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China Precision Steel (China Precision Steel) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is China Precision Steel 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Precision Steel was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


China Precision Steel Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

China Precision Steel Annual Data
Trend Dec04 Dec05 Jun07 Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.00 -1.17 -3.66 -5.99 -5.76

China Precision Steel Quarterly Data
Mar10 Jun10 Sep10 Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14
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 -6.98 -8.44 -5.76 -6.12 -5.89

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

For the Steel subindustry, China Precision Steel'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 Precision Steel's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

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



China Precision Steel 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 Precision Steel 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 * 0.2657+0.528 * 0.8432+0.404 * 1.6065+0.892 * 0.7492+0.115 * 0.805
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2854+4.679 * -0.504698-0.327 * 1.3272
=-5.76

* 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 (Dec14) TTM:Last Year (Dec13) TTM:
Total Receivables was $4.98 Mil.
Revenue was 5.187 + 5.741 + 9.321 + 14.24 = $34.49 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2.759 + -2.799 + -3.973 + -5.689 = $-15.22 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $15.33 Mil.
Total Assets was $66.31 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $49.06 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.87 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.42 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $63.69 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was -5.376 + -6.798 + 5.456 + -20.431 = $-27.15 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.003 + 0 + 6.222 + 0 = $6.23 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -0.136 + -0.222 + 0.925 + -0.477 = $0.09 Mil.
Total Receivables was $25.03 Mil.
Revenue was 11.866 + 11.765 + 13.843 + 8.563 = $46.04 Mil.
Gross Profit was -5.131 + -2.994 + -6.63 + -2.375 = $-17.13 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $51.59 Mil.
Total Assets was $111.64 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $58.04 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $9.04 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.51 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $80.79 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(4.982 / 34.489) / (25.027 / 46.037)
=0.144452 / 0.543628
=0.2657

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)
=(-17.13 / 46.037) / (-15.22 / 34.489)
=-0.372092 / -0.4413
=0.8432

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 - (15.328 + 49.062) / 66.305) / (1 - (51.589 + 58.039) / 111.635)
=0.028882 / 0.017978
=1.6065

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
=34.489 / 46.037
=0.7492

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))
=(9.041 / (9.041 + 58.039)) / (9.866 / (9.866 + 49.062))
=0.134779 / 0.167425
=0.805

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)
=(2.419 / 34.489) / (2.512 / 46.037)
=0.070138 / 0.054565
=1.2854

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 + 63.689) / 66.305) / ((0 + 80.793) / 111.635)
=0.960546 / 0.723725
=1.3272

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
=(-27.149 - 6.225 - 0.09) / 66.305
=-0.504698

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 Precision Steel has a M-score of -5.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Precision Steel (China Precision Steel) Business Description

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China Precision Steel Inc is a steel processing company. The firm through its subsidiaries manufacture and sell cold rolled precision steel products for applications including automobile components and spare parts, kitchen tools, electrical appliances, roofing and food packaging materials. The company conducts its operations mainly in China.
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Michael Friess director, officer: Secretary 5353 MANHATTAN CIRCLE, STE 101, BOULDER CO 80303

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