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Tongwei Co (SHSE:600438) Beneish M-Score : -0.90 (As of Jun. 28, 2025)


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What is Tongwei 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.9 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SHSE:600438' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.31   Med: -2.37   Max: 5.9
Current: -0.9

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tongwei Co was 5.90. The lowest was -8.31. And the median was -2.37.


Tongwei Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tongwei 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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Tongwei Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tongwei Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.63 5.90 -2.64 -2.64 -1.34

Tongwei Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.83 -1.63 -2.61 -1.34 -0.90

Competitive Comparison of Tongwei Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Solar subindustry, Tongwei 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.


Tongwei Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Tongwei Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Tongwei 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 Tongwei 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 * 1.2225+0.528 * 4.6429+0.404 * 0.8804+0.892 * 0.7044+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6962+4.679 * -0.047482-0.327 * 1.1996
=-0.90

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥17,414 Mil.
Revenue was 15933.401 + 23721.927 + 24475.361 + 24226.696 = ¥88,357 Mil.
Gross Profit was -458.083 + 580.678 + 2179.08 + 1316.509 = ¥3,618 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥80,915 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥209,045 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥112,934 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,601 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥61,252 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥75,982 Mil.
Net Income was -2592.75 + -3065.5 + -843.806 + -2342.714 = ¥-8,845 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1456.552 + -1844.712 + 2027.152 + 2355.203 = ¥1,081 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥20,222 Mil.
Revenue was 19570.42 + 27683.527 + 37352.377 + 40823.565 = ¥125,430 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1800.924 + 3718.203 + 7384.48 + 10943.637 = ¥23,847 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥70,965 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥179,724 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥93,919 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥3,264 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥41,093 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥57,265 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)
=(17414.196 / 88357.385) / (20221.91 / 125429.889)
=0.197088 / 0.161221
=1.2225

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)
=(23847.244 / 125429.889) / (3618.184 / 88357.385)
=0.190124 / 0.040949
=4.6429

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 - (80914.777 + 112933.996) / 209045.313) / (1 - (70964.865 + 93919.087) / 179724.442)
=0.072695 / 0.082574
=0.8804

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
=88357.385 / 125429.889
=0.7044

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 + 93919.087)) / (0 / (0 + 112933.996))
=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)
=(1600.937 / 88357.385) / (3264.478 / 125429.889)
=0.018119 / 0.026026
=0.6962

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)
=((75982.21 + 61252.329) / 209045.313) / ((57265.326 + 41092.596) / 179724.442)
=0.656482 / 0.547271
=1.1996

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
=(-8844.77 - 0 - 1081.091) / 209045.313
=-0.047482

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.

Tongwei Co has a M-score of -0.90 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Tongwei Co Business Description

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No. 588, Middle Section Tianfu Avenue, High-Tech Zone, Tongwei International Center, Sichuan, Chengdu, CHN, 610041
Tongwei is the world's largest polysilicon producer and a leading solar cell and module supplier. The solar business contributed more than 60% of revenue in 2024. In addition, Tongwei runs a feed and food business, which made up 35% of revenue in 2024.
Executives
Zhou Bin senior management
Xie Yi Director
Song Gang Jie senior management
Yang Shi Xian Supervisors
Shen Jin Zhu senior management
Duan Yong Director
Deng San Supervisors
Chen Ping Fu senior management
Zhang Lu senior management
Wang Shang Wen senior management
Guo Yi Zhong senior management
Yan Hu Director
Hong Rui senior management
Yuan Shi Hua senior management
Yan Bao Quan Supervisors

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