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Yueyang Forest & Paper Co (SHSE:600963) Beneish M-Score : -2.74 (As of Jun. 25, 2025)


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What is Yueyang Forest & Paper 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Yueyang Forest & Paper Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600963' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.09   Med: -2.38   Max: -0.81
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yueyang Forest & Paper Co was -0.81. The lowest was -3.09. And the median was -2.38.


Yueyang Forest & Paper Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yueyang Forest & Paper 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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Yueyang Forest & Paper Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Yueyang Forest & Paper 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 -2.57 -2.04 -2.43 -2.68 -2.85

Yueyang Forest & Paper Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.88 -2.95 -2.98 -2.85 -2.74

Competitive Comparison of Yueyang Forest & Paper Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Yueyang Forest & Paper 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.


Yueyang Forest & Paper Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Yueyang Forest & Paper Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Yueyang Forest & Paper 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 Yueyang Forest & Paper 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 * 1.2632+0.528 * 0.853+0.404 * 0.7953+0.892 * 0.7804+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3521+4.679 * 0.002939-0.327 * 1.3179
=-2.74

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥3,232 Mil.
Revenue was 2108.519 + 2979.837 + 1581.017 + 1050.412 = ¥7,720 Mil.
Gross Profit was 194.435 + 710.661 + 78.191 + 23.612 = ¥1,007 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,633 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥19,999 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥8,343 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥87 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥8,258 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,696 Mil.
Net Income was 46.922 + 261.719 + -46.371 + -197.055 = ¥65 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -536.807 + 395.765 + 124.579 + 22.892 = ¥6 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥3,279 Mil.
Revenue was 2523.239 + 3270.971 + 1923.526 + 2173.939 = ¥9,892 Mil.
Gross Profit was 253.93 + 562.155 + 96.526 + 187.889 = ¥1,101 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,683 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥15,752 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥4,064 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥82 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥5,676 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,468 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)
=(3232.269 / 7719.785) / (3278.577 / 9891.675)
=0.418699 / 0.331448
=1.2632

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)
=(1100.5 / 9891.675) / (1006.899 / 7719.785)
=0.111255 / 0.130431
=0.853

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 - (9632.521 + 8343.201) / 19999.297) / (1 - (9683.205 + 4064.449) / 15751.619)
=0.101182 / 0.127223
=0.7953

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
=7719.785 / 9891.675
=0.7804

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 + 4064.449)) / (0 / (0 + 8343.201))
=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)
=(86.941 / 7719.785) / (82.391 / 9891.675)
=0.011262 / 0.008329
=1.3521

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)
=((3696.372 + 8258.311) / 19999.297) / ((1467.804 + 5676.433) / 15751.619)
=0.597755 / 0.453556
=1.3179

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
=(65.215 - 0 - 6.429) / 19999.297
=0.002939

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.

Yueyang Forest & Paper Co has a M-score of -2.74 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yueyang Forest & Paper Co Business Description

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Hongjiazhou, Chenglingji, Yueyang, Hunan, CHN, 414002
Yueyang Forest & Paper Co Ltd is a China-based cultural paper, industrial paper, packaging paper production enterprise. The company's products are offset printing paper, digital printing paper, copy paper, refined lightweight coated paper, lightweight coated paper, light offset paper, industrial base paper, refined kraft paper, stretch paper bag paper and others. The products are offered to publishers, magazines, large printing plants, paper products processing companies, paper products dealers and others. The company's product enjoys a high reputation in China and its products are exported to many countries and regions.
Executives
Liu Jian Guo Director
Zhuo Hao senior management
Liu Yu Lu Director
Li Zhan Directors, senior managers
Zhong Qiu Sheng senior management
Ma Dong senior management
Zhao Qing Yi senior management
Ye Meng Director
You Chang Shan Director
Yi Lan Kai senior management
Li Zheng Guo senior management
Li Fei Director
Zhu Hong Wei senior management
Shi Xiang Yan senior management
Peng Li Supervisors

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