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China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co (SHSE:600995) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Apr. 17, 2025)


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What is China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:600995' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.83   Med: -2.52   Max: 0.48
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co was 0.48. The lowest was -3.83. And the median was -2.52.


China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage 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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China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co Beneish M-Score Chart

China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage 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 -2.04 0.21 -3.48 -2.66 -2.66

China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage 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 -2.66 -0.48 -1.27 -1.37 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage 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.


China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage 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 China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage 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 * 0.9934+0.528 * 0.9739+0.404 * 0.9923+0.892 * 1.0967+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8093+4.679 * -0.054069-0.327 * 1.0856
=-2.66

* 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 ¥514 Mil.
Revenue was 1654.851 + 1607.875 + 1586.45 + 1324.703 = ¥6,174 Mil.
Gross Profit was 597.019 + 851.039 + 811.254 + 651.982 = ¥2,911 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,097 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥50,467 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥42,143 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥120 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,047 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥19,904 Mil.
Net Income was 81.308 + 418.949 + 340.953 + 285.27 = ¥1,126 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 868.522 + 1130.258 + 1074.75 + 781.636 = ¥3,855 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥472 Mil.
Revenue was 1562.833 + 1205.946 + 1452.19 + 1408.69 = ¥5,630 Mil.
Gross Profit was 612.753 + 475.666 + 704.421 + 792.669 = ¥2,586 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,124 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥44,486 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥36,496 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥135 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥4,400 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥14,237 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)
=(513.923 / 6173.879) / (471.714 / 5629.659)
=0.083242 / 0.083791
=0.9934

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)
=(2585.509 / 5629.659) / (2911.294 / 6173.879)
=0.459266 / 0.47155
=0.9739

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 - (5097.3 + 42142.889) / 50466.641) / (1 - (5123.962 + 36496.039) / 44486.027)
=0.063932 / 0.064425
=0.9923

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
=6173.879 / 5629.659
=1.0967

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 + 36496.039)) / (0 / (0 + 42142.889))
=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)
=(119.703 / 6173.879) / (134.87 / 5629.659)
=0.019389 / 0.023957
=0.8093

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)
=((19904.442 + 3047.218) / 50466.641) / ((14236.689 + 4399.502) / 44486.027)
=0.454789 / 0.418922
=1.0856

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
=(1126.48 - 0 - 3855.166) / 50466.641
=-0.054069

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.

China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 29, Fenghuang Road, Yunnan Province, Wenshan, CHN, 663000
China Southern Power Grid Energy Storage Co Ltd is engaged in electric power generation and distribution. The company also operates hydroelectric power stations in China.
Executives
Tang Jian Liang senior management
Zhong Lin senior management
Liu Guo Gang Director
Liu Ya Jun senior management
Tang Zhong Liang senior management
Lu Wen Sheng senior management
Lv Zhi Director
Yang Wei Cong Supervisors
Li Ding Lin Directors, senior managers
Sun Li Qun senior management
Zhou Ling Ling Supervisors
Zhang Hong Director
Yang Yu Jian Director
Zhang Ren Bo Supervisors
Hu Yu Shan Supervisors

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