Henan Lantian Gas Co (SHSE:605368) Beneish M-Score: -2.96 (As of Jul. 13, 2026)

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SHSE:605368 Henan Lantian Gas Co Ltd SHSE:605368
66 GF Score
Price ¥6.60
GF Value ¥8.61
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Henan Lantian Gas Co Beneish M-Score?

Henan Lantian Gas Co SHSE:605368 +0.76% 66 Beneish M-Score is -2.96 as of Jul. 13, 2026. GuruFocus rates SHSE:605368 with a GF Score™ of 66/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥8.61 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 487 Utilities - Regulated companies, Henan Lantian Gas Co ranks better than 86.65% 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 -2.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:605368' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.51   Med: -2.36   Max: 1.16
Current: -2.96

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Henan Lantian Gas Co was 1.16. The lowest was -3.51. And the median was -2.36.


Henan Lantian Gas Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Henan Lantian Gas 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.

Henan Lantian Gas Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Henan Lantian Gas 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 -1.96 -1.86 -2.71 -2.28 -2.49

Henan Lantian Gas 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 -2.35 -2.40 -2.63 -2.49 -2.96

SHSE:605368 vs ATO, NI: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Henan Lantian Gas 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.


Henan Lantian Gas Co Beneish M-Score vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Henan Lantian Gas Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Henan Lantian Gas Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Henan Lantian Gas 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 Henan Lantian Gas 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 * 0.8202+0.528 * 1.2039+0.404 * 1.0806+0.892 * 0.85+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4506+4.679 * -0.046554-0.327 * 1.0781
=-2.96

* 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 ¥185 Mil.
Revenue was 1224.356 + 1010.02 + 792.056 + 857.677 = ¥3,884 Mil.
Gross Profit was 178.514 + 133.575 + 126.611 + 158.066 = ¥597 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,455 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,913 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,172 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥70 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,419 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥678 Mil.
Net Income was 85.803 + 19.888 + 57.514 + 72.597 = ¥236 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 112.252 + 238.911 + 82.767 + 77.142 = ¥511 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥266 Mil.
Revenue was 1396.135 + 1174.016 + 961.299 + 1038.336 = ¥4,570 Mil.
Gross Profit was 238.816 + 158.604 + 205.115 + 242.713 = ¥845 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,959 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥6,284 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥3,061 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥57 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,411 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥657 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)
=(185.412 / 3884.109) / (265.959 / 4569.786)
=0.047736 / 0.058199
=0.8202

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)
=(845.248 / 4569.786) / (596.766 / 3884.109)
=0.184964 / 0.153643
=1.2039

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 - (1455.236 + 3171.572) / 5912.906) / (1 - (1958.533 + 3060.756) / 6284.25)
=0.217507 / 0.201291
=1.0806

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
=3884.109 / 4569.786
=0.85

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 + 3060.756)) / (0 / (0 + 3171.572))
=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)
=(70.37 / 3884.109) / (57.073 / 4569.786)
=0.018117 / 0.012489
=1.4506

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)
=((677.893 + 1419.095) / 5912.906) / ((656.647 + 1410.644) / 6284.25)
=0.354646 / 0.328964
=1.0781

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
=(235.802 - 0 - 511.072) / 5912.906
=-0.046554

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.

Henan Lantian Gas Co has a M-score of -2.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.96 mean?
Henan Lantian Gas Co (SHSE:605368) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.96 as of Jul. 13, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Henan Lantian Gas Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Henan Lantian Gas Co ranks #65 out of 487 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 13.3%.
Is Henan Lantian Gas Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Henan Lantian Gas Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.96. Based on the distribution chart, Henan Lantian Gas Co ranks #65 out of 487 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Henan Lantian Gas Co has a GF Score™ of 66/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Henan Lantian Gas Co's Beneish M-Score compare to ATO and NI?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, Henan Lantian Gas Co ranks #65 out of 487 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Henan Lantian Gas Co in the top 13% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Utilities - Regulated company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Utilities - Regulated 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 Henan Lantian Gas Co and its competitors. Henan Lantian Gas Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.96. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Henan Lantian Gas Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Henan Lantian Gas Co (SHSE:605368) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥8.61, compared to a current price of ¥6.60 — trading 23.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.96. Henan Lantian Gas Co's overall GF Score™ is 66/100 with 8 warning signs 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 Henan Lantian Gas Co (SHSE:605368), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.96 as of Jul. 13, 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 Henan Lantian Gas Co (SHSE:605368) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Henan Lantian Gas Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ¥6.60 is trading 23.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of ¥8.61. GuruFocus considers Henan Lantian Gas Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:605368:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.96
  • GF Value™: ¥8.61 vs. price of ¥6.60 (23.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 66/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:605368 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Henan Lantian Gas Co Business Description

Address West of North Section of Production Stree, Henan Province, Queshan County, Zhumadian, CHN, 463200
Henan Lantian Gas Co Ltd is involved in the natural gas transmission and sales business. The company's natural gas branch has a total length of more than 700 kilometers and covers a population of more than 50 million.
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