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Taizhou Water Group Co (HKSE:01542) Beneish M-Score : -2.34 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Taizhou Water Group 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 -2.34 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Taizhou Water Group Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01542' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.93   Med: -2.48   Max: -1.46
Current: -2.34

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taizhou Water Group Co was -1.46. The lowest was -3.93. And the median was -2.48.


Taizhou Water Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taizhou Water Group 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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Taizhou Water Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Taizhou Water Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
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Taizhou Water Group Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 -2.61 - -2.34 - -

Competitive Comparison of Taizhou Water Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Taizhou Water Group 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.


Taizhou Water Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Taizhou Water Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Taizhou Water Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Taizhou Water Group 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 Taizhou Water Group 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 * 1.0668+0.528 * 1.6307+0.404 * 0.9834+0.892 * 1.0944+0.115 * 0.4547
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1674+4.679 * -0.0503-0.327 * 1.0299
=-2.34

* 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 HK$177.1 Mil.
Revenue was HK$663.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$158.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$700.5 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,456.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5,148.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$231.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$95.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,487.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3,644.2 Mil.
Net Income was HK$-91.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$232.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$151.7 Mil.
Revenue was HK$606.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$235.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$488.3 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$6,407.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$5,306.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$105.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$74.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$1,489.6 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$3,454.6 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)
=(177.07 / 663.21) / (151.658 / 605.995)
=0.266989 / 0.250263
=1.0668

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)
=(235.938 / 605.995) / (158.349 / 663.21)
=0.38934 / 0.238761
=1.6307

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 - (700.476 + 5148.728) / 6456.568) / (1 - (488.292 + 5306.145) / 6407.316)
=0.094069 / 0.095653
=0.9834

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
=663.21 / 605.995
=1.0944

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))
=(105.92 / (105.92 + 5306.145)) / (231.589 / (231.589 + 5148.728))
=0.019571 / 0.043044
=0.4547

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)
=(95.473 / 663.21) / (74.729 / 605.995)
=0.143956 / 0.123316
=1.1674

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)
=((3644.235 + 1487.012) / 6456.568) / ((3454.578 + 1489.553) / 6407.316)
=0.794733 / 0.771638
=1.0299

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
=(-91.877 - 0 - 232.888) / 6456.568
=-0.0503

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.

Taizhou Water Group Co has a M-score of -2.34 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Taizhou Water Group Co Business Description

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No. 308 Yin Quan Road, Xicheng Street, Huangyan District, Zhejiang Province, Taizhou, CHN
Taizhou Water Group Co Ltd is a water supply service provider in Taizhou that supplies raw water and municipal water. It supplies tap water directly to end users and engages in the installation of water pipelines for distributing tap water to its end users. The company operates in one reportable operating segment which is water supply and installation of water pipelines. All of the group's revenue is generated from Mainland China.
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