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China Testing & Certification International Group Co (SHSE:603060) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is China Testing & Certification International Group Co 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Testing & Certification International Group Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:603060' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.77   Med: -2.26   Max: -1.09
Current: -2.31

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Testing & Certification International Group Co was -1.09. The lowest was -2.77. And the median was -2.26.


China Testing & Certification International Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Testing & Certification International Group 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 Testing & Certification International Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

China Testing & Certification International Group Co Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.06 -1.72 -2.27 -2.34 -2.26

China Testing & Certification International Group Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 -1.92 -2.26 -2.23 -2.24 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of China Testing & Certification International Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consulting Services subindustry, China Testing & Certification International Group 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 Testing & Certification International Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, China Testing & Certification International Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Testing & Certification International Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



China Testing & Certification International Group 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 Testing & Certification International Group 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 * 1.2075+0.528 * 1.0333+0.404 * 0.8637+0.892 * 1.0458+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.817+4.679 * -0.009381-0.327 * 1.0515
=-2.31

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,246 Mil.
Revenue was 595.165 + 536.126 + 468.395 + 939.995 = ¥2,540 Mil.
Gross Profit was 228.521 + 253.087 + 145.19 + 471.943 = ¥1,099 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,770 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,732 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,855 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥197 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,521 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥742 Mil.
Net Income was 45.769 + 52.272 + -24.166 + 175.459 = ¥249 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 50.571 + 79.66 + -106.218 + 269.71 = ¥294 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥987 Mil.
Revenue was 603.584 + 475.579 + 408.421 + 940.972 = ¥2,429 Mil.
Gross Profit was 271.381 + 210.844 + 128.088 + 475.364 = ¥1,086 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,473 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,153 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,554 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥230 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,218 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥670 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)
=(1245.713 / 2539.681) / (986.517 / 2428.556)
=0.4905 / 0.406215
=1.2075

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)
=(1085.677 / 2428.556) / (1098.741 / 2539.681)
=0.447046 / 0.43263
=1.0333

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 - (1769.68 + 1854.725) / 4731.984) / (1 - (1472.739 + 1554.482) / 4152.571)
=0.234062 / 0.271001
=0.8637

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
=2539.681 / 2428.556
=1.0458

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 + 1554.482)) / (0 / (0 + 1854.725))
=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)
=(196.777 / 2539.681) / (230.325 / 2428.556)
=0.077481 / 0.09484
=0.817

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)
=((741.521 + 1520.859) / 4731.984) / ((669.763 + 1218.324) / 4152.571)
=0.478104 / 0.454679
=1.0515

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
=(249.334 - 0 - 293.723) / 4731.984
=-0.009381

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 Testing & Certification International Group Co has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Testing & Certification International Group Co (SHSE:603060) Business Description

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No. 1 Guanzhuang Dongli, South Building, Research and Production Area, Chaoyang District, Beijing, CHN, 100024
China Building Material Test & Certification Group Co Ltd provides third-party inspection and certification services in the fields of building materials and construction engineering. Its service offering comprises certification, safety and instrument development services as well as extended services such as energy-saving emission reduction technology services, standardization services, personnel training and occupational skill identification. The company primarily serve the building materials and construction engineering enterprises, solar photovoltaic product production and application enterprises, carbon emission trading units, product quality and technical supervision departments, industrial and commercial management departments and safety production supervision departments.

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