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Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service) Beneish M-Score : -5.05 (As of May. 13, 2024)


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What is Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service 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 -5.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

CTNT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.05   Med: -5.05   Max: -5.05
Current: -5.05

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service was -5.05. The lowest was -5.05. And the median was -5.05.


Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service'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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Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Beneish M-Score Chart

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -5.05

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Quarterly Data
Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - - -5.05

Competitive Comparison of Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto & Truck Dealerships subindustry, Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service'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.


Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service 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 Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service 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 * 1.4107+0.528 * 0.7312+0.404 * 0.7996+0.892 * 0.6947+0.115 * 1.2878
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7705+4.679 * -0.547569-0.327 * 0.3586
=-5.05

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $7.39 Mil.
Revenue was 5.84 + 10.038 + 12.223 + 10.214 = $38.32 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.684 + 1.167 + 1.252 + 1.143 = $4.25 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.82 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.06 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.81 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $2.36 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.80 Mil.
Net Income was -0.037 + 0.123 + 0.156 + -0.108 = $0.13 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.028 + 0 + 0.002 + 0.002 = $0.03 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2.738 + -1.274 + 0.039 + 4.107 = $5.61 Mil.
Total Receivables was $7.55 Mil.
Revenue was 9.635 + 11.912 + 20.789 + 12.818 = $55.15 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.151 + 1.543 + 1.308 + 0.467 = $4.47 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $14.49 Mil.
Total Assets was $14.72 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.14 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.20 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.68 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)
=(7.394 / 38.315) / (7.545 / 55.154)
=0.192979 / 0.136799
=1.4107

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)
=(4.469 / 55.154) / (4.246 / 38.315)
=0.081028 / 0.110818
=0.7312

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 - (9.821 + 0.191) / 10.059) / (1 - (14.493 + 0.14) / 14.719)
=0.004672 / 0.005843
=0.7996

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
=38.315 / 55.154
=0.6947

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))
=(0.169 / (0.169 + 0.14)) / (0.141 / (0.141 + 0.191))
=0.546926 / 0.424699
=1.2878

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)
=(2.808 / 38.315) / (2.283 / 55.154)
=0.073287 / 0.041393
=1.7705

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)
=((0.796 + 2.359) / 10.059) / ((0.678 + 12.196) / 14.719)
=0.313649 / 0.874652
=0.3586

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
=(0.134 - 0.032 - 5.61) / 10.059
=-0.547569

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.

Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service has a M-score of -5.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6201 Fairview Road, Suite 225, Charlotte, NC, USA, 28210
Website
Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service Inc is a supplier of parallel-import vehicles sourced in the U.S. to be sold in the China market. The parallel-import vehicles refer to those purchased by dealers directly from overseas markets and imported for sale through channels other than brand manufacturers' official distribution systems. The company purchases automobiles, primarily luxury brands such as Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Lexus, and Bentley, from the U.S. market and resell them to customers, including both U.S. and PRC parallel-import car dealers. It derive profits primarily from the price difference between our buying and selling prices for parallel-import vehicles.
Executives
Catherine Chen director ONE MILE WEST OF GUANRI, HULI DISTRICT, XIAMEN F4 361000
Huoyuan Chen 10 percent owner QUNZHONGXINCUN VILLAGE, TAIJIANG DIST., 207 BLOCK 5, FUZHOU F4 350000
Adam Eilenberg director 335 MADISON AVENUE, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10017
Walter Penn Folker officer: Vice President of Procurement 7353 BEDFORDSHIRE DRIVE, CHARLOTTE NC 28226
Xianggeng Huang director, 10 percent owner 12-8, A2#BLDG, WANDA PLAZA II, NO.8 AOJIANG RD., AOFENG ST., TAIJIANG, FUZHOU F4 350000
Xiaolin Tang 10 percent owner RM 401, BLDG 25, MOON BAY GARDEN, DONGSHAN ST., JIANGNING DIST., NANJING F4 211100
Yan Xiao 10 percent owner LANGYUAN 2-3001, XINGHEWAN COMM., SIJI XINGHE MID ST., CHAOYANG N. RD., BEIJING F4 100000
Ying-chang Yuan 10 percent owner 4752 MOUNT ROYAL LN, CHARLOTTE NC 28210
Vladimir Gavrilovic director 70 ELM STREET, APT 1, NORTH ARLINGTON NJ 07031
Huan Liu director, 10 percent owner, officer: See Remarks 6201 FAIRVIEW RD, STE 225, CHARLOTTE NC 28210