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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (HKSE:00338) Beneish M-Score : -2.82 (As of Jun. 01, 2024)


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What is Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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 -2.82 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00338' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.42   Med: -2.54   Max: 0.3
Current: -2.82

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co was 0.30. The lowest was -4.42. And the median was -2.54.


Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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 -2.79 -2.90 -2.32 0.30 -3.35

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co 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 -2.04 -1.66 -1.48 -3.35 -2.82

Competitive Comparison of Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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 Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical 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 * 0.9358+0.528 * 0.648+0.404 * 0.6605+0.892 * 1.1235+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9589+4.679 * -0.023299-0.327 * 1.0402
=-2.87

* 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 HK$1,890 Mil.
Revenue was 23118.953 + 25325.787 + 26734.136 + 25112.153 = HK$100,291 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3848.539 + 3229.423 + 4850.841 + 3298.033 = HK$15,227 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$20,135 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$42,958 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$16,400 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$609 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$15,664 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1 Mil.
Net Income was 91.316 + -750.803 + 288.377 + -902.517 = HK$-1,274 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + -421.37 + 0 = HK$-421 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -780.237 + 1854.296 + -709.524 + -215.916 = HK$149 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$1,798 Mil.
Revenue was 25032.84 + 27627.247 + 13282.54 + 23320.041 = HK$89,263 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3833.702 + 2779.223 + -302.324 + 2470.928 = HK$8,782 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$17,956 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$46,286 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$17,853 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$565 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$15,421 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$806 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)
=(1890.057 / 100291.029) / (1797.555 / 89262.668)
=0.018846 / 0.020138
=0.9358

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)
=(8781.529 / 89262.668) / (15226.836 / 100291.029)
=0.098379 / 0.151827
=0.648

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 - (20134.889 + 16400.331) / 42957.785) / (1 - (17955.537 + 17853.333) / 46286.382)
=0.149509 / 0.226363
=0.6605

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
=100291.029 / 89262.668
=1.1235

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 + 17853.333)) / (0 / (0 + 16400.331))
=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)
=(608.735 / 100291.029) / (565.021 / 89262.668)
=0.00607 / 0.00633
=0.9589

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)
=((1.238 + 15663.916) / 42957.785) / ((805.903 + 15420.662) / 46286.382)
=0.364664 / 0.350569
=1.0402

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
=(-1273.627 - -421.37 - 148.619) / 42957.785
=-0.023299

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.

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co (HKSE:00338) Business Description

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No. 48 Jinyi Road, Jinshan District, Shanghai, CHN, 200540
Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co Ltd is a Chinese petrochemical company. The company's operating segment includes Synthetic fibers; Resins and plastics; Intermediate petrochemicals; Petroleum products; Trading of petrochemical products and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Petroleum products segment. The petroleum products segment is equipped with crude oil refinery facilities used to produce qualified refined gasoline, fuel, diesel oil, heavy oil and liquefied petroleum gas, and provide raw materials for the group's downstream petrochemical processing facilities.
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The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation
Hung Hin Fai 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Corn Capital Company Limited 2101 Beneficial owner
Yardley Finance Limited 2106 Person having a security interest in shares
Chan Kin Sun 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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