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Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co (SHSE:601018) Beneish M-Score : -2.50 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Ningbo Zhoushan Port 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 -2.5 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:601018' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.49   Max: -2
Current: -2.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co was -2.00. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.49.


Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Ningbo Zhoushan Port 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 -2.12 -2.99 -2.36 -2.48 -2.50

Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.48 -2.63 -2.69 -2.64 -2.50

Competitive Comparison of Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Marine Shipping subindustry, Ningbo Zhoushan Port 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 Zhoushan Port Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ningbo Zhoushan Port 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 Zhoushan Port 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 * 0.9635+0.528 * 1.0354+0.404 * 1.1645+0.892 * 1.0012+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8792+4.679 * -0.023905-0.327 * 0.9379
=-2.50

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥4,470 Mil.
Revenue was 6776.375 + 6989.776 + 6483.19 + 5743.859 = ¥25,993 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1745.596 + 2013.492 + 2138.248 + 1791.547 = ¥7,689 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥19,238 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥112,344 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥61,738 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥359 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥22,202 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥7,417 Mil.
Net Income was 642.85 + 1833.203 + 1201.202 + 991.136 = ¥4,668 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -424.985 + 2693.271 + 1651.314 + 3434.397 = ¥7,354 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥4,634 Mil.
Revenue was 5981.966 + 6786.952 + 6982.867 + 6211.554 = ¥25,963 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1737.541 + 1932.959 + 2298.264 + 1983.004 = ¥7,952 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥28,028 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥109,143 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥54,946 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥408 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥18,982 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥11,698 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)
=(4469.694 / 25993.2) / (4633.883 / 25963.339)
=0.171956 / 0.178478
=0.9635

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)
=(7951.768 / 25963.339) / (7688.883 / 25993.2)
=0.306269 / 0.295804
=1.0354

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 - (19238.325 + 61737.577) / 112344.177) / (1 - (28027.954 + 54946.293) / 109143.056)
=0.279216 / 0.239766
=1.1645

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
=25993.2 / 25963.339
=1.0012

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 + 54946.293)) / (0 / (0 + 61737.577))
=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)
=(359.21 / 25993.2) / (408.09 / 25963.339)
=0.013819 / 0.015718
=0.8792

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)
=((7417.447 + 22201.633) / 112344.177) / ((11698.012 + 18982.392) / 109143.056)
=0.263646 / 0.281103
=0.9379

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
=(4668.391 - 0 - 7353.997) / 112344.177
=-0.023905

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 Zhoushan Port Co has a M-score of -2.50 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co (SHSE:601018) Business Description

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Address
No. 269, Ningdong Road, No. 1-4, Ningbo Global Shipping Plaza, Jiangdong District, Zhejiang Province, Ningbo, CHN, 315800
Ningbo Zhoushan Port Co Ltd operates in the ports of Ningbo and Zhoushan, China. The Company handles containers, minerals, crude oil, liquid chemical products and other goods. The company also provides port leasing, ship agency and logistics services.

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