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Ningbo Shanshan Co (SHSE:600884) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Ningbo Shanshan 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600884' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -16.83   Med: -1.98   Max: -1.37
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ningbo Shanshan Co was -1.37. The lowest was -16.83. And the median was -1.98.


Ningbo Shanshan Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ningbo Shanshan 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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Ningbo Shanshan Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ningbo Shanshan 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 -2.65 -2.17 -1.38 -2.09 -2.04

Ningbo Shanshan 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 -2.09 -1.66 -1.57 -2.04 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of Ningbo Shanshan Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Ningbo Shanshan 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.


Ningbo Shanshan Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Ningbo Shanshan 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 Ningbo Shanshan 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 * 1.1656+0.528 * 1.399+0.404 * 0.9185+0.892 * 0.8699+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.252+4.679 * -0.026851-0.327 * 1.1617
=-2.49

* 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 ¥6,074 Mil.
Revenue was 3752.317 + 4360.946 + 5241.503 + 5018.338 = ¥18,373 Mil.
Gross Profit was 532.967 + 485.768 + 872.589 + 1005.5 = ¥2,897 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥18,848 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥49,625 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥18,880 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥507 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥15,077 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥9,274 Mil.
Net Income was -73.282 + -436.844 + 189.09 + 440.491 = ¥119 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 324.461 + 1351.507 + -85.514 + -138.524 = ¥1,452 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥5,990 Mil.
Revenue was 4449.438 + 5861.05 + 5068.633 + 5742.433 = ¥21,122 Mil.
Gross Profit was 729.157 + 1156.546 + 1325.928 + 1447.267 = ¥4,659 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥18,656 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥46,884 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥15,991 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥465 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥12,302 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥7,501 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)
=(6073.776 / 18373.104) / (5990.108 / 21121.554)
=0.33058 / 0.283602
=1.1656

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)
=(4658.898 / 21121.554) / (2896.824 / 18373.104)
=0.220576 / 0.157667
=1.399

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 - (18848.148 + 18880.222) / 49625.408) / (1 - (18656.064 + 15990.878) / 46884.344)
=0.239737 / 0.261013
=0.9185

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
=18373.104 / 21121.554
=0.8699

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 + 15990.878)) / (0 / (0 + 18880.222))
=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)
=(506.73 / 18373.104) / (465.266 / 21121.554)
=0.02758 / 0.022028
=1.252

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)
=((9273.826 + 15076.799) / 49625.408) / ((7500.75 + 12302.413) / 46884.344)
=0.490689 / 0.422383
=1.1617

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
=(119.455 - 0 - 1451.93) / 49625.408
=-0.026851

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.

Ningbo Shanshan Co has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ningbo Shanshan Co (SHSE:600884) Business Description

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Address
Yunlin Road 218, Wang Chun industrial Park, Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, CHN, 315177
Ningbo Shanshan Co Ltd is a China-based company. Its businesses include the research, development, and production of lithium-ion battery materials, construction of charging piles, new energy vehicle operation and energy management services and apparel, venture capital, and financial leasing. The products include lithium battery cathode materials, anode materials, and electrolytes.

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