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Tellhow Sci-Tech Co (SHSE:600590) Beneish M-Score : -2.81 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Tellhow Sci-Tech 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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600590' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -2.26   Max: -1.74
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tellhow Sci-Tech Co was -1.74. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -2.26.


Tellhow Sci-Tech Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tellhow Sci-Tech 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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Tellhow Sci-Tech Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tellhow Sci-Tech 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 -2.88 -2.45 -2.18 -1.85 -2.48

Tellhow Sci-Tech Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -1.76 -2.48 -2.58 -2.59 -2.81

Competitive Comparison of Tellhow Sci-Tech Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Tellhow Sci-Tech 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.


Tellhow Sci-Tech Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Tellhow Sci-Tech Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Tellhow Sci-Tech 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 Tellhow Sci-Tech 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 * 1.0788+0.528 * 1.0246+0.404 * 1.0753+0.892 * 0.7806+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.9277+4.679 * -0.015534-0.327 * 1.0565
=-2.81

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥3,971 Mil.
Revenue was 833.694 + 865.929 + 883.033 + 1801.212 = ¥4,384 Mil.
Gross Profit was 127.747 + 159.28 + 178.505 + 256.623 = ¥722 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,269 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥13,395 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥580 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥263 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥7,406 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥395 Mil.
Net Income was -140.851 + -63.403 + 4.078 + -89.598 = ¥-290 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 16.268 + 91.684 + 31.907 + -221.557 = ¥-82 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥4,715 Mil.
Revenue was 829.858 + 826.555 + 825.073 + 3134.274 = ¥5,616 Mil.
Gross Profit was 159.73 + 192.283 + 168.351 + 427.451 = ¥948 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,129 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥12,984 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥658 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥175 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥5,896 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,261 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)
=(3970.863 / 4383.868) / (4715.199 / 5615.76)
=0.90579 / 0.839637
=1.0788

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)
=(947.815 / 5615.76) / (722.155 / 4383.868)
=0.168778 / 0.16473
=1.0246

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 - (9269.088 + 579.742) / 13394.922) / (1 - (9129.137 + 658.043) / 12983.896)
=0.264734 / 0.246206
=1.0753

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
=4383.868 / 5615.76
=0.7806

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 + 658.043)) / (0 / (0 + 579.742))
=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)
=(263.258 / 4383.868) / (174.94 / 5615.76)
=0.060052 / 0.031152
=1.9277

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)
=((395.17 + 7405.553) / 13394.922) / ((1260.721 + 5896.407) / 12983.896)
=0.582364 / 0.551231
=1.0565

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
=(-289.774 - 0 - -81.698) / 13394.922
=-0.015534

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.

Tellhow Sci-Tech Co has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tellhow Sci-Tech Co Business Description

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New and High Technology Development Zone, Taihao Building, Nanchang, Jiangxi, CHN, 330096
Tellhow Sci-Tech Co Ltd is a high technology company. It is engaged in industrial development in the fields of military equipment and intelligent power solutions. Tellhow focuses on the research and application of military information technology. The company's Intelligent power segment is based on research and development and service of the grid operation software, intelligent emergency power supply, intelligent power distribution equipment and electrical appliances.
Executives
Zhu Yu Hua senior management
Ye Min Hua senior management
Tu Yan Bin Director
Huang Dai Fang Director
Ceng Zhi Jie senior management
Yang Jun senior management
Wu Ju Lin senior management
Yang Jian Director
Wang Hua Yan senior management
Li Jie Ping senior management
Mao Yong Director
Wu Bin senior management
Rao Lan Xiu Supervisors
Wan Xiao Min Supervisors
Zou Ying Ming senior management

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