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Founder Securities Co (SHSE:601901) Beneish M-Score : -2.41 (As of Jul. 02, 2025)


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What is Founder 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 -2.41 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:601901' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.14
Current: -2.41

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Founder Securities Co was -1.14. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was -2.42.


Founder 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 Founder 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 * 1.0004+0.892 * 1.1772+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2303+4.679 * -0.009513-0.327 * 1.002
=-2.41

* 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 2981.811 + 2312.136 + 1720.443 + 1748.565 = ¥8,763 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2981.811 + 2312.136 + 1720.443 + 1748.565 = ¥8,763 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥0 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥252,056 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥810 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,443 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥68,233 Mil.
Net Income was 1195.071 + 242.12 + 614.157 + 566.811 = ¥2,618 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1136.9 + -5383.103 + 19722.506 + -8186.453 = ¥5,016 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥0 Mil.
Revenue was 1989.51 + 1473.021 + 1628.907 + 2352.321 = ¥7,444 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1989.51 + 1473.021 + 1628.907 + 2352.321 = ¥7,444 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥0 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥230,730 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥996 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥62,334 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 / 8762.955) / (0 / 7443.759)
=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)
=(7443.759 / 7443.759) / (8762.955 / 8762.955)
=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 + 809.679) / 252055.731) / (1 - (0 + 836.04) / 230729.801)
=0.996788 / 0.996377
=1.0004

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
=8762.955 / 7443.759
=1.1772

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 + 836.04)) / (0 / (0 + 809.679))
=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)
=(1442.727 / 8762.955) / (996.095 / 7443.759)
=0.164639 / 0.133816
=1.2303

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)
=((68233.277 + 0) / 252055.731) / ((62334.369 + 0) / 230729.801)
=0.270707 / 0.270162
=1.002

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
=(2618.159 - 0 - 5016.05) / 252055.731
=-0.009513

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.

Founder Securities Co has a M-score of -2.41 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Founder Securities Co Business Description

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No. 36, Section 2, Xiangjiang Middle Road, Room 3701-3717, Building 4 and 5, Huayuanhua Center, Tianxin District, Hunan Province, Changsha, CHN, 410002
Founder Securities Co Ltd is a comprehensive securities company with a full broker license. Its business includes securities brokerage, investment banking, consulting, QFII business, securities underwriting and sponsorship and fund and asset management.