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CMST Development Co (SHSE:600787) Beneish M-Score : -2.21 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is CMST Development 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 -2.21 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600787' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.35   Max: -0.46
Current: -2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CMST Development Co was -0.46. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.35.


CMST Development Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CMST Development 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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CMST Development Co Beneish M-Score Chart

CMST Development 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 -2.36 -2.64 -2.37 -2.66 -2.41

CMST Development 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 -2.93 -2.41 -2.49 -2.43 -2.21

Competitive Comparison of CMST Development Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, CMST Development 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.


CMST Development Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

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


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CMST Development 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 CMST Development 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 * 1.1648+0.528 * 0.9179+0.404 * 1.1392+0.892 * 0.945+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.713+4.679 * 0.015081-0.327 * 0.8815
=-2.21

* 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 ¥5,307 Mil.
Revenue was 16841.146 + 16529.339 + 13929.276 + 17236.873 = ¥64,537 Mil.
Gross Profit was 458.483 + 478.906 + 393.04 + 535.833 = ¥1,866 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥10,699 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥23,770 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥4,553 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥192 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥5,894 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,532 Mil.
Net Income was 7.147 + 103.676 + 273.929 + 445.384 = ¥830 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -72.388 + 766.043 + -541.769 + 319.782 = ¥472 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥4,821 Mil.
Revenue was 16540.938 + 18660.956 + 14827.313 + 18265.534 = ¥68,295 Mil.
Gross Profit was 488.945 + 495.561 + 409.601 + 418.684 = ¥1,813 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥10,920 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥24,179 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,653 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥285 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,524 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2,045 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)
=(5306.982 / 64536.634) / (4821.344 / 68294.741)
=0.082232 / 0.070596
=1.1648

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)
=(1812.791 / 68294.741) / (1866.262 / 64536.634)
=0.026544 / 0.028918
=0.9179

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 - (10698.501 + 4552.99) / 23769.6) / (1 - (10919.593 + 5653.203) / 24178.706)
=0.358361 / 0.314571
=1.1392

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
=64536.634 / 68294.741
=0.945

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 + 5653.203)) / (0 / (0 + 4552.99))
=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)
=(191.909 / 64536.634) / (284.874 / 68294.741)
=0.002974 / 0.004171
=0.713

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)
=((1532.476 + 5894.25) / 23769.6) / ((2045.303 + 6524.362) / 24178.706)
=0.312446 / 0.35443
=0.8815

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
=(830.136 - 0 - 471.668) / 23769.6
=0.015081

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.

CMST Development Co has a M-score of -2.21 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CMST Development Co Business Description

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Address
No.188 Western Road of South 4th Ring Road, 18th Building of 6th section, Fengtai District, Beijing, CHN, 100070
CMST Development Co Ltd provides logistics services. The company has modern logistics distribution centres in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Hebei, Henan, Shaanxi, and Liaoning. It provides the following services: Warehouse and storage, Transportation and distribution, International freight forwarding, Movable assets supervision, logistics plan design, and processing and manufacturing.
Executives
Peng Xi De senior management
Li Yong Zhao Director
Li Da Wei senior management
Wang Yong senior management
Wang Hai Bin Directors, senior managers
Ma De Yin Director
Wei Guang Director
Han Tie Lin Director
Zhou Xiao Hong Supervisors
Wang Xue Ming Director
Xue Bin senior management
Zhao Xiao Hong Director
Dong Xu senior management
Ceng Yong senior management
Xie Jing Fu Director

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