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Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co (SHSE:600874) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600874' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.72   Med: -2.4   Max: 5.72
Current: -2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co was 5.72. The lowest was -3.72. And the median was -2.40.


Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection 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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Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group 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 -2.40 -2.55 -1.32 -2.44 -2.39

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.24 -2.61 -2.36 -2.39 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Waste Management subindustry, Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection 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.


Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Waste Management Industry

For the Waste Management industry and Industrials sector, Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection 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 Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection 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 * 1.153+0.528 * 0.8885+0.404 * 1.0197+0.892 * 1.0771+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8261+4.679 * -0.005179-0.327 * 0.9891
=-2.31

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥3,991 Mil.
Revenue was 1080.278 + 1403.113 + 1153.004 + 1132.331 = ¥4,769 Mil.
Gross Profit was 433.99 + 651.796 + 382.698 + 412.17 = ¥1,881 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥6,519 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥24,658 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,704 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥50 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,684 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥8,492 Mil.
Net Income was 251.596 + 203.979 + 223.382 + 229.907 = ¥909 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -53.968 + 169.953 + 106.309 + 814.283 = ¥1,037 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥3,214 Mil.
Revenue was 976.635 + 1288.15 + 1104.728 + 1057.737 = ¥4,427 Mil.
Gross Profit was 373.902 + 409.522 + 412.939 + 355.015 = ¥1,551 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥6,720 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥23,670 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,478 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,623 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥8,194 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)
=(3990.961 / 4768.726) / (3213.62 / 4427.25)
=0.836903 / 0.725873
=1.153

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)
=(1551.378 / 4427.25) / (1880.654 / 4768.726)
=0.350416 / 0.394372
=0.8885

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 - (6518.845 + 1704.379) / 24658.272) / (1 - (6719.603 + 1478.369) / 23669.511)
=0.666513 / 0.653648
=1.0197

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
=4768.726 / 4427.25
=1.0771

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 + 1478.369)) / (0 / (0 + 1704.379))
=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)
=(50.247 / 4768.726) / (56.471 / 4427.25)
=0.010537 / 0.012755
=0.8261

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)
=((8492.245 + 3683.953) / 24658.272) / ((8193.98 + 3622.657) / 23669.511)
=0.493798 / 0.499235
=0.9891

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
=(908.864 - 0 - 1036.577) / 24658.272
=-0.005179

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.

Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co (SHSE:600874) Business Description

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No. 76, Weijin South Road, 12th Floor, TCEP Building, Nankai District, Tianjin, CHN, 300381
Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection Group Co Ltd is a Chinese company mainly engaged in water utility business, new energy cooling and heating supply business. It provides sewage water treatment, construction and management of the related facility, the supply of tap water, recycled water. The company also provides a heating and cooling supply service which includes design, construction, operations, and transfer of centralized heating and cooling infrastructures, and provision of heating and cooling services. The company manages is business mainly in five segments; Sewage processing and facility, recycled water and pipeline connection, heating and cooling services, tap water operations and sale of environmental protection equipment. The company earns majority of its revenue from China.

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