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Guangdong Skychem Technology Co (SHSE:688603) Beneish M-Score : -2.18 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Guangdong Skychem Technology 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 -2.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:688603' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.42   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.18

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guangdong Skychem Technology Co was -2.18. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.42.


Guangdong Skychem Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangdong Skychem Technology 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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Guangdong Skychem Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Guangdong Skychem Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - - -2.42

Guangdong Skychem Technology Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 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 - - -2.70 -2.42 -2.18

Competitive Comparison of Guangdong Skychem Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Guangdong Skychem Technology 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.


Guangdong Skychem Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Guangdong Skychem Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guangdong Skychem Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Guangdong Skychem Technology 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 Guangdong Skychem Technology 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 * 1.1214+0.528 * 0.8676+0.404 * 0.4994+0.892 * 0.9518+0.115 * 4.6944
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4589+4.679 * -0.007179-0.327 * 0.4197
=-2.18

* 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 ¥176.6 Mil.
Revenue was 80.088 + 91.826 + 87.036 + 84.63 = ¥343.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.077 + 31.935 + 32.507 + 30.835 = ¥126.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,011.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,152.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥57.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥2.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥31.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥38.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥22.9 Mil.
Net Income was 17.941 + 16.923 + 15.517 + 14.755 = ¥65.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 33.735 + 17.365 + 20.134 + 2.173 = ¥73.4 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥165.4 Mil.
Revenue was 75.438 + 94.161 + 91.924 + 99.452 = ¥361.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25.737 + 29.449 + 30.09 + 29.902 = ¥115.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥290.3 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥387.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥41.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥7.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥22.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥28.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥20.2 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)
=(176.585 / 343.58) / (165.442 / 360.975)
=0.513956 / 0.45832
=1.1214

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)
=(115.178 / 360.975) / (126.354 / 343.58)
=0.319075 / 0.367757
=0.8676

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 - (1011.15 + 57.558) / 1152.086) / (1 - (290.345 + 41.296) / 387.847)
=0.072371 / 0.144918
=0.4994

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
=343.58 / 360.975
=0.9518

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))
=(7.737 / (7.737 + 41.296)) / (2.002 / (2.002 + 57.558))
=0.157792 / 0.033613
=4.6944

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)
=(31.122 / 343.58) / (22.413 / 360.975)
=0.090582 / 0.06209
=1.4589

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)
=((22.926 + 38.057) / 1152.086) / ((20.243 + 28.671) / 387.847)
=0.052933 / 0.126117
=0.4197

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
=(65.136 - 0 - 73.407) / 1152.086
=-0.007179

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.

Guangdong Skychem Technology Co has a M-score of -2.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guangdong Skychem Technology Co (SHSE:688603) Business Description

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Address
No. 280, Hualian 3rd Road, Nanshui Town, Jinwan, Guangdong, Zhuhai, CHN, 519000
Guangdong Skychem Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the research & development, production and sales of special electronic chemicals required by PCB. As a substrate for assembling electronic components and chip packaging, PCB is a key electronic interconnection of electronic products.

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