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Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) (Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings)) Beneish M-Score : -1.45 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Nine Dragons Paper (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 -1.45 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

NDGPY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.45
Current: -1.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) was -1.45. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.46.


Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Nine Dragons Paper (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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Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Beneish M-Score Chart

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -3.10 -1.78 -2.31 -1.45

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) 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 - -2.31 - -1.45 -

Competitive Comparison of Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Nine Dragons Paper (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.


Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings)'s Beneish M-Score falls into.



Nine Dragons Paper (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 Nine Dragons Paper (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 * 1.0195+0.528 * 4.0171+0.404 * 1.0822+0.892 * 0.8219+0.115 * 0.9769
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.25+4.679 * -0.077147-0.327 * 1.1486
=-1.45

* 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 (Jun23) TTM:Last Year (Jun22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $699 Mil.
Revenue was $7,923 Mil.
Gross Profit was $214 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,113 Mil.
Total Assets was $16,847 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $12,094 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $528 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $656 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $3,920 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6,033 Mil.
Net Income was $-333 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $967 Mil.
Total Receivables was $834 Mil.
Revenue was $9,639 Mil.
Gross Profit was $1,044 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $4,872 Mil.
Total Assets was $15,994 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $10,559 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $450 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $639 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2,717 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $5,509 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)
=(699.167 / 7922.954) / (834.401 / 9639.458)
=0.088246 / 0.086561
=1.0195

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)
=(1044.312 / 9639.458) / (213.675 / 7922.954)
=0.108337 / 0.026969
=4.0171

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 - (4112.952 + 12093.731) / 16847.405) / (1 - (4872.367 + 10559.26) / 15993.671)
=0.038031 / 0.035142
=1.0822

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
=7922.954 / 9639.458
=0.8219

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))
=(450.171 / (450.171 + 10559.26)) / (528.301 / (528.301 + 12093.731))
=0.04089 / 0.041855
=0.9769

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)
=(656.486 / 7922.954) / (638.955 / 9639.458)
=0.082859 / 0.066285
=1.25

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)
=((6032.61 + 3919.761) / 16847.405) / ((5508.728 + 2717.092) / 15993.671)
=0.590736 / 0.514317
=1.1486

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
=(-332.809 - 0 - 966.918) / 16847.405
=-0.077147

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.

Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) has a M-score of -1.45 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) (Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings)) Business Description

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No.12, Xincheng Road, Songshan Lake High-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Guangdong Province, Dongguan, CHN
Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd operates as a paper products manufacturer. The company predominantly produces liner board, corrugating medium, and coated duplex boards. In addition to packaging paperboard, the Group is also engaged in the production of printing and writing a paper in Dongguan and Taicang and the development of packaging paperboard and specialty paper production in Leshan, Sichuan Province. Substantial part of the company's revenues are generated from the sale of packaging paper and the rest from sales of printing and writing paper, high-value specialty paper products, and Pulp.

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