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MeiHua Holdings Group Co (SHSE:600873) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is MeiHua Holdings Group 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600873' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.25   Med: -2.84   Max: -2.34
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of MeiHua Holdings Group Co was -2.34. The lowest was -3.25. And the median was -2.84.


MeiHua Holdings Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for MeiHua Holdings Group 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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MeiHua Holdings Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

MeiHua Holdings Group 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 -2.34 -3.01 -2.42 -2.57 -2.87

MeiHua Holdings Group Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.57 -2.56 -3.18 -2.75 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of MeiHua Holdings Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, MeiHua Holdings Group 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.


MeiHua Holdings Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, MeiHua Holdings Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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MeiHua Holdings Group 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 MeiHua Holdings Group 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 * 0.9263+0.528 * 0.9804+0.404 * 1.3452+0.892 * 0.9031+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9793+4.679 * -0.079224-0.327 * 1.002
=-2.87

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥738 Mil.
Revenue was 6388.503 + 6038.067 + 6156.158 + 6486.56 = ¥25,069 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1501.168 + 1065.91 + 1211.561 + 1253.951 = ¥5,033 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥8,900 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥23,810 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥12,075 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥485 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥7,439 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,350 Mil.
Net Income was 745.106 + 521.498 + 722.119 + 751.705 = ¥2,740 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 541.003 + 1849.894 + 2266.22 + -30.402 = ¥4,627 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥882 Mil.
Revenue was 7234.441 + 6937.901 + 6638.198 + 6950.072 = ¥27,761 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1676.654 + 1282.172 + 1125.442 + 1379.222 = ¥5,463 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,507 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥23,157 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥11,600 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥548 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,529 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2,003 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)
=(737.623 / 25069.288) / (881.758 / 27760.612)
=0.029423 / 0.031763
=0.9263

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)
=(5463.49 / 27760.612) / (5032.59 / 25069.288)
=0.196807 / 0.200747
=0.9804

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 - (8899.88 + 12074.879) / 23809.558) / (1 - (9507.311 + 11600.296) / 23157.18)
=0.119061 / 0.088507
=1.3452

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
=25069.288 / 27760.612
=0.9031

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 + 11600.296)) / (0 / (0 + 12074.879))
=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)
=(485.053 / 25069.288) / (548.479 / 27760.612)
=0.019348 / 0.019757
=0.9793

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)
=((1350.079 + 7438.989) / 23809.558) / ((2002.553 + 6528.739) / 23157.18)
=0.36914 / 0.368408
=1.002

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
=(2740.428 - 0 - 4626.715) / 23809.558
=-0.079224

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.

MeiHua Holdings Group Co has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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MeiHua Holdings Group Co Business Description

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Address
No. 66, Huaxiang Road, Economic and Technological Development Zone, Hebei Province, Langfang, CHN, 065001
MeiHua Holdings Group Co Ltd is a China-based supplier of amino acid nutrition and health solution. Its products include Food additives, condiment, colloid, Amino acids, capsule, fertilizer and among others. It has professional amino acid detection and analysis center within China.
Executives
He Jun Directors, senior managers
Chang Li Bin Supervisors
Wang You senior management
Wang Ai Jun Director
Liu Xian Fang senior management
Wang Li Hong senior management
Liang Yu Bo Directors, senior managers
Wang Wei senior management

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