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China Merchants Energy Shipping Co (SHSE:601872) Beneish M-Score

: -2.81 (As of Today)
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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 -2.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Merchants Energy Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:601872' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.31   Max: -0.77
Current: -2.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co was -0.77. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.31.


China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Merchants Energy Shipping 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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China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.05 -2.97 -1.59 -2.32 -2.81

China Merchants Energy Shipping 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 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.32 -2.42 -2.63 -2.89 -2.81

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, China Merchants Energy Shipping 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.


China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, China Merchants Energy Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Merchants Energy Shipping Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China Merchants Energy Shipping 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 China Merchants Energy Shipping 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 * 1.0332+0.528 * 0.8463+0.404 * 1.338+0.892 * 0.8712+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2946+4.679 * -0.065396-0.327 * 0.8268
=-2.81

* 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 ¥4,398 Mil.
Revenue was 6858.482 + 6032.469 + 7106.902 + 5883.16 = ¥25,881 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1806.128 + 1371.746 + 1968.854 + 1557.601 = ¥6,704 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥11,082 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥62,395 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥44,191 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥217 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥12,527 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥12,352 Mil.
Net Income was 1078.742 + 987.515 + 1649.198 + 1121.512 = ¥4,837 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2239.356 + 2234.174 + 2208.086 + 2235.688 = ¥8,917 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥4,886 Mil.
Revenue was 8129.188 + 7851.95 + 7631.505 + 6095.763 = ¥29,708 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1740.951 + 1473.829 + 1652.359 + 1646.049 = ¥6,513 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥17,916 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥65,474 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥41,972 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥192 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥8,968 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥22,608 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)
=(4397.89 / 25881.013) / (4885.908 / 29708.406)
=0.169927 / 0.164462
=1.0332

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)
=(6513.188 / 29708.406) / (6704.329 / 25881.013)
=0.219237 / 0.259044
=0.8463

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 - (11082.434 + 44190.82) / 62394.662) / (1 - (17916.176 + 41972.416) / 65473.822)
=0.114135 / 0.085305
=1.338

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
=25881.013 / 29708.406
=0.8712

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 + 41972.416)) / (0 / (0 + 44190.82))
=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)
=(216.766 / 25881.013) / (192.171 / 29708.406)
=0.008375 / 0.006469
=1.2946

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)
=((12352.118 + 12527.204) / 62394.662) / ((22607.76 + 8968.44) / 65473.822)
=0.398741 / 0.482272
=0.8268

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
=(4836.967 - 0 - 8917.304) / 62394.662
=-0.065396

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.

China Merchants Energy Shipping Co has a M-score of -2.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Merchants Energy Shipping Co (SHSE:601872) Business Description

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No. 9 Zhongshan East 1st Road, Shanghai, Shanghai, CHN, 200002
China Merchants Energy Shipping Co Ltd is a China-based company engages in the tanker transportation, bulk cargo vessel transportation and liquid natural gas (LNG) vessel transportation. It provides a full range of energy transportation services running a large diversity of vessels, including crude oil tankers, dry bulk carriers, and LNG carriers. It provides services to the customers from China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the United States and other countries.

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