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Sino Prima Gas Technology Co (SZSE:300483) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Sino Prima Gas 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:300483' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: -2.55   Max: 2.99
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sino Prima Gas Technology Co was 2.99. The lowest was -3.64. And the median was -2.55.


Sino Prima Gas Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sino Prima Gas 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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Sino Prima Gas Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sino Prima Gas Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.76 -2.75 -3.08 -2.95 -1.33

Sino Prima Gas Technology Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.19 -3.17 -2.21 -1.33 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Sino Prima Gas Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Sino Prima Gas 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.


Sino Prima Gas Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sino Prima Gas Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sino Prima Gas Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sino Prima Gas 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 Sino Prima Gas 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 * 1.2283+0.528 * 1.5874+0.404 * 0.9031+0.892 * 0.653+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1162+4.679 * -0.082347-0.327 * 1.2063
=-2.78

* 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 ¥68 Mil.
Revenue was 268.842 + 329.96 + 315.386 + 338.149 = ¥1,252 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.145 + 16.05 + 34.902 + 41.233 = ¥135 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,060 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥8,517 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,651 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,251 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2,552 Mil.
Net Income was -17.409 + -254.383 + -10.638 + 8.832 = ¥-274 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 104.217 + 51.457 + 121.194 + 150.872 = ¥428 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥85 Mil.
Revenue was 370.364 + 541.196 + 440.097 + 566.14 = ¥1,918 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78.06 + -18.099 + 136.247 + 132.775 = ¥329 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,657 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,793 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,294 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥80 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,127 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,758 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)
=(67.843 / 1252.337) / (84.582 / 1917.797)
=0.054173 / 0.044104
=1.2283

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)
=(328.983 / 1917.797) / (135.33 / 1252.337)
=0.171542 / 0.108062
=1.5874

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 - (2060.313 + 3651.376) / 8516.847) / (1 - (1656.569 + 3294.099) / 7792.633)
=0.329366 / 0.364699
=0.9031

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
=1252.337 / 1917.797
=0.653

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 + 3294.099)) / (0 / (0 + 3651.376))
=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)
=(58.06 / 1252.337) / (79.657 / 1917.797)
=0.046361 / 0.041536
=1.1162

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)
=((2552.013 + 1250.961) / 8516.847) / ((1757.617 + 1126.826) / 7792.633)
=0.446524 / 0.37015
=1.2063

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
=(-273.598 - 0 - 427.74) / 8516.847
=-0.082347

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.

Sino Prima Gas Technology Co has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sino Prima Gas Technology Co (SZSE:300483) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.5000, Yuanjiang Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, CHN, 201108
Sino Prima Gas Technology Co Ltd formerly Shanghai Worth Garden Co Ltd is a service provider that focuses on the development, production, and sales of gardening products, engineering construction, and greening maintenance. Its products cover all aspects of horticultural life, including thousands of varieties and specifications, and a relatively complete horticultural product system. It offers garden hand tools, such as cutting tools, garden power tools, including lawn mowers, grass and hedge trimmers, and batteries and chargers, and garden watering products.
Executives
Wu Jun Liang Directors, executives

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