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Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co (SHSE:600368) Beneish M-Score : -2.07 (As of Jun. 24, 2024)


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What is Guangxi Wuzhou Communications 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 -2.07 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600368' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.89   Med: -2.78   Max: 8.62
Current: -2.07

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co was 8.62. The lowest was -3.89. And the median was -2.78.


Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangxi Wuzhou Communications 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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Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Guangxi Wuzhou Communications 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 -1.96 5.58 -3.25 -3.89 -2.63

Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -3.83 -3.86 -3.25 -2.63 -2.07

Competitive Comparison of Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Railroads subindustry, Guangxi Wuzhou Communications 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.


Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Guangxi Wuzhou Communications 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 Guangxi Wuzhou Communications 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 * 1.6835+0.528 * 0.8352+0.404 * 0.9355+0.892 * 0.9742+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0873+4.679 * -0.030298-0.327 * 0.7734
=-2.07

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥326 Mil.
Revenue was 405.094 + 454.563 + 411.344 + 400.307 = ¥1,671 Mil.
Gross Profit was 268.548 + 242.635 + 263.233 + 244.167 = ¥1,019 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,834 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,012 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥131 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥953 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,511 Mil.
Net Income was 213.264 + 110.666 + 203.917 + 148.053 = ¥676 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 336.178 + 137.218 + 317.456 + 171.881 = ¥963 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥199 Mil.
Revenue was 367.125 + 579.778 + 354.324 + 414.321 = ¥1,716 Mil.
Gross Profit was 230.916 + 209.289 + 215.072 + 218.013 = ¥873 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,584 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,780 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,302 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥123 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,386 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,905 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)
=(326.104 / 1671.308) / (198.829 / 1715.548)
=0.195119 / 0.115898
=1.6835

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)
=(873.29 / 1715.548) / (1018.583 / 1671.308)
=0.509044 / 0.609453
=0.8352

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 - (1834.265 + 5012.103) / 9467.203) / (1 - (1584.297 + 5301.908) / 9780.26)
=0.276833 / 0.295908
=0.9355

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
=1671.308 / 1715.548
=0.9742

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 + 5301.908)) / (0 / (0 + 5012.103))
=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)
=(130.601 / 1671.308) / (123.294 / 1715.548)
=0.078143 / 0.071869
=1.0873

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)
=((1511.4 + 952.546) / 9467.203) / ((1905 + 1386.421) / 9780.26)
=0.260261 / 0.336537
=0.7734

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
=(675.9 - 0 - 962.733) / 9467.203
=-0.030298

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.

Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co has a M-score of -2.07 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co (SHSE:600368) Business Description

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Address
No. 115-1 Minzu Avenue, Modern International Tower, 27F, Nanning, Guangxi, CHN, 530028
Website
Guangxi Wuzhou Communications Co Ltd is mainly engaged in real estate development. It invests in and operates highways, toll roads, bridges, stations, ports, docks and other transportation infrastructure.
Executives
Han Gang senior management
Liang Jun Director
Zhang Yi senior management
Xu De Director
Han Gang Director
Wang Quan Director
Huang Jin Mu Supervisors
Huang Ke Zhu Director
Deng Bei Ling Supervisors
Kong Qing Feng Supervisors

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