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China Everbright Water (SGX:U9E) Beneish M-Score : -1.99 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is China Everbright Water 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 -1.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SGX:U9E' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.4   Med: -1.97   Max: 1.21
Current: -1.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Everbright Water was 1.21. The lowest was -2.40. And the median was -1.97.


China Everbright Water Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Everbright Water'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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China Everbright Water Beneish M-Score Chart

China Everbright Water Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.94 -1.86 -1.73 -2.09 -1.99

China Everbright Water Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - -2.09 - -1.99 -

Competitive Comparison of China Everbright Water's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, China Everbright Water'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.


China Everbright Water's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where China Everbright Water's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China Everbright Water 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 China Everbright Water 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 * 1.3169+0.528 * 0.9053+0.404 * 0.9826+0.892 * 0.9789+0.115 * 1.1359
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8807+4.679 * 0.050151-0.327 * 0.9903
=-1.99

* 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 S$1,229 Mil.
Revenue was S$1,144 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$481 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$1,638 Mil.
Total Assets was S$5,837 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$167 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$109 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$1,354 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$1,842 Mil.
Net Income was S$203 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was S$-90 Mil.
Total Receivables was S$953 Mil.
Revenue was S$1,168 Mil.
Gross Profit was S$445 Mil.
Total Current Assets was S$1,551 Mil.
Total Assets was S$5,807 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was S$173 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was S$44 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was S$127 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was S$1,549 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was S$1,663 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)
=(1229.013 / 1143.603) / (953.302 / 1168.195)
=1.074685 / 0.816047
=1.3169

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)
=(445.192 / 1168.195) / (481.408 / 1143.603)
=0.381094 / 0.420957
=0.9053

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 - (1637.681 + 166.725) / 5836.941) / (1 - (1550.807 + 173.28) / 5807.345)
=0.690864 / 0.70312
=0.9826

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
=1143.603 / 1168.195
=0.9789

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))
=(44.085 / (44.085 + 173.28)) / (36.24 / (36.24 + 166.725))
=0.202816 / 0.178553
=1.1359

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)
=(109.38 / 1143.603) / (126.87 / 1168.195)
=0.095645 / 0.108603
=0.8807

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)
=((1842.119 + 1354.044) / 5836.941) / ((1662.716 + 1548.549) / 5807.345)
=0.547575 / 0.552966
=0.9903

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
=(202.534 - 0 - -90.193) / 5836.941
=0.050151

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.

China Everbright Water has a M-score of -1.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Everbright Water Business Description

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Address
No. 1003 Shennan Avenue, 26th Floor, Block A, Oriental Xintiandi Plaza, Futian District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518000
China Everbright Water Ltd provides water supply, waste water treatment, sludge treatment, and other environmental services. It designs, constructs, and operates water treatment plants, and extracts energy from water discharged by the plants to power air-conditioning for various buildings. Concession arrangements from various Chinese government authorities span multiple years, and allow the company to operate plants and charge users a fee for consumption. Under the arrangements, China Everbright is obligated to maintain the plants, and receives annual payments from the grantors. Raw materials and consumables are utilized by experienced technicians to repair and maintain facilities. Majority of sales and assets are generated and located in China.

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