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Huitong Construction Group Co (SHSE:603176) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is Huitong Construction Group 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:603176' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.7

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Huitong Construction Group Co was -2.03. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.50.


Huitong Construction Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Huitong Construction Group 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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Huitong Construction Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Huitong Construction Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -2.41 -2.50

Huitong Construction Group Co Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Jun20 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 -2.45 -3.33 -2.81 -2.50 -2.70

Competitive Comparison of Huitong Construction Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Huitong Construction Group 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.


Huitong Construction Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Huitong Construction Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Huitong Construction Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Huitong Construction Group 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 Huitong Construction Group 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 * 1.0533+0.528 * 1.0154+0.404 * 1.1471+0.892 * 0.9102+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6543+4.679 * -0.031069-0.327 * 1.0076
=-2.70

* 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 ¥2,307 Mil.
Revenue was 321.033 + 795.866 + 621.411 + 906.113 = ¥2,644 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.976 + 131.253 + 108.768 + 151.531 = ¥430 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,760 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,509 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥130 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥33 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,634 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,758 Mil.
Net Income was -40.098 + 30.724 + -2.79 + 53.79 = ¥42 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -81.221 + 134.624 + 27.588 + 131.8 = ¥213 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥2,407 Mil.
Revenue was 453.084 + 804.021 + 651.682 + 996.673 = ¥2,905 Mil.
Gross Profit was 72.897 + 134.257 + 102.396 + 169.669 = ¥479 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,813 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,291 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥122 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,756 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,430 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)
=(2307.129 / 2644.423) / (2406.71 / 2905.46)
=0.872451 / 0.82834
=1.0533

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)
=(479.219 / 2905.46) / (429.528 / 2644.423)
=0.164937 / 0.162428
=1.0154

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 - (3760.059 + 129.844) / 5509.217) / (1 - (3812.812 + 122.235) / 5290.707)
=0.293928 / 0.256234
=1.1471

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
=2644.423 / 2905.46
=0.9102

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 + 122.235)) / (0 / (0 + 129.844))
=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)
=(32.897 / 2644.423) / (21.85 / 2905.46)
=0.01244 / 0.00752
=1.6543

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)
=((1757.706 + 2634.275) / 5509.217) / ((1430.316 + 2755.748) / 5290.707)
=0.797206 / 0.791211
=1.0076

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
=(41.626 - 0 - 212.791) / 5509.217
=-0.031069

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.

Huitong Construction Group Co has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Huitong Construction Group Co (SHSE:603176) Business Description

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Address
69 Century East Road, Gaobeidian City, Hebei Province, Baoding, CHN, 074099
Huitong Construction Group Co Ltd is engaged in the construction of roadbed, pavement, bridges and culverts, and tunnels.

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