Kingfa Sci & Tec Co (SHSE:600143) Beneish M-Score: -2.99 (As of Jun. 28, 2026)


SHSE:600143 Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Ltd SHSE:600143
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What is Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Beneish M-Score?

Kingfa Sci & Tec Co SHSE:600143 -3.71% 81 Beneish M-Score is -2.99 as of Jun. 28, 2026. GuruFocus rates SHSE:600143 with a GF Score™ of 81/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥12.39 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,526 Chemicals companies, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co ranks better than 84.8% 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 -2.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600143' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.37   Med: -2.55   Max: -1.63
Current: -2.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kingfa Sci & Tec Co was -1.63. The lowest was -4.37. And the median was -2.55.


Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kingfa Sci & Tec 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.

Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Kingfa Sci & Tec 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 -2.71 -2.49 -2.33 -2.58 -2.81

Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.50 -2.49 -2.68 -2.81 -2.99

SHSE:600143 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kingfa Sci & Tec 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.


Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kingfa Sci & Tec Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Kingfa Sci & Tec 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 Kingfa Sci & Tec 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 * 1.0585+0.528 * 0.8233+0.404 * 0.8941+0.892 * 0.9947+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0768+4.679 * -0.089619-0.327 * 0.9704
=-2.99

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥10,925 Mil.
Revenue was 15589.692 + 15780.483 + 17979.657 + 15970.078 = ¥65,320 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2066.682 + 2770.692 + 2057.194 + 1994.842 = ¥8,889 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥28,348 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥65,448 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥28,509 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥882 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥22,460 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥18,897 Mil.
Net Income was 305.138 + 85.288 + 479.24 + 338.711 = ¥1,208 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1410.1 + 3583.989 + 1317.888 + 761.814 = ¥7,074 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥10,376 Mil.
Revenue was 15666 + 20049.66 + 17117.593 + 12836.965 = ¥65,670 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1893.356 + 1901.067 + 1847.212 + 1715.983 = ¥7,358 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥26,156 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥63,940 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥28,396 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥823 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥21,279 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥20,358 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)
=(10925.062 / 65319.91) / (10376.38 / 65670.218)
=0.167255 / 0.158007
=1.0585

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)
=(7357.618 / 65670.218) / (8889.41 / 65319.91)
=0.112039 / 0.13609
=0.8233

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 - (28347.531 + 28508.599) / 65448.001) / (1 - (26155.822 + 28396.265) / 63940.082)
=0.131278 / 0.146825
=0.8941

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
=65319.91 / 65670.218
=0.9947

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 + 28396.265)) / (0 / (0 + 28508.599))
=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)
=(881.973 / 65319.91) / (823.463 / 65670.218)
=0.013502 / 0.012539
=1.0768

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)
=((18897.017 + 22459.743) / 65448.001) / ((20358.402 + 21279.49) / 63940.082)
=0.631903 / 0.651202
=0.9704

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
=(1208.377 - 0 - 7073.791) / 65448.001
=-0.089619

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.

Kingfa Sci & Tec Co has a M-score of -2.99 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 -2.99 mean?
Kingfa Sci & Tec Co (SHSE:600143) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.99 as of Jun. 28, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Kingfa Sci & Tec Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co ranks #232 out of 1526 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 15.2%.
Is Kingfa Sci & Tec Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Kingfa Sci & Tec Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.99. Based on the distribution chart, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co ranks #232 out of 1526 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co has a GF Score™ of 81/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kingfa Sci & Tec Co's Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co ranks #232 out of 1526 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Kingfa Sci & Tec Co in the top 15% 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 Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals 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 Kingfa Sci & Tec Co and its competitors. Kingfa Sci & Tec Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.99. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kingfa Sci & Tec Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co (SHSE:600143) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥12.39, compared to a current price of ¥15.56 — trading 25.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.99. Kingfa Sci & Tec Co's overall GF Score™ is 81/100 with 7 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 Kingfa Sci & Tec Co (SHSE:600143), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.99 as of Jun. 28, 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 Kingfa Sci & Tec Co (SHSE:600143) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kingfa Sci & Tec Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥15.56 is trading 25.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥12.39. GuruFocus considers Kingfa Sci & Tec Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:600143:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.99
  • GF Value™: ¥12.39 vs. price of ¥15.56 (25.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 81/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:600143 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Business Description

Address No.33, Kefeng Road, Department of Finance, Science City, Hi - Tech Industrial Development Zone, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510663
Kingfa Sci & Tec Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the modified plastics industry. Its products include the development of modified plastics, fully biodegradable plastics, high-performance carbon fiber and composite materials, special engineering plastics, environmentally-friendly recycled plastics, fire retardant, and toughened plastics.
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