Hexing Electrical Co (SHSE:603556) Beneish M-Score: -2.27 (As of Jul. 31, 2026)

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SHSE:603556 Hexing Electrical Co Ltd SHSE:603556
78 GF Score
Price ¥26.99
GF Value ¥39.42
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Hexing Electrical Co Beneish M-Score?

Hexing Electrical Co SHSE:603556 78 Beneish M-Score is -2.27 as of Jul. 31, 2026. GuruFocus rates SHSE:603556 with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥39.42 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,909 Industrial Products companies, Hexing Electrical Co ranks worse than 64.97% on this metric.

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 -2.27 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:603556' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.15   Max: -0.56
Current: -2.27

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hexing Electrical Co was -0.56. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.15.


Hexing Electrical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hexing Electrical 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.

Hexing Electrical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hexing Electrical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.08 -2.61 -2.15 -1.89 -2.32

Hexing Electrical Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -1.76 -2.11 -1.92 -2.32 -2.27

SHSE:603556 vs VRT, BE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Hexing Electrical 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.


Hexing Electrical Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Hexing Electrical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hexing Electrical 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 Hexing Electrical 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 * 1.0399+0.528 * 1.1954+0.404 * 0.7427+0.892 * 1.111+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0614+4.679 * 0.022629-0.327 * 1.0509
=-2.27

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,631 Mil.
Revenue was 1126.355 + 1399.733 + 1444.961 + 1139.488 = ¥5,111 Mil.
Gross Profit was 370.282 + 484.119 + 544.346 + 466.646 = ¥1,865 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥6,625 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥915 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥402 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,419 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥21 Mil.
Net Income was 90.926 + -3.128 + 336.289 + 254.958 = ¥679 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -83.118 + 404.768 + 134.65 + -2.61 = ¥454 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,412 Mil.
Revenue was 784.49 + 1307.442 + 1154.83 + 1353.102 = ¥4,600 Mil.
Gross Profit was 332.915 + 505.765 + 570.776 + 597.532 = ¥2,007 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,581 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,539 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥837 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥341 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,111 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥113 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)
=(1631.304 / 5110.537) / (1411.956 / 4599.864)
=0.319204 / 0.306956
=1.0399

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)
=(2006.988 / 4599.864) / (1865.393 / 5110.537)
=0.436315 / 0.365009
=1.1954

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 - (6624.779 + 914.51) / 9958.808) / (1 - (5580.808 + 837.465) / 9538.509)
=0.242953 / 0.32712
=0.7427

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
=5110.537 / 4599.864
=1.111

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 + 837.465)) / (0 / (0 + 914.51))
=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)
=(401.681 / 5110.537) / (340.636 / 4599.864)
=0.078599 / 0.074053
=1.0614

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)
=((20.893 + 2419.277) / 9958.808) / ((112.554 + 2111.487) / 9538.509)
=0.245026 / 0.233164
=1.0509

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
=(679.045 - 0 - 453.69) / 9958.808
=0.022629

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.

Hexing Electrical Co has a M-score of -2.27 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.27 mean?
Hexing Electrical Co (SHSE:603556) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.27 as of Jul. 31, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Hexing Electrical Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Hexing Electrical Co ranks #1890 out of 2909 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 65%.
Is Hexing Electrical Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Hexing Electrical Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.27. Based on the distribution chart, Hexing Electrical Co ranks #1890 out of 2909 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Hexing Electrical Co has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hexing Electrical Co's Beneish M-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Hexing Electrical Co ranks #1890 out of 2909 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Hexing Electrical Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Hexing Electrical Co and its competitors. Hexing Electrical Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.27. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hexing Electrical Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hexing Electrical Co (SHSE:603556) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥39.42, compared to a current price of ¥26.99 — trading 31.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.27. Hexing Electrical Co's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Hexing Electrical Co (SHSE:603556), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.27 as of Jul. 31, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Hexing Electrical Co (SHSE:603556) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hexing Electrical Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ¥26.99 is trading 31.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of ¥39.42. GuruFocus considers Hexing Electrical Co to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:603556:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.27
  • GF Value™: ¥39.42 vs. price of ¥26.99 (31.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:603556 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hexing Electrical Co Business Description

Address 1418-5 Moganshan Road, Shangcheng Industrial Zone, Hangzhou, CHN, 310011
Hexing Electrical Co Ltd is manufacturers and solution providers in smart metering products and systems. The company offers a product such as Gateway Communication Device, Smart Cluster Metering Cabinet, ANSI Meter Test Equipment, Conventional Meter Matrix and Smart Meter Matrix. Geographically operates through China.
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