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Willfar Information Technology Co (SHSE:688100) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of Apr. 23, 2025)


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What is Willfar Information Technology 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SHSE:688100' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.33   Med: -2.21   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.08

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Willfar Information Technology Co was -2.08. The lowest was -2.33. And the median was -2.21.


Willfar Information Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Willfar Information Technology 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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Willfar Information Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Willfar Information Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -2.21 -2.26 -2.08 -2.33 -2.08

Willfar Information Technology Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.33 -2.34 -2.41 -2.43 -2.08

Competitive Comparison of Willfar Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Willfar Information Technology 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.


Willfar Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Willfar Information Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Willfar Information Technology 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 Willfar Information Technology 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 * 1.0447+0.528 * 1.0265+0.404 * 1.0736+0.892 * 1.2335+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1015+4.679 * 0.031639-0.327 * 1.0761
=-2.08

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,987 Mil.
Revenue was 803.543 + 718.568 + 774.585 + 448.075 = ¥2,745 Mil.
Gross Profit was 331.229 + 288.874 + 282.99 + 187.684 = ¥1,091 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥4,330 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,957 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥290 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥92 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,581 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥4 Mil.
Net Income was 208.195 + 150.651 + 160.624 + 111.2 = ¥631 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 80.958 + 232.429 + 102.699 + 57.748 = ¥474 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,542 Mil.
Revenue was 563.106 + 649.704 + 589.391 + 423.047 = ¥2,225 Mil.
Gross Profit was 231.635 + 263.611 + 248.261 + 164.261 = ¥908 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,718 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,258 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥270 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥68 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,265 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 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)
=(1987.39 / 2744.771) / (1542.335 / 2225.248)
=0.724064 / 0.693107
=1.0447

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)
=(907.768 / 2225.248) / (1090.777 / 2744.771)
=0.40794 / 0.397402
=1.0265

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 - (4329.732 + 290.422) / 4957.092) / (1 - (3718.315 + 269.703) / 4257.559)
=0.067971 / 0.063309
=1.0736

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
=2744.771 / 2225.248
=1.2335

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 + 269.703)) / (0 / (0 + 290.422))
=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)
=(91.713 / 2744.771) / (67.504 / 2225.248)
=0.033414 / 0.030335
=1.1015

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)
=((4.215 + 1580.595) / 4957.092) / ((0 + 1264.943) / 4257.559)
=0.319706 / 0.297105
=1.0761

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
=(630.67 - 0 - 473.834) / 4957.092
=0.031639

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.

Willfar Information Technology Co has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Willfar Information Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No.468, Tongzipo West Road, High-tech Industrial Development Zone, Hunan Province, Changsha, CHN, 410205
Willfar Information Technology Co Ltd is engaged in production and sales of software and hardware products at all levels of the Internet of Things, such as electric monitoring terminals, water and gas heat sensing terminals, communication gateways, communication modules, and smart utility management system software.
Executives
Xu Jian Core technical personnel
Xiao Lin Song Core technical personnel
Fan Lv Director, core technical staff
Ma Liang Core technical personnel
Li Xian Huai Director, core technical staff
Wang Xue Xin Director, core technical staff
Zhu Zheng Jian Core technical personnel
Zhong Xi Yu senior management
Zhang Zhen Hua Director
Cheng Li Yan Supervisors
Li Hong Director

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