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Sinotrans (SHSE:601598) Beneish M-Score : -1.96 (As of Jul. 24, 2025)


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What is Sinotrans 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 -1.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:601598' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.17   Med: -2.07   Max: -1.96
Current: -1.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sinotrans was -1.96. The lowest was -2.17. And the median was -2.07.


Sinotrans Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sinotrans'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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Sinotrans Beneish M-Score Chart

Sinotrans Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
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Sinotrans Quarterly Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 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 -2.17 - -1.75 -1.92 -1.96

Competitive Comparison of Sinotrans's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Sinotrans'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.


Sinotrans's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Sinotrans's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Sinotrans 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 Sinotrans 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 * 1.0301+0.528 * 1.1703+0.404 * 0.9891+0.892 * 1.0379+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8459+4.679 * 0.08586-0.327 * 0.9667
=-1.89

* 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 ¥14,872 Mil.
Revenue was 19748.491 + 29504.584 + 32081.068 + 24286.63 = ¥105,621 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2340.166 + 2592.236 + 344.183 + 1250.808 = ¥1,847 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥35,635 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥77,196 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥18,734 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥619 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥26,927 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥7,392 Mil.
Net Income was 1092.422 + 880.171 + 1142.326 + 802.733 = ¥3,918 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 0 + 0 + 0 + -2710.335 = ¥-2,710 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥13,910 Mil.
Revenue was 28991.654 + 24674.152 + 25629.848 + 22468.998 = ¥101,765 Mil.
Gross Profit was -2319.768 + 2756.544 + 107.073 + 1538.93 = ¥2,083 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥34,637 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥75,907 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥18,576 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥705 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥28,056 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥6,852 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)
=(14872.05 / 105620.773) / (13909.898 / 101764.652)
=0.140806 / 0.136687
=1.0301

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)
=(2082.779 / 101764.652) / (1847.061 / 105620.773)
=0.020467 / 0.017488
=1.1703

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 - (35634.998 + 18733.511) / 77195.5) / (1 - (34636.545 + 18576.495) / 75906.791)
=0.295704 / 0.298969
=0.9891

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
=105620.773 / 101764.652
=1.0379

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 + 18576.495)) / (0 / (0 + 18733.511))
=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)
=(618.723 / 105620.773) / (704.675 / 101764.652)
=0.005858 / 0.006925
=0.8459

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)
=((7391.653 + 26927.296) / 77195.5) / ((6852.121 + 28055.54) / 75906.791)
=0.444572 / 0.459875
=0.9667

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
=(3917.652 - 0 - -2710.335) / 77195.5
=0.08586

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.

Sinotrans has a M-score of -1.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sinotrans Business Description

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No. 5 Anding Road, 1101, 11th Floor of 101, 1st to 22nd Floor, Building 10, China Merchants Plaza Tower B, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100029
Sinotrans Ltd is an integrated logistics services company. The company's reporting and operating segments are: Agency and related business, Professional logistics, and E-commerce. The Agency and related business segment, which derives key revenue, includes arranging the delivery of goods to designated consignees in other locations within a specified time frame following customer instructions; including shipping agency services related to freight agency to shipping companies, providing storage, storage yards, container loading and unloading stations and terminal services. The Professional logistics segment provides customised and professional entire logistics services to customers, and the E-commerce segment provides logistics solutions for import and export to e-commerce customers.

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