Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co (SHSE:688779) Beneish M-Score: -2.12 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


SHSE:688779 Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Ltd SHSE:688779
78 GF Score
Price ¥7.87
GF Value ¥8.98
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Beneish M-Score?

Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co SHSE:688779 -6.75% 78 Beneish M-Score is -2.12 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates SHSE:688779 with a GF Score™ of 78/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥8.98 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,926 Industrial Products companies, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co ranks worse than 72.45% 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 -2.12 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:688779' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.27   Med: -2.04   Max: -0.12
Current: -2.12

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co was -0.12. The lowest was -3.27. And the median was -2.04.


Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan 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.

Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.12 -1.25 -1.48 -2.21 -2.16

Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan 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 -2.04 -2.13 -2.81 -2.16 -2.12

SHSE:688779 vs VRT, BE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan 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.


Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan 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 Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan 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 * 0.8642+0.528 * 0.2077+0.404 * 0.8352+0.892 * 1.8675+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4374+4.679 * 0.037265-0.327 * 1.2446
=-2.12

* 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 ¥5,857 Mil.
Revenue was 3010.302 + 4285.685 + 2150.229 + 1496.138 = ¥10,942 Mil.
Gross Profit was 289.168 + 390.816 + 140.007 + 173.261 = ¥993 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥11,268 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥16,820 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥4,259 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥40 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥5,773 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,325 Mil.
Net Income was 81.249 + 248.142 + 6.724 + 37.044 = ¥373 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -743.837 + -181.733 + 325.277 + 346.639 = ¥-254 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥3,629 Mil.
Revenue was 1408.036 + 1765.972 + 1266.381 + 1419.107 = ¥5,859 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.224 + -32.58 + -4.13 + 108.945 = ¥110 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥7,262 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥13,097 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥4,629 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥49 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,474 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,218 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)
=(5857.486 / 10942.354) / (3629.31 / 5859.496)
=0.535304 / 0.619389
=0.8642

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)
=(110.459 / 5859.496) / (993.252 / 10942.354)
=0.018851 / 0.090771
=0.2077

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 - (11268.278 + 4259.195) / 16820.351) / (1 - (7262.156 + 4629) / 13096.51)
=0.076864 / 0.092036
=0.8352

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
=10942.354 / 5859.496
=1.8675

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 + 4629)) / (0 / (0 + 4259.195))
=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)
=(39.777 / 10942.354) / (48.698 / 5859.496)
=0.003635 / 0.008311
=0.4374

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)
=((3325.035 + 5773.256) / 16820.351) / ((3217.81 + 2474.188) / 13096.51)
=0.54091 / 0.434619
=1.2446

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
=(373.159 - 0 - -253.654) / 16820.351
=0.037265

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.

Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co has a M-score of -2.12 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.12 mean?
Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co (SHSE:688779) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.12 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co ranks #2120 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 72.5%.
Is Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.12. Based on the distribution chart, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co ranks #2120 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co has a GF Score™ of 78/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's Beneish M-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co ranks #2120 out of 2926 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan 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 Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co and its competitors. Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.12. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co (SHSE:688779) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥8.98, compared to a current price of ¥7.87 — trading 12.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.12. Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co's overall GF Score™ is 78/100 with 7 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 Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co (SHSE:688779), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.12 as of Jun. 27, 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 Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co (SHSE:688779) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of ¥7.87 is trading 12.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of ¥8.98. GuruFocus considers Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for SHSE:688779:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.12
  • GF Value™: ¥8.98 vs. price of ¥7.87 (12.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 78/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SHSE:688779 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Business Description

Address No. 61, Yangao Road, Yuelu District, Hunan Province, Changsha, CHN, 410205
Minmetals New Energy Materials Hunan Co Ltd is engaged in Research & Development, production and sales of high-efficiency battery positive electrode materials.
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