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Shanghai Huafon Aluminium (SHSE:601702) Beneish M-Score : -1.80 (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Shanghai Huafon Aluminium 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 -1.8 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:601702' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.64   Med: -1.8   Max: 2.13
Current: -1.8

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shanghai Huafon Aluminium was 2.13. The lowest was -2.64. And the median was -1.80.


Shanghai Huafon Aluminium Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shanghai Huafon Aluminium'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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Shanghai Huafon Aluminium Beneish M-Score Chart

Shanghai Huafon Aluminium Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - -1.28 -1.46 -1.85 -1.96

Shanghai Huafon Aluminium Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.58 -2.64 -2.14 -1.96 -1.80

Competitive Comparison of Shanghai Huafon Aluminium's Beneish M-Score

For the Aluminum subindustry, Shanghai Huafon Aluminium'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.


Shanghai Huafon Aluminium's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Shanghai Huafon Aluminium's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Shanghai Huafon Aluminium 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 Shanghai Huafon Aluminium 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 * 1.2465+0.528 * 0.945+0.404 * 0.8694+0.892 * 1.1285+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4082+4.679 * 0.098792-0.327 * 0.902
=-1.80

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥2,834 Mil.
Revenue was 2361.993 + 2596.931 + 2525.567 + 2171.434 = ¥9,656 Mil.
Gross Profit was 383.06 + 387.253 + 407.192 + 342.9 = ¥1,520 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,568 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,397 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,593 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥102 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,421 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥50 Mil.
Net Income was 253.596 + 235.915 + 250.18 + 243.526 = ¥983 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 254.789 + 221.741 + -460.192 + 236.096 = ¥252 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥2,015 Mil.
Revenue was 1997.014 + 2219.894 + 2226.168 + 2113.145 = ¥8,556 Mil.
Gross Profit was 341.262 + 259.293 + 342.495 + 330.073 = ¥1,273 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥4,473 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥6,452 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,743 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥64 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,070 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥319 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)
=(2834.089 / 9655.925) / (2014.709 / 8556.221)
=0.293508 / 0.235467
=1.2465

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)
=(1273.123 / 8556.221) / (1520.405 / 9655.925)
=0.148795 / 0.157458
=0.945

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 - (5568.003 + 1592.853) / 7397.169) / (1 - (4472.654 + 1742.711) / 6452.466)
=0.031946 / 0.036746
=0.8694

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
=9655.925 / 8556.221
=1.1285

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 + 1742.711)) / (0 / (0 + 1592.853))
=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)
=(102.062 / 9655.925) / (64.225 / 8556.221)
=0.01057 / 0.007506
=1.4082

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)
=((50.206 + 2420.97) / 7397.169) / ((319.329 + 2070.336) / 6452.466)
=0.334071 / 0.370349
=0.902

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
=(983.217 - 0 - 252.434) / 7397.169
=0.098792

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.

Shanghai Huafon Aluminium has a M-score of -1.80 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shanghai Huafon Aluminium (SHSE:601702) Business Description

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Address
1111 Yuegong Road, Jinshan District, Shanghai, CHN, 201506
Shanghai Huafon Aluminium Corp is engaged in production and sales of aluminum sheet, strip and foil. The company's products include brazed heat exchangers material; water tanks, heaters, air coolers; condenser; evaporator, heater, oil cooler; and Other Industrial Products Materials. Its products line covers all kinds of alloyed material and specifications which is widely used in the automobile and construction machinery and equipment cooling systems, power station cooling system, micro-channel cooler and all kinds of both commercial and residential air-conditioners. It also processes all kinds of aluminum products processing 1,3,4,5,7 series, which are widely used in transportation construction, food packaging, electronics information industry and other fields.

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