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Xiandai Investment Co (SZSE:000900) Beneish M-Score : -3.06 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Xiandai Investment 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 -3.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:000900' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.06   Med: -2.4   Max: 0.65
Current: -3.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xiandai Investment Co was 0.65. The lowest was -3.06. And the median was -2.40.


Xiandai Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Xiandai Investment 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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Xiandai Investment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Xiandai Investment 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 -2.54 -2.30 -2.86 -2.11 -2.51

Xiandai Investment Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.25 -2.37 -2.54 -2.51 -3.06

Competitive Comparison of Xiandai Investment Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Infrastructure Operations subindustry, Xiandai Investment 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.


Xiandai Investment Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Xiandai Investment Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Xiandai Investment Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Xiandai Investment 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 Xiandai Investment 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 * 1.5231+0.528 * 0.4667+0.404 * 1.0014+0.892 * 0.5015+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.8791+4.679 * -0.039274-0.327 * 0.9913
=-3.06

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥828 Mil.
Revenue was 1467.514 + 2052.283 + 2142.432 + 2089.159 = ¥7,751 Mil.
Gross Profit was 584.548 + 585.797 + 693.657 + 488.505 = ¥2,353 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,453 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥58,607 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,284 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥416 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥21,885 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥22,006 Mil.
Net Income was 189.711 + 122.486 + 139.304 + 97.497 = ¥549 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 738.969 + 952.482 + 1484.849 + -325.541 = ¥2,851 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,085 Mil.
Revenue was 2182.719 + 6424.285 + 3775.797 + 3073.754 = ¥15,457 Mil.
Gross Profit was 616.728 + 320.292 + 758.512 + 493.948 = ¥2,189 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥8,954 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥58,406 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,814 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥441 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥20,884 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥23,239 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)
=(828.393 / 7751.388) / (1084.545 / 15456.555)
=0.10687 / 0.070167
=1.5231

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)
=(2189.48 / 15456.555) / (2352.507 / 7751.388)
=0.141654 / 0.303495
=0.4667

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 - (9452.995 + 1284.126) / 58607.409) / (1 - (8954.121 + 1813.607) / 58405.94)
=0.816796 / 0.81564
=1.0014

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
=7751.388 / 15456.555
=0.5015

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 + 1813.607)) / (0 / (0 + 1284.126))
=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)
=(415.761 / 7751.388) / (441.193 / 15456.555)
=0.053637 / 0.028544
=1.8791

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)
=((22006.028 + 21885.163) / 58607.409) / ((23238.88 + 20883.521) / 58405.94)
=0.748902 / 0.755444
=0.9913

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
=(548.998 - 0 - 2850.759) / 58607.409
=-0.039274

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.

Xiandai Investment Co has a M-score of -3.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Xiandai Investment Co (SZSE:000900) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Furong South Road, Modern Plaza, No. 128, Section 2, Tianxin District, Hunan, Changsha, CHN, 410004
Xiandai Investment Co Ltd constructs operates and manages highway in China. The company is also involved in futures trading, finance investment and real estate activities.
Executives
Chen Min Supervisors
Du Ming Hui Executives
Yuan Yu Director
Yan Ru Yi Executives
Bao Qun Director
Zhang Ning Executives
Liu Zhong Supervisors
Ma Yu Guo Secretary Dong
Jin Yong Director
Xiao He Sheng Supervisors
Liu Gui Liang Director
Song Wei Jie Director
Liu Yu Xin Executives
Tian Ying Ming Supervisors
Liu Chu Ping Directors, executives

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