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Sk Shu Paint Co (SHSE:603737) Beneish M-Score : -2.97 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Sk Shu Paint 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 -2.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:603737' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.14   Med: -1.91   Max: -0.62
Current: -2.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sk Shu Paint Co was -0.62. The lowest was -3.14. And the median was -1.91.


Sk Shu Paint Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sk Shu Paint 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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Sk Shu Paint Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sk Shu Paint Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.80 -1.62 -2.44 -2.75 -3.02

Sk Shu Paint Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -3.02 -3.10 -2.85 -2.97

Competitive Comparison of Sk Shu Paint Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sk Shu Paint 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.


Sk Shu Paint Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sk Shu Paint Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sk Shu Paint Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Sk Shu Paint 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 Sk Shu Paint 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 * 0.8804+0.528 * 1.0393+0.404 * 1.419+0.892 * 0.9538+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0585+4.679 * -0.110473-0.327 * 1.0166
=-2.97

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥5,006 Mil.
Revenue was 3385.322 + 3694.39 + 2065.895 + 3065.325 = ¥12,211 Mil.
Gross Profit was 970.945 + 1063.563 + 586.383 + 982.639 = ¥3,604 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥8,167 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥15,361 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,057 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥980 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥10,568 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,328 Mil.
Net Income was 200.327 + 162.925 + 47.083 + -381.002 = ¥29 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 957.866 + 222.169 + -263.908 + 810.211 = ¥1,726 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥5,961 Mil.
Revenue was 3674.45 + 3682.702 + 2053.207 + 3391.524 = ¥12,802 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1167.669 + 1173.515 + 607.135 + 978.016 = ¥3,926 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥8,802 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥15,388 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥5,077 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥970 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥9,968 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,754 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)
=(5006.045 / 12210.932) / (5961.22 / 12801.883)
=0.409964 / 0.465652
=0.8804

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)
=(3926.335 / 12801.883) / (3603.53 / 12210.932)
=0.3067 / 0.295107
=1.0393

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 - (8166.914 + 5056.523) / 15361.323) / (1 - (8801.949 + 5077.221) / 15388.423)
=0.139173 / 0.098077
=1.419

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
=12210.932 / 12801.883
=0.9538

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 + 5077.221)) / (0 / (0 + 5056.523))
=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)
=(979.764 / 12210.932) / (970.394 / 12801.883)
=0.080237 / 0.075801
=1.0585

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)
=((1327.697 + 10568.249) / 15361.323) / ((1754.036 + 9968.066) / 15388.423)
=0.774409 / 0.761748
=1.0166

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
=(29.333 - 0 - 1726.338) / 15361.323
=-0.110473

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.

Sk Shu Paint Co has a M-score of -2.97 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sk Shu Paint Co Business Description

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Address
No. 518 LIyuan North Road, Licheng District, Fujian Province, Putian City, CHN, 351100
Sk Shu Paint Co Ltd is engaged in the Research and development, production and sales of architectural coatings (wall coatings), wood coatings and adhesives.
Executives
Zhao Fu Wei Supervisors
Mi Li Directors, senior managers
Peng Yong Sen Supervisors
Hong Jie Directors, senior managers
Lin De Dian senior management
Zhu Qi Feng Directors, senior managers
Lin Li Zhong Director
Cai Wei Ting Supervisors
Huang Sheng Lin senior management
Fang Guo Qin Directors, senior managers
Chen Chao Yang Supervisors

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