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Tiangong International Co (HKSE:00826) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Tiangong International 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:00826' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.05
Current: -2.05

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tiangong International Co was -2.05. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.44.


Tiangong International Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tiangong International 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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Tiangong International Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tiangong International 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 -2.35 -2.87 -2.55 -2.06 -2.05

Tiangong International Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -2.55 - -2.06 - -2.05

Competitive Comparison of Tiangong International Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Tiangong International 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.


Tiangong International Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Tiangong International Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Tiangong International 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 Tiangong International 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 * 1.3109+0.528 * 1.0236+0.404 * 0.9852+0.892 * 0.9981+0.115 * 0.8536
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7449+4.679 * 0.023234-0.327 * 0.9819
=-2.05

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$3,521 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,648 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,251 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$8,988 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$14,833 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$4,930 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$423 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$304 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,907 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$750 Mil.
Net Income was HK$405 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$60 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$2,691 Mil.
Revenue was HK$5,658 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$1,283 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$8,843 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$14,923 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5,145 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$372 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$409 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$5,672 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$1,149 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)
=(3520.559 / 5647.515) / (2690.591 / 5658.178)
=0.623382 / 0.475523
=1.3109

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)
=(1282.532 / 5658.178) / (1250.609 / 5647.515)
=0.226669 / 0.221444
=1.0236

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 - (8988.403 + 4929.572) / 14832.818) / (1 - (8843.193 + 5145.37) / 14922.827)
=0.061677 / 0.062606
=0.9852

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
=5647.515 / 5658.178
=0.9981

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))
=(371.827 / (371.827 + 5145.37)) / (422.578 / (422.578 + 4929.572))
=0.067394 / 0.078955
=0.8536

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)
=(304.262 / 5647.515) / (409.211 / 5658.178)
=0.053875 / 0.072322
=0.7449

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)
=((749.893 + 5907.038) / 14832.818) / ((1148.541 + 5672.332) / 14922.827)
=0.448797 / 0.457076
=0.9819

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
=(404.927 - 0 - 60.299) / 14832.818
=0.023234

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.

Tiangong International Co has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tiangong International Co (HKSE:00826) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Houxiang Town, Jiangsu Province, Danyang City, CHN, 212312
Tiangong International Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and sales of high alloy steel, cutting tools, titanium alloy, trading of goods and others. The reportable segments of the company are, 1) The DS segment manufactures and sells materials that are used in the die set manufacturing industry. 2) The HSS segment manufactures and sells materials that are used in the tools manufacturing industry. 3) The cutting tools segment manufactures and sells HSS and carbide cutting tools to the tooling industry. 4) The titanium alloy segment manufactures and sells titanium alloys to the titanium industry. 5) The trading of goods segment sells general carbon steel products that are not within the Group's production scope. 6) Others segment assembles and sells power tools kits.

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