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Ossen Innovation Co (Ossen Innovation Co) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Ossen Innovation 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 -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

OSN' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.94   Med: -2.17   Max: 0.51
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ossen Innovation Co was 0.51. The lowest was -2.94. And the median was -2.17.


Ossen Innovation Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ossen Innovation 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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Ossen Innovation Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ossen Innovation Co Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.94 -1.74 -2.43 -2.14 -2.17

Ossen Innovation Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20
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 -2.43 - -2.14 - -2.17

Competitive Comparison of Ossen Innovation Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Ossen Innovation 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.


Ossen Innovation Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ossen Innovation Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ossen Innovation 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 Ossen Innovation 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 * 0.7133+0.528 * 0.9403+0.404 * 1.186+0.892 * 0.9977+0.115 * 1.3243
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1296+4.679 * 0.098935-0.327 * 0.8225
=-2.17

* 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 (Dec20) TTM:Last Year (Dec19) TTM:
Total Receivables was $52.0 Mil.
Revenue was $138.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was $23.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $195.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $203.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $3.3 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $7.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $37.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.5 Mil.
Net Income was $11.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-9.1 Mil.
Total Receivables was $73.1 Mil.
Revenue was $138.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was $22.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $171.2 Mil.
Total Assets was $177.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.6 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $6.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $41.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $6.1 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)
=(52.027 / 138.578) / (73.105 / 138.9)
=0.375435 / 0.526314
=0.7133

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)
=(22.358 / 138.9) / (23.723 / 138.578)
=0.160965 / 0.171189
=0.9403

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 - (195.225 + 3.336) / 203.305) / (1 - (171.2 + 2.948) / 177.643)
=0.023334 / 0.019674
=1.186

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
=138.578 / 138.9
=0.9977

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))
=(0.606 / (0.606 + 2.948)) / (0.493 / (0.493 + 3.336))
=0.170512 / 0.128754
=1.3243

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)
=(7.34 / 138.578) / (6.513 / 138.9)
=0.052967 / 0.04689
=1.1296

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)
=((6.461 + 37.87) / 203.305) / ((6.097 + 41) / 177.643)
=0.218052 / 0.265122
=0.8225

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
=(11.076 - 0.076 - -9.114) / 203.305
=0.098935

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.

Ossen Innovation Co has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ossen Innovation Co (Ossen Innovation Co) Business Description

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Address
518 Shangcheng Road, Floor 17, Shanghai, CHN, 200120
Ossen Innovation Co Ltd designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells prestressed steel materials. The company's materials are used in the construction of bridges, highways and other infrastructure projects in the People's Republic of China and internationally. Its product is categorized as coated products and uncoated products. Its coated products include zinc, rare earth and plain surface prestressed concrete.It is used in the construction of new bridges and the renovation of older bridges. Uncoated products consist of wires that are twisted into a bundle and used in precast concrete plates on the riding surface of bridges. It is categorized based on size, strength, and structure.