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Zhaojin Mining Industry Co (FRA:ZVL) Beneish M-Score : -2.61 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Zhaojin Mining Industry 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 -2.61 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Zhaojin Mining Industry Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

FRA:ZVL' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.98   Med: -2.52   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Zhaojin Mining Industry Co was -2.03. The lowest was -2.98. And the median was -2.52.


Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zhaojin Mining Industry 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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Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Zhaojin Mining Industry 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 -2.38 -2.91 -2.55 -2.49 -2.61

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -2.55 - -2.49 - -2.61

Competitive Comparison of Zhaojin Mining Industry Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Gold subindustry, Zhaojin Mining Industry 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.


Zhaojin Mining Industry Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Zhaojin Mining Industry Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zhaojin Mining Industry Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Zhaojin Mining Industry 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 Zhaojin Mining Industry 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 * 0.981+0.528 * 0.8418+0.404 * 1.0179+0.892 * 1.0132+0.115 * 1.0147
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.932+4.679 * -0.024454-0.327 * 0.9157
=-2.64

* 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 €352 Mil.
Revenue was €1,082 Mil.
Gross Profit was €433 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,674 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,019 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,889 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €128 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €171 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €1,572 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,279 Mil.
Net Income was €88 Mil.
Gross Profit was €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was €235 Mil.
Total Receivables was €354 Mil.
Revenue was €1,068 Mil.
Gross Profit was €360 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €1,754 Mil.
Total Assets was €6,213 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €3,998 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €133 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €181 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €2,108 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €1,106 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)
=(351.621 / 1081.827) / (353.777 / 1067.74)
=0.325025 / 0.331333
=0.981

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)
=(359.623 / 1067.74) / (432.838 / 1081.827)
=0.336808 / 0.400099
=0.8418

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 - (1674.295 + 3889.144) / 6019.075) / (1 - (1753.597 + 3997.709) / 6213.376)
=0.075699 / 0.074367
=1.0179

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
=1081.827 / 1067.74
=1.0132

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))
=(133.058 / (133.058 + 3997.709)) / (127.508 / (127.508 + 3889.144))
=0.032211 / 0.031745
=1.0147

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)
=(171.255 / 1081.827) / (181.365 / 1067.74)
=0.158302 / 0.169859
=0.932

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)
=((1278.957 + 1572.43) / 6019.075) / ((1106.052 + 2108.419) / 6213.376)
=0.473725 / 0.517347
=0.9157

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
=(88.157 - 0 - 235.345) / 6019.075
=-0.024454

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.

Zhaojin Mining Industry Co has a M-score of -2.64 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Zhaojin Mining Industry Co (FRA:ZVL) Business Description

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Address
1 Matheson Street, Times Square, 31st Floor, Tower Two, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, HKG
Zhaojin Mining Industry Co Ltd is engaged in the mining, processing, smelting, and sale of gold and silver products. The exploration, mining, ore processing, smelting, and sale of gold and other metallic products, is a large integrated mining enterprise specializing in the production of gold. It produces two kinds of gold products, Au9999 and Au9995 gold bullions under the brand Zhaojin. It has three reportable operating segments, the gold operations segment consists of gold mining and smelting operations; the copper operations segment consists of copper mining and smelting operations; the others segment comprises other investment activities, operation of a finance company, operation and catering services of a hotel, exploration services and engineering design and consulting services.

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