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Guotai Haitong Securities Co (SHSE:601211) Beneish M-Score : -2.28 (As of Jul. 18, 2025)


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What is Guotai Haitong Securities Co Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.28 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guotai Haitong Securities Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601211' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.5   Med: -2.32   Max: 0.83
Current: -2.28

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guotai Haitong Securities Co was 0.83. The lowest was -3.50. And the median was -2.32.


Guotai Haitong Securities 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 Guotai Haitong Securities 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 0.9926+0.892 * 1.3573+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0496+4.679 * 0.002037-0.327 * 1.3641
=-2.28

* 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 ¥0 Mil.
Revenue was 11667.496 + 14308.127 + 11850.91 + 8995.175 = ¥46,822 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11667.496 + 14308.127 + 11850.91 + 8995.175 = ¥46,822 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥0 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,692,962 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥22,975 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥6,805 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥434,966 Mil.
Net Income was 12242.053 + 3501.064 + 4507.003 + 2526.659 = ¥22,777 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -49793.362 + 20286.631 + 36607.794 + 12226.864 = ¥19,328 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥0 Mil.
Revenue was 7943.855 + 9018.743 + 8605.071 + 8927.726 = ¥34,495 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7943.855 + 9018.743 + 8605.071 + 8927.726 = ¥34,495 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥0 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥910,577 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,653 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥4,777 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥171,505 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)
=(0 / 46821.708) / (0 / 34495.395)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(34495.395 / 34495.395) / (46821.708 / 46821.708)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 22975.062) / 1692961.513) / (1 - (0 + 5652.968) / 910576.981)
=0.986429 / 0.993792
=0.9926

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
=46821.708 / 34495.395
=1.3573

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 + 5652.968)) / (0 / (0 + 22975.062))
=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)
=(6805.421 / 46821.708) / (4776.77 / 34495.395)
=0.145348 / 0.138476
=1.0496

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)
=((434965.571 + 0) / 1692961.513) / ((171504.682 + 0) / 910576.981)
=0.256926 / 0.188347
=1.3641

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
=(22776.779 - 0 - 19327.927) / 1692961.513
=0.002037

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.

Guotai Haitong Securities Co has a M-score of -2.28 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guotai Haitong Securities Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 768 Nanjing West Road, Jingan District, Shanghai, CHN, 200041
Guotai Haitong Securities Co Ltd Formerly Guotai Junan Securities Co Ltd is engaged in providing brokerage services, corporate finance, asset management services, and loans and financing services. Its segments include wealth management, investment banking, institutional and trading, investment management, international business, and other segments. The company derives the majority of its revenue from the institutional and trading segment, which consists of research, institutional brokerage, trading and investment, and equity investment.
Executives
Han Zhi Da senior management
Chen Zhong Yi senior management
Liu Xue Feng Supervisors
Li Jun Jie senior management
Wang Wei Jie Supervisors
Zhang Zhi Hong senior management
Yu Jian Directors, senior managers
Chen Yu Tao senior management
Gong De Xiong senior management
Jiang Yi Ming senior management
Xie Le Bin senior management
Nie Xiao Gang senior management
Luo Dong Yuan senior management
Wang Song Directors, senior managers