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Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co (SHSE:605378) Beneish M-Score : -2.23 (As of May. 14, 2024)


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What is Zhejiang Mustang Battery 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 -2.23 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:605378' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.87   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.23

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co was -1.49. The lowest was -2.87. And the median was -2.43.


Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhejiang Mustang Battery 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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Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
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Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Zhejiang Mustang Battery 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 Zhejiang Mustang Battery 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 * 1.2844+0.528 * 0.9164+0.404 * 1.0282+0.892 * 1.0572+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9773+4.679 * 0.001651-0.327 * 1.1214
=-2.23

* 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 ¥207 Mil.
Revenue was 215.234 + 232.171 + 346.163 + 226.853 = ¥1,020 Mil.
Gross Profit was 45.39 + 49.143 + 74.004 + 43.599 = ¥212 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,098 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,554 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥382 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥31 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥253 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 Mil.
Net Income was 24.08 + 29.031 + 39.215 + 26.382 = ¥119 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -11.544 + 54.496 + 25.583 + 47.607 = ¥116 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥153 Mil.
Revenue was 191.675 + 209.749 + 313.191 + 250.615 = ¥965 Mil.
Gross Profit was 32.683 + 45.767 + 60.322 + 45.109 = ¥184 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,092 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,464 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥303 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥213 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 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)
=(207.129 / 1020.421) / (152.547 / 965.23)
=0.202984 / 0.158042
=1.2844

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)
=(183.881 / 965.23) / (212.136 / 1020.421)
=0.190505 / 0.207891
=0.9164

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 - (1097.715 + 382.313) / 1554.207) / (1 - (1092.304 + 303.373) / 1463.618)
=0.047728 / 0.04642
=1.0282

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
=1020.421 / 965.23
=1.0572

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 + 303.373)) / (0 / (0 + 382.313))
=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)
=(31.011 / 1020.421) / (30.016 / 965.23)
=0.03039 / 0.031097
=0.9773

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)
=((0.121 + 253.289) / 1554.207) / ((0 + 212.811) / 1463.618)
=0.163048 / 0.145401
=1.1214

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
=(118.708 - 0 - 116.142) / 1554.207
=0.001651

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.

Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co has a M-score of -2.23 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co (SHSE:605378) Business Description

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818 Rongji Road, Luotuo Street, Zhenhai District, Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, CHN, 315202
Zhejiang Mustang Battery Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of high-performance, environmentally friendly zinc-manganese batteries.

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