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Shandong Yulong Gold Co (SHSE:601028) Beneish M-Score : -0.68 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Shandong Yulong Gold 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.68 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SHSE:601028' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.64   Med: -0.85   Max: 44.97
Current: -0.68

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shandong Yulong Gold Co was 44.97. The lowest was -4.64. And the median was -0.85.


Shandong Yulong Gold Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shandong Yulong Gold 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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Shandong Yulong Gold Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shandong Yulong Gold 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 0.16 4.67 -2.42 44.97 4.37

Shandong Yulong Gold Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -0.88 4.37 -3.05 -1.34 -0.68

Competitive Comparison of Shandong Yulong Gold Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Shandong Yulong Gold 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.


Shandong Yulong Gold Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Shandong Yulong Gold Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shandong Yulong Gold Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Shandong Yulong Gold 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 Shandong Yulong Gold 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 * 2.0515+0.528 * 0.501+0.404 * 1.1596+0.892 * 0.4872+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5189+4.679 * 0.334408-0.327 * 0.9637
=-0.68

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥3,743 Mil.
Revenue was 418.674 + 501.089 + 380.308 + 801.564 = ¥2,102 Mil.
Gross Profit was 249.23 + 306.353 + 219.751 + 243.76 = ¥1,019 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥8,029 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,846 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥335 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥43 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥5,477 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥461 Mil.
Net Income was 49.754 + 132.779 + 105.621 + 80.551 = ¥369 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -400.273 + -1706.849 + -164.111 + -652.7 = ¥-2,924 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥3,745 Mil.
Revenue was 707.141 + 453.216 + 462.106 + 2691.305 = ¥4,314 Mil.
Gross Profit was 207.523 + 299.393 + 238.481 + 302.551 = ¥1,048 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥7,580 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥8,997 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥249 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥58 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥4,966 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥665 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)
=(3742.567 / 2101.635) / (3744.517 / 4313.768)
=1.780788 / 0.868039
=2.0515

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)
=(1047.948 / 4313.768) / (1019.094 / 2101.635)
=0.242931 / 0.484905
=0.501

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 - (8029.256 + 334.631) / 9846.171) / (1 - (7580.426 + 248.825) / 8997.373)
=0.150544 / 0.129829
=1.1596

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
=2101.635 / 4313.768
=0.4872

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 + 248.825)) / (0 / (0 + 334.631))
=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)
=(42.667 / 2101.635) / (57.656 / 4313.768)
=0.020302 / 0.013366
=1.5189

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)
=((461.07 + 5477.066) / 9846.171) / ((664.75 + 4965.946) / 8997.373)
=0.603091 / 0.625816
=0.9637

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
=(368.705 - 0 - -2923.933) / 9846.171
=0.334408

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.

Shandong Yulong Gold Co has a M-score of -0.68 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Shandong Yulong Gold Co Business Description

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Address
No.15 Yulong road, Yuqi Town, Wuxi, CHN, 214183
Shandong Yulong Gold Co Ltd, formerly Jiangsu Yulong Steel Pipe Co Ltd is a China-based company primarily engaged in the business of steel pipes. The company's products include SAWH steel pipes, high-frequency longitudinal resistance welded pipes, rectangular steel pipes, 3PP/3PE/FBE anticorrosive pipes, corrosion steel pipes, and alloy-steel pipes. The products are widely used in the area of petroleum, petrochemical, natural gas, shale gas, pulp, water transportation and large steel structure. Geographically, the activities are carried out through China, however, its holds presence in both Chinese and international market.
Executives
Lu Fen Qi Directors, senior managers
Liang Hai Tao senior management
Liu Feng Yu senior management
Wang Zhen Dong senior management
Gao Feng senior management
Meng Lu Sheng Supervisors
Yan Bing Chao senior management
Zhang Peng Director
Niu Lei Director
Li Zhen Chuan Director
Wang Jian Ping Director
Lv Yan Qing senior management
Tang Ke Jun Director
Tang Yong Qing Director
Yao Guang Li senior management

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