Huaibei Mining Holdings Co (SHSE:600985) Beneish M-Score: -2.81 (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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SHSE:600985 Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Ltd SHSE:600985
67 GF Score
Price ¥14.79
GF Value ¥9.52
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Beneish M-Score?

Huaibei Mining Holdings Co SHSE:600985 +7.17% 67 Beneish M-Score is -2.81 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus rates SHSE:600985 with a GF Score™ of 67/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥9.52 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,525 Chemicals companies, Huaibei Mining Holdings Co ranks better than 75.74% on this metric.

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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:600985' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -2.56   Max: 43.21
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Huaibei Mining Holdings Co was 43.21. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -2.56.


Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Huaibei Mining Holdings 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.

Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.08 -3.41 -2.63 -2.86 -2.52

Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -3.23 -2.86 -2.36 -2.52 -2.81

SHSE:600985 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Huaibei Mining Holdings 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.


Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Huaibei Mining Holdings 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 Huaibei Mining Holdings 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 * 1.3626+0.528 * 1.003+0.404 * 0.9776+0.892 * 0.6908+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5767+4.679 * -0.052107-0.327 * 1.1148
=-2.81

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥4,164 Mil.
Revenue was 10196.554 + 9313.066 + 11242.726 + 10082.739 = ¥40,835 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1747.63 + 2133.464 + 1579.139 + 2012.173 = ¥7,472 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥13,491 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥90,212 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥49,778 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥419 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥25,006 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥9,351 Mil.
Net Income was 490.99 + 435.655 + 38.722 + 340.087 = ¥1,305 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1018.432 + 1571.282 + 1730.472 + 1685.911 = ¥6,006 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥4,424 Mil.
Revenue was 10599.489 + 9089.056 + 19469.596 + 19953.376 = ¥59,112 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1970.555 + 2085.314 + 3298.703 + 3494.965 = ¥10,850 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥14,263 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥88,095 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥46,920 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥384 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥23,866 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥6,228 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)
=(4163.892 / 40835.085) / (4423.587 / 59111.517)
=0.101968 / 0.074835
=1.3626

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)
=(10849.537 / 59111.517) / (7472.406 / 40835.085)
=0.183544 / 0.18299
=1.003

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 - (13491.38 + 49778.455) / 90211.787) / (1 - (14262.7 + 46920.474) / 88094.754)
=0.298652 / 0.305484
=0.9776

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
=40835.085 / 59111.517
=0.6908

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 + 46920.474)) / (0 / (0 + 49778.455))
=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)
=(418.547 / 40835.085) / (384.302 / 59111.517)
=0.01025 / 0.006501
=1.5767

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)
=((9350.965 + 25005.732) / 90211.787) / ((6227.963 + 23866.366) / 88094.754)
=0.380845 / 0.341613
=1.1148

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
=(1305.454 - 0 - 6006.097) / 90211.787
=-0.052107

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.

Huaibei Mining Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.81 mean?
Huaibei Mining Holdings Co (SHSE:600985) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.81 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Huaibei Mining Holdings Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Huaibei Mining Holdings Co ranks #370 out of 1525 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 24.3%.
Is Huaibei Mining Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Huaibei Mining Holdings Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.81. Based on the distribution chart, Huaibei Mining Holdings Co ranks #370 out of 1525 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Huaibei Mining Holdings Co has a GF Score™ of 67/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Huaibei Mining Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Huaibei Mining Holdings Co ranks #370 out of 1525 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Huaibei Mining Holdings Co in the top 24% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Huaibei Mining Holdings Co and its competitors. Huaibei Mining Holdings Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.81. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Huaibei Mining Holdings Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Huaibei Mining Holdings Co (SHSE:600985) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥9.52, compared to a current price of ¥14.79 — trading 55.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.81. Huaibei Mining Holdings Co's overall GF Score™ is 67/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Huaibei Mining Holdings Co (SHSE:600985), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.81 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Huaibei Mining Holdings Co (SHSE:600985) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Huaibei Mining Holdings Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥14.79 is trading 55.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥9.52. GuruFocus considers Huaibei Mining Holdings Co to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:600985:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.81
  • GF Value™: ¥9.52 vs. price of ¥14.79 (55.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 67/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:600985 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Business Description

Address No. 276, Renmin Middle Road, Anhui Province, Huaibei, CHN, 235000
Huaibei Mining Holdings Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in coal-related operations. Its primary activities include coal mining, washing, processing, and sales, as well as the manufacture and sale of coal chemical products. The company produces coal types such as coking, clean coal, and thermal coal. The company's coal chemical portfolio includes products such as coke and ethanol, along with by-products like tar, refined benzene, and dimethyl carbonate.
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