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Synutra International (Synutra International) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is Synutra International 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.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Synutra International was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Synutra International Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synutra International'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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Synutra International Beneish M-Score Chart

Synutra International Annual Data
Trend Mar07 Mar08 Mar09 Mar10 Mar11 Mar12 Mar13 Mar14 Mar15 Mar16
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.97 -3.33 -2.49 -2.68 -1.20

Synutra International Quarterly Data
Mar12 Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16
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 -2.31 -1.20 -2.04 -2.10 -1.80

Competitive Comparison of Synutra International's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Synutra International'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.


Synutra International's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Synutra International's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Synutra International's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Synutra International 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 Synutra International 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 * 1.3194+0.528 * 1.1499+0.404 * 1.3729+0.892 * 0.9142+0.115 * 1.2425
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0793+4.679 * 0.052345-0.327 * 1.0088
=-1.78

* 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 (Dec16) TTM:Last Year (Dec15) TTM:
Total Receivables was $30.4 Mil.
Revenue was 109.053 + 82.704 + 77.865 + 86.106 = $355.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42.475 + 37.339 + 33.978 + 38.922 = $152.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $306.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $815.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $302.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $10.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $122.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $392.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $278.3 Mil.
Net Income was 4.945 + 2.757 + 0.043 + 0.096 = $7.8 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 2.373 + -2.079 + -2.436 + -0.919 = $-3.1 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 28.151 + -27.278 + -30.075 + -2.606 = $-31.8 Mil.
Total Receivables was $25.2 Mil.
Revenue was 109.256 + 87.348 + 82.329 + 110.171 = $389.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55.365 + 40.595 + 41.942 + 54.174 = $192.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $342.3 Mil.
Total Assets was $757.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $275.0 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $11.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $124.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $309.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $307.6 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)
=(30.392 / 355.728) / (25.197 / 389.104)
=0.085436 / 0.064756
=1.3194

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)
=(192.076 / 389.104) / (152.714 / 355.728)
=0.493637 / 0.4293
=1.1499

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 - (306.273 + 302.938) / 815.934) / (1 - (342.319 + 275.017) / 757.045)
=0.253358 / 0.184545
=1.3729

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
=355.728 / 389.104
=0.9142

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))
=(11.504 / (11.504 + 275.017)) / (10.116 / (10.116 + 302.938))
=0.040151 / 0.032314
=1.2425

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)
=(122.411 / 355.728) / (124.054 / 389.104)
=0.344114 / 0.31882
=1.0793

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)
=((278.319 + 392.145) / 815.934) / ((307.628 + 309.035) / 757.045)
=0.821714 / 0.814566
=1.0088

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
=(7.841 - -3.061 - -31.808) / 815.934
=0.052345

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.

Synutra International has a M-score of -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Synutra International (Synutra International) Business Description

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Synutra International Inc was formed on October 30, 1998. The Company is engaged in the production, distribution & sales of dairy based nutritional products under Shengyuan or Synutra line of brands in China. Its other nutritional product includes prepared foods, nutritional ingredients & supplements. It is focused on selling powdered formula products for infants and adults, and is also engaged in other nutritional product offerings, such as prepared foods and certain nutritional supplements. It sells the products through an extensive nationwide sales and distribution network covering all provinces and provincial-level municipalities in mainland China. It has three reportable segments; nutritional food, nutritional supplement and other business. The Nutritional Food segment includes the sale of powdered infant and adult formula products, with brands including Super, My Angel and Dutch Cow, as well as the sale of prepared foods under the Huiliduo brand; Nutritional Supplement: includes the production and sale of nutritional supplements such as chondroitin sulfate to third parties, and microencapsulated Docosahexanoic Acid ("DHA") and Arachidonic Acid ("ARA") to the nutritional food segment for use in powdered formula production; and Other Business includes non-core businesses such as ancillary sales of excess or unusable ingredients and materials to industrial customers, providing genetic diagnostic services for new born babies, and sales of cosmetics to pregnant women. Its business requires certain key raw materials, such as milk powder and whey powder. The Company competes with both multinational and domestic infant formula producers.
Executives
Warburg Pincus & Co. 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY NY 100173147
Warburg Pincus Llc 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Warburg Pincus Partners Llc 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Joseph P. Landy 10 percent owner C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Charles R Kaye 10 percent owner C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Warburg Pincus Private Equity Ix, L.p. 10 percent owner C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC, 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
Warburg Pincus Ix Llc 10 percent owner 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10017
David Hui Li director C/O WARBURG PINCUS LLC 450 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10017

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