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China Steel Chemical (TPE:1723) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is China Steel Chemical 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Steel Chemical's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1723' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Steel Chemical was -1.96. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.49.


China Steel Chemical Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Steel Chemical'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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China Steel Chemical Beneish M-Score Chart

China Steel Chemical 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 -3.00 -2.58 -2.00 -3.07 -2.05

China Steel Chemical 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 -3.08 -3.14 -2.75 -2.05 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of China Steel Chemical's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, China Steel Chemical'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.


China Steel Chemical's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, China Steel Chemical's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Steel Chemical's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China Steel Chemical 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 China Steel Chemical 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 * 1.4696+0.528 * 0.8907+0.404 * 0.9505+0.892 * 0.7507+0.115 * 1.0645
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1969+4.679 * -0.000262-0.327 * 0.9471
=-2.36

* 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 NT$686 Mil.
Revenue was 1729.241 + 1914.001 + 1838.808 + 2293.761 = NT$7,776 Mil.
Gross Profit was 410.477 + 456.01 + 448.655 + 678.316 = NT$1,993 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,279 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$10,850 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,812 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$463 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$306 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,291 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,061 Mil.
Net Income was 277.597 + 290.433 + 337.401 + 481.809 = NT$1,387 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 550.327 + 63.536 + 313.586 + 462.636 = NT$1,390 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$621 Mil.
Revenue was 2271.108 + 2236.094 + 2608.663 + 3242.128 = NT$10,358 Mil.
Gross Profit was 512.929 + 503.208 + 569.415 + 779.699 = NT$2,365 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,645 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$11,125 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,503 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$464 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$341 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,638 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$907 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)
=(685.608 / 7775.811) / (621.455 / 10357.993)
=0.088172 / 0.059998
=1.4696

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)
=(2365.251 / 10357.993) / (1993.458 / 7775.811)
=0.22835 / 0.256367
=0.8907

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 - (3279.003 + 4811.794) / 10850.366) / (1 - (3644.591 + 4503.322) / 11124.779)
=0.25433 / 0.267589
=0.9505

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
=7775.811 / 10357.993
=0.7507

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))
=(464.179 / (464.179 + 4503.322)) / (463.035 / (463.035 + 4811.794))
=0.093443 / 0.087782
=1.0645

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)
=(306.337 / 7775.811) / (340.933 / 10357.993)
=0.039396 / 0.032915
=1.1969

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)
=((1060.74 + 1290.555) / 10850.366) / ((907.058 + 1638.426) / 11124.779)
=0.216702 / 0.228812
=0.9471

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
=(1387.24 - 0 - 1390.085) / 10850.366
=-0.000262

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.

China Steel Chemical has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Steel Chemical (TPE:1723) Business Description

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No. 88, Chengong 2nd Road, 25th Floor, Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung, TWN
China Steel Chemical Corp is engaged in the production, processing, and sales of coal tar distillation products, Naphtha products, and coke products. Besides, it also trades related upstream and downstream products. The firm operates in three segments. The CSCC/CCSCM segment which derives the majority of revenue engages in the production and marketing of chemical products. EGI/CSCCC segment engages in the trade of chemical products. EWI segment engages in investment holding.

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