Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co (BJSE:920974) Beneish M-Score: -2.30 (As of Aug. 28, 2026)

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BJSE:920974 Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Ltd BJSE:920974
73 GF Score
Price ¥6.19
GF Value ¥8.03
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Beneish M-Score?

Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co BJSE:920974 73 Beneish M-Score is -2.30 as of Aug. 28, 2026. GuruFocus rates BJSE:920974 with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥8.03 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 685 Metals & Mining companies, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co ranks better than 53.72% on this metric.

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 -2.3 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

BJSE:920974' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.21   Med: -1.58   Max: 19.89
Current: -2.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co was 19.89. The lowest was -4.21. And the median was -1.58.


Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds 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.

Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.01 -2.84 -1.42 -1.61 -2.10

Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -2.98 -1.66 -2.10 -1.55 -2.30

Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds 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.


Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Beneish M-Score vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds 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 Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds 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 * 0.8899+0.528 * 0.5251+0.404 * 1.1266+0.892 * 1.1531+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6579+4.679 * 0.151882-0.327 * 2.2968
=-2.30

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥47 Mil.
Revenue was 209.415 + 289.846 + 297.467 + 319.845 = ¥1,117 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.901 + 38.428 + 14.872 + 24.237 = ¥80 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥627 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥922 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥231 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥258 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 Mil.
Net Income was 5.658 + 13.122 + -0.192 + 15.289 = ¥34 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -27.533 + 9.552 + 16.856 + -105.079 = ¥-106 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥46 Mil.
Revenue was 245.394 + 209.603 + 300.983 + 212.305 = ¥968 Mil.
Gross Profit was 9.978 + 8.841 + 13.081 + 4.731 = ¥37 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥453 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥734 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥236 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥89 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)
=(47.46 / 1116.573) / (46.247 / 968.285)
=0.042505 / 0.047762
=0.8899

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)
=(36.631 / 968.285) / (80.438 / 1116.573)
=0.037831 / 0.07204
=0.5251

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 - (627.301 + 230.575) / 922.301) / (1 - (452.731 + 235.622) / 733.852)
=0.069852 / 0.062
=1.1266

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
=1116.573 / 968.285
=1.1531

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 + 235.622)) / (0 / (0 + 230.575))
=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)
=(2.607 / 1116.573) / (3.436 / 968.285)
=0.002335 / 0.003549
=0.6579

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 + 258.252) / 922.301) / ((0 + 89.465) / 733.852)
=0.280008 / 0.121912
=2.2968

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
=(33.877 - 0 - -106.204) / 922.301
=0.151882

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.

Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co has a M-score of -2.30 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.30 mean?
Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co (BJSE:920974) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.30 as of Aug. 28, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co ranks #317 out of 685 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 46.3%.
Is Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. Based on the distribution chart, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co ranks #317 out of 685 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co ranks #317 out of 685 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co in the upper half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co and its competitors. Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co (BJSE:920974) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥8.03, compared to a current price of ¥6.19 — trading 22.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.30. Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co (BJSE:920974), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.30 as of Aug. 28, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co (BJSE:920974) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ¥6.19 is trading 22.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of ¥8.03. GuruFocus considers Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for BJSE:920974:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.30
  • GF Value™: ¥8.03 vs. price of ¥6.19 (22.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the BJSE:920974 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Business Description

Address No. 8, Jingwu Road, Chengnan Industrial Park, Changxing County, Zhejiang Province, Huzhou, CHN, 313103
Hangzhou Kaida Metal Catalyst And Compounds Co Ltd engages in research and development, production, and sales of precious metal catalytic materials, and also provides services of precious metal processing and recovery of spent precious metal catalytic materials.
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