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Jinpan International (Jinpan International) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Jinpan International 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 Jinpan International's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jinpan International was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Jinpan International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jinpan International'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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Jinpan International Beneish M-Score Chart

Jinpan International Annual Data
Trend Dec05 Dec06 Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.23 -1.65 -2.43 -2.39 -2.67

Jinpan International Quarterly Data
Dec10 Mar11 Jun11 Sep11 Dec11 Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15
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 -2.58 -2.67 -2.65 -2.51 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of Jinpan International's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Jinpan International'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.


Jinpan International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Jinpan International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jinpan International 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 Jinpan International 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 * 0.9544+0.528 * 1.1201+0.404 * 0.8339+0.892 * 1.1948+0.115 * 0.8466
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9369+4.679 * -0.017935-0.327 * 1.201
=-2.51

* 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 (Sep15) TTM:Last Year (Sep14) TTM:
Total Receivables was $191.0 Mil.
Revenue was 72.651 + 77.96 + 57.224 + 70.818 = $278.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.249 + 21.087 + 14.318 + 20.009 = $76.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $308.7 Mil.
Total Assets was $403.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $68.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $8.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $62.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $145.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $25.2 Mil.
Net Income was 3.08 + 5.553 + 1.468 + 4.356 = $14.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.238 + 1.028 + 0.046 + 2.794 = $4.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10.413 + -0.464 + -8.604 + 16.251 = $17.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was $167.5 Mil.
Revenue was 61.624 + 64.598 + 40.991 + 66 = $233.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.193 + 21.642 + 12.689 + 17.341 = $71.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $246.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $350.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $75.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $7.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $56.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $97.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $26.2 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)
=(191.035 / 278.653) / (167.519 / 233.213)
=0.685566 / 0.718309
=0.9544

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)
=(71.865 / 233.213) / (76.663 / 278.653)
=0.308152 / 0.27512
=1.1201

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 - (308.73 + 67.96) / 403.949) / (1 - (246.628 + 75.413) / 350.396)
=0.067481 / 0.080923
=0.8339

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
=278.653 / 233.213
=1.1948

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))
=(7.444 / (7.444 + 75.413)) / (8.068 / (8.068 + 67.96))
=0.089842 / 0.106119
=0.8466

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)
=(62.731 / 278.653) / (56.038 / 233.213)
=0.225122 / 0.240287
=0.9369

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)
=((25.218 + 145.648) / 403.949) / ((26.171 + 97.234) / 350.396)
=0.422989 / 0.352187
=1.201

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
=(14.457 - 4.106 - 17.596) / 403.949
=-0.017935

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.

Jinpan International has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Jinpan International (Jinpan International) Business Description

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Jinpan International Ltd was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands on April 3, 1997 under the International Business Companies Act of the British Virgin Islands. The Company design, manufacture and sells electrical power control and distribution equipment that are used in commercial, industrial, and infrastructural applications. Its product lines include cast resin transformers, VPI transformers, VPI line reactors, switchgears and unit substations. Its manufactures low and medium voltage switchgear products under license from Schneider. It also manufactures switchgears, Vacuum Pressure Impregnated (VPI) reactors and transformers, and unit substations. The Company offers switchgear products for general power distribution and for specialized infrastructural and industrial applications. The two main categories of dry type transformers that currently dominate the market are cast resin and open ventilated dry type transformers. Cast resin dry type transformers are predominant in Europe, Japan, and newly developed markets in Asia, including China. Open ventilated dry type transformers are widely used in North America. The Company manufactures medium and low voltage switchgear products for the China market. They use sheet metal to manufacture switchgear enclosures, coat the enclosure, and assemble switchgears using components from brand name suppliers such as Siemens and Schneider. The Company owns the rights to the trademark 'JST,' which is registered with the Trademark Bureau of the State Administration of Industry and Commerce in China.

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