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Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co (SHSE:600192) Beneish M-Score : -2.51 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical 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 -2.51 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600192' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.75   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.94
Current: -2.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co was -1.94. The lowest was -2.75. And the median was -2.46.


Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical 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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Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -1.94 -2.45 -2.75 -2.51

Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.75 -2.75 -2.72 -2.62 -2.51

Competitive Comparison of Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical 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.


Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical 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 Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical 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 * 1.06+0.528 * 1.1831+0.404 * 0.9502+0.892 * 0.9813+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0978+4.679 * -0.025439-0.327 * 1.0222
=-2.51

* 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 ¥1,946 Mil.
Revenue was 483.966 + 576.545 + 578.99 + 481.075 = ¥2,121 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.317 + 87.309 + 94.124 + 73.221 = ¥325 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,585 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,932 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥847 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥165 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,162 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥63 Mil.
Net Income was -58.011 + -18.472 + -20.223 + -13.248 = ¥-110 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 18.831 + -97.239 + -0.88 + 94.803 = ¥16 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,871 Mil.
Revenue was 473.014 + 673.138 + 649.422 + 365.447 = ¥2,161 Mil.
Gross Profit was 122.278 + 121.987 + 94.127 + 53.422 = ¥392 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,615 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,925 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥785 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥153 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,993 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥157 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)
=(1946.493 / 2120.576) / (1871.362 / 2161.021)
=0.917908 / 0.865962
=1.06

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)
=(391.814 / 2161.021) / (324.971 / 2120.576)
=0.18131 / 0.153247
=1.1831

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 - (3584.868 + 847.485) / 4932.18) / (1 - (3615.038 + 784.997) / 4925.344)
=0.10134 / 0.106654
=0.9502

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
=2120.576 / 2161.021
=0.9813

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 + 784.997)) / (0 / (0 + 847.485))
=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)
=(165.256 / 2120.576) / (153.399 / 2161.021)
=0.07793 / 0.070985
=1.0978

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)
=((62.669 + 3161.72) / 4932.18) / ((157.298 + 2992.84) / 4925.344)
=0.653745 / 0.639577
=1.0222

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
=(-109.954 - 0 - 15.515) / 4932.18
=-0.025439

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.

Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co has a M-score of -2.51 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co (SHSE:600192) Business Description

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No. 215 Nongmin Lane, Chengguan District, Lanzhou, Gansu, CHN, 730000
Lanzhou Great Wall Electrical Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, manufacturing, sales and service of high and medium voltage switchgear complete sets of equipment, high and low voltage electrical components and key components, electric drive automation and new energy control systems, intelligent low voltage complete power distribution devices and busbar trunks. The company also operates fruit and vegetable juice processing, hydropower operation management and new energy batteries.

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