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Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings (Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings) Beneish M-Score : 2.59 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 2.59 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ZHYBF' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.95   Med: 2.59   Max: 145.95
Current: 2.59

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings was 145.95. The lowest was -3.95. And the median was 2.59.


Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings'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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Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - 145.95 -3.95 - 2.59

Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 2.59 -

Competitive Comparison of Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings'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.


Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings 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 Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings 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 * 1.3816+0.528 * 0.8975+0.404 * 18.0315+0.892 * 0.714+0.115 * 0.8103
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7663+4.679 * -0.313158-0.327 * 1.7133
=2.59

* 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 (Mar23) TTM:Last Year (Mar22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.51 Mil.
Revenue was $1.66 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1.52 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $1.20 Mil.
Total Assets was $2.28 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.52 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.41 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.02 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.60 Mil.
Net Income was $-2.23 Mil.
Gross Profit was $-0.52 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-1.00 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.52 Mil.
Revenue was $2.33 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1.91 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $2.08 Mil.
Total Assets was $2.85 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.73 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.18 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $1.91 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $0.84 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.07 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)
=(0.511 / 1.663) / (0.518 / 2.329)
=0.307276 / 0.222413
=1.3816

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)
=(1.908 / 2.329) / (1.518 / 1.663)
=0.819236 / 0.912808
=0.8975

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 - (1.2 + 0.518) / 2.28) / (1 - (2.083 + 0.731) / 2.853)
=0.246491 / 0.01367
=18.0315

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
=1.663 / 2.329
=0.714

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))
=(0.183 / (0.183 + 0.731)) / (0.17 / (0.17 + 0.518))
=0.200219 / 0.247093
=0.8103

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)
=(2.414 / 1.663) / (1.914 / 2.329)
=1.451594 / 0.821812
=1.7663

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)
=((0.596 + 2.015) / 2.28) / ((1.071 + 0.836) / 2.853)
=1.145175 / 0.668419
=1.7133

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
=(-2.231 - -0.518 - -0.999) / 2.28
=-0.313158

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.

Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings has a M-score of 2.59 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings (Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
28 Queen’s Road East, Suite 901, Tesbury Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Zhong Yuan Bio-Technology Holdings Ltd is engaged in the business of developing and marketing nervonic acid-based health supplements and sales of acer truncatum seedlings. The company has two reportable segments such as sales of health care supplements and technical supporting services. The company generates its revenue primarily from the sales of health care supplements.
Executives
Tingting Chang director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO RM 1002, 10THFL, LONG HU FUTURE OFFICE, NO. 1 EAST SHI LI PU ROAD, CHAO YANG DISTRICT, BEIJING F4 100024
James M Cassidy director, 10 percent owner, officer: president,secretary,treasurer 215 APOLENA AVENUE, NEWPORT BEACH CA 92662
James K Mckillop director, 10 percent owner, officer: Vice President 9454 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 612, BEVERLY HILLS CA 90212

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