Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co (HKSE:00840) Beneish M-Score: -3.09 (As of Aug. 13, 2026)

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HKSE:00840 Xinjiang Tianye Water Saving Irrigation System Co Ltd HKSE:00840
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Price HK$0.17
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What is Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co Beneish M-Score?

Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co HKSE:00840 -11.92% 30 Beneish M-Score is -3.09 as of Aug. 13, 2026. GuruFocus rates HKSE:00840 with a GF Score™ of 30/100 and a GF Value™ of HK$0.08 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 207 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co ranks better than 87.44% 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 -3.09 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00840' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.6   Max: 0.02
Current: -3.09

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co was 0.02. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.60.


Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System 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.

Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System 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 -2.14 -1.66 -2.79 -2.93 -3.09

Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 -2.79 0.00 -2.93 0.00 -3.09

HKSE:00840 vs CAT, DE, PCAR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System 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.


Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co Beneish M-Score vs Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System 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 Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System 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 * 1.821+0.528 * 0.4366+0.404 * 0.8573+0.892 * 0.5858+0.115 * 0.8608
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.3362+4.679 * -0.079825-0.327 * 1.0722
=-3.09

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$394.2 Mil.
Revenue was HK$937.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$72.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,207.8 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,428.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$125.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$37.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$25.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$956.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$48.8 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-60.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$53.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$369.6 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,600.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$53.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,090.6 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$1,316.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$123.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$30.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$18.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$764.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$99.8 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)
=(394.218 / 937.245) / (369.557 / 1599.973)
=0.420614 / 0.230977
=1.821

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)
=(53.846 / 1599.973) / (72.24 / 937.245)
=0.033654 / 0.077077
=0.4366

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 - (1207.786 + 125.463) / 1428.719) / (1 - (1090.573 + 123.204) / 1316.383)
=0.066822 / 0.077945
=0.8573

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
=937.245 / 1599.973
=0.5858

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))
=(30.318 / (30.318 + 123.204)) / (37.354 / (37.354 + 125.463))
=0.197483 / 0.229423
=0.8608

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)
=(25.178 / 937.245) / (18.398 / 1599.973)
=0.026864 / 0.011499
=2.3362

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)
=((48.847 + 956.734) / 1428.719) / ((99.756 + 764.398) / 1316.383)
=0.703834 / 0.656461
=1.0722

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
=(-60.567 - 0 - 53.481) / 1428.719
=-0.079825

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.

Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co has a M-score of -3.09 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.09 mean?
Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co (HKSE:00840) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.09 as of Aug. 13, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co ranks #26 out of 207 companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, placing it in the top 12.6%.
Is Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.09. Based on the distribution chart, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co ranks #26 out of 207 companies in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co has a GF Score™ of 30/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's Beneish M-Score compare to CAT and DE?
According to the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry distribution chart, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co ranks #26 out of 207 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co in the top 13% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery 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 Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co and its competitors. Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's current Beneish M-Score is -3.09. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co (HKSE:00840) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is HK$0.08, compared to a current price of HK$0.17 — trading 112.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.09. Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co's overall GF Score™ is 30/100 with 5 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 Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co (HKSE:00840), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.09 as of Aug. 13, 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 Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co (HKSE:00840) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of HK$0.17 is trading 112.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of HK$0.08. GuruFocus considers Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for HKSE:00840:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.09
  • GF Value™: HK$0.08 vs. price of HK$0.17 (112.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 30/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the HKSE:00840 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Xinjiang Tianye Waterving Irrigation System Co Business Description

Address World-Wide House Central, 22nd Floor, Hong Kong, HKG
Xinjiang Tianye Water Saving Irrigation System Co Ltd is a China-based firm engaged in the manufacture of plastic products. Its activities include the production and marketing of agricultural plastic water-saving irrigation equipment and plastic pipelines, and construction and installation of water-saving irrigation systems. The company's products include the PVC materials for water supply pipes, PE piping materials and accessories, pressure compensatory drip tapes, labyrinth-style drip tapes, embedded-style drip tapes, agricultural tapes and drippers. It also offers installation services for water-saving irrigation systems.
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