Eastern Communications Co (SHSE:600776) Beneish M-Score: -1.91 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


SHSE:600776 Eastern Communications Co Ltd SHSE:600776
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Price ¥13.40
GF Value ¥11.22
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Eastern Communications Co Beneish M-Score?

Eastern Communications Co SHSE:600776 -10.01% 64 Beneish M-Score is -1.91 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates SHSE:600776 with a GF Score™ of 64/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥11.22 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,404 Hardware companies, Eastern Communications Co ranks worse than 80.74% 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 -1.91 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600776' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.77   Med: -2.27   Max: -1.52
Current: -1.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Eastern Communications Co was -1.52. The lowest was -3.77. And the median was -2.27.


Eastern Communications Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Eastern 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.

Eastern Communications Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Eastern Communications 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 -2.95 -2.63 -2.10 -2.16 -2.63

Eastern Communications 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 -2.91 -2.63 -2.71 -2.63 -1.91

SHSE:600776 vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Eastern 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.


Eastern Communications Co Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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Eastern 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 Eastern 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 * 1.0315+0.528 * 1.0801+0.404 * 0.8551+0.892 * 0.9265+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8494+4.679 * 0.122653-0.327 * 0.9427
=-1.91

* 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 ¥915 Mil.
Revenue was 545.751 + 850.053 + 617.72 + 559.122 = ¥2,573 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.032 + 34.874 + 70.473 + 62.965 = ¥231 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,862 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,693 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥300 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥22 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥761 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥85 Mil.
Net Income was 43.148 + -6.245 + 232.402 + 188.033 = ¥457 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -240.366 + 234.108 + -25.217 + -86.747 = ¥-118 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥957 Mil.
Revenue was 450.401 + 923.734 + 663.932 + 738.712 = ¥2,777 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55.177 + 75.862 + 61.815 + 76.845 = ¥270 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,198 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,319 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥551 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥28 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥727 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥100 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)
=(914.622 / 2572.646) / (957.034 / 2776.779)
=0.355518 / 0.344656
=1.0315

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)
=(269.699 / 2776.779) / (231.344 / 2572.646)
=0.097127 / 0.089925
=1.0801

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 - (3862.302 + 300.152) / 4692.603) / (1 - (3197.508 + 551.275) / 4319.468)
=0.112975 / 0.132119
=0.8551

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
=2572.646 / 2776.779
=0.9265

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 + 551.275)) / (0 / (0 + 300.152))
=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)
=(22.113 / 2572.646) / (28.098 / 2776.779)
=0.008595 / 0.010119
=0.8494

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)
=((85.039 + 761.199) / 4692.603) / ((99.513 + 726.786) / 4319.468)
=0.180334 / 0.191296
=0.9427

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
=(457.338 - 0 - -118.222) / 4692.603
=0.122653

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.

Eastern Communications Co has a M-score of -1.91 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.91 mean?
Eastern Communications Co (SHSE:600776) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.91 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Eastern Communications Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Eastern Communications Co ranks #1941 out of 2404 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 80.7%.
Is Eastern Communications Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Eastern Communications Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.91. Based on the distribution chart, Eastern Communications Co ranks #1941 out of 2404 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Eastern Communications Co has a GF Score™ of 64/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Eastern Communications Co's Beneish M-Score compare to CSCO and CIEN?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Eastern Communications Co ranks #1941 out of 2404 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Eastern Communications Co in the lower half of its industry. 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 Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware 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 Eastern Communications Co and its competitors. Eastern Communications Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.91. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Eastern Communications Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern Communications Co (SHSE:600776) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥11.22, compared to a current price of ¥13.40 — trading 19.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.91. Eastern Communications Co's overall GF Score™ is 64/100 with 4 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 Eastern Communications Co (SHSE:600776), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.91 as of Jun. 27, 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 Eastern Communications Co (SHSE:600776) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Eastern Communications Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥13.40 is trading 19.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥11.22. GuruFocus considers Eastern Communications Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:600776:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.91
  • GF Value™: ¥11.22 vs. price of ¥13.40 (19.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:600776 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Eastern Communications Co Business Description

Other Exchanges 900941:China
Address No. 66 Dongxin Avenue, New and High-Technology Development Zone, Binjiang District, Zhejiang, Hangzhou, CHN, 310053
Eastern Communications Co Ltd is a China-based communications services company. It provides solutions for industrial applications and listed companies in the fields of communication and financial technology, communications business, an intelligent manufacturing business and intelligent services and software and other fields. The company's product portfolio includes private network communications and information security products and solutions; financial electronic equipment and operations services; communications and information technology integration services and EMS manufacturing operations. The company's products and solutions are used in China and other international countries.
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