvents and fine chemicals such as high-end propylene glycol and isopropanol.

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