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BYD Co (LTS:0VSO) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is BYD 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

LTS:0VSO' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.78   Med: -2.82   Max: -1.98
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of BYD Co was -1.98. The lowest was -3.78. And the median was -2.82.


BYD Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for BYD 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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BYD Co Beneish M-Score Chart

BYD Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.78 -3.29 -3.39 -3.36 -2.85

BYD Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.36 -3.46 -2.68 -2.87 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of BYD Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Manufacturers subindustry, BYD 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.


BYD Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, BYD Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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BYD 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 BYD 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 * 0.8562+0.528 * 0.9567+0.404 * 1.0191+0.892 * 1.28+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5113+4.679 * -0.117803-0.327 * 0.9399
=-2.83

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was €10,253 Mil.
Revenue was 36051.869 + 25609.562 + 22561.012 + 15961.792 = €100,184 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6133.198 + 5606.55 + 4216.3 + 3492.846 = €19,449 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €48,607 Mil.
Total Assets was €102,752 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €38,408 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €1,618 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €65,058 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,379 Mil.
Net Income was 1969.66 + 1477.922 + 1160.493 + 583.669 = €5,192 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = €0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 10123.674 + 5360.034 + 505.859 + 1306.637 = €17,296 Mil.
Total Receivables was €9,356 Mil.
Revenue was 23122.203 + 20819.03 + 18037.583 + 16288.46 = €78,267 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3643.27 + 4606.177 + 3377.516 + 2909.662 = €14,537 Mil.
Total Current Assets was €38,801 Mil.
Total Assets was €87,273 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was €35,357 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was €0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was €2,472 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was €58,263 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was €2,674 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)
=(10253.195 / 100184.235) / (9355.857 / 78267.276)
=0.102343 / 0.119537
=0.8562

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)
=(14536.625 / 78267.276) / (19448.894 / 100184.235)
=0.185731 / 0.194131
=0.9567

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 - (48607.482 + 38408.39) / 102751.774) / (1 - (38800.785 + 35357.319) / 87272.795)
=0.153145 / 0.150272
=1.0191

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
=100184.235 / 78267.276
=1.28

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 + 35357.319)) / (0 / (0 + 38408.39))
=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)
=(1617.827 / 100184.235) / (2472.053 / 78267.276)
=0.016149 / 0.031585
=0.5113

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)
=((2378.581 + 65057.734) / 102751.774) / ((2674.165 + 58263.401) / 87272.795)
=0.656303 / 0.698242
=0.9399

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
=(5191.744 - 0 - 17296.204) / 102751.774
=-0.117803

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.

BYD Co has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


BYD Co Business Description

Address
No. 3009, BYD Road, Pingshan, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN, 518118
Founded in 1995, BYD is a leading Chinese manufacturer in the design, development, and production of new energy vehicles, or NEVs. In March 2022, the firm discontinued production of internal combustion engine, or ICE, vehicles. Its products primarily target the growing midpriced mass-market segment in China's passenger vehicle market. The company sold about 3 million passenger NEVs in 2023, accounting for 33% of the Chinese passenger NEV market. Besides automobile production, the company is also engaged in handset components and assembly services, as well as the rechargeable battery and photovoltaics business. After more than 25 years of development, the company has established over 30 industrial parks worldwide.

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