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UniTTEC Co (SZSE:000925) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is UniTTEC 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:000925' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.37   Max: -1.43
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of UniTTEC Co was -1.43. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.37.


UniTTEC Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for UniTTEC 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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UniTTEC Co Beneish M-Score Chart

UniTTEC 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 -2.64 -2.46 -2.76 -2.66 -2.55

UniTTEC 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 -2.80 -2.68 -2.66 -2.55 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of UniTTEC Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, UniTTEC 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.


UniTTEC Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, UniTTEC Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



UniTTEC 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 UniTTEC 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 * 1.1079+0.528 * 0.8492+0.404 * 1.1098+0.892 * 0.8931+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2755+4.679 * -0.004117-0.327 * 1.0287
=-2.59

* 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 ¥2,366 Mil.
Revenue was 252.532 + 974.184 + 601.413 + 404.158 = ¥2,232 Mil.
Gross Profit was 67.303 + 366.003 + 138.378 + 96.327 = ¥668 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,530 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,290 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,493 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥135 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,805 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,410 Mil.
Net Income was -26.767 + 84.988 + 11.7 + -12.151 = ¥58 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -320.743 + 640.561 + -62.188 + -169.847 = ¥88 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥2,391 Mil.
Revenue was 345.242 + 929.018 + 650.419 + 574.828 = ¥2,500 Mil.
Gross Profit was 78.608 + 232.598 + 145.725 + 178.266 = ¥635 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,840 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,021 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,215 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥119 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥3,113 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥834 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)
=(2366.222 / 2232.287) / (2391.453 / 2499.507)
=1.059999 / 0.95677
=1.1079

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)
=(635.197 / 2499.507) / (668.011 / 2232.287)
=0.254129 / 0.29925
=0.8492

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 - (3530.492 + 1493.206) / 7289.913) / (1 - (3839.606 + 1214.98) / 7021.294)
=0.31087 / 0.280106
=1.1098

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
=2232.287 / 2499.507
=0.8931

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 + 1214.98)) / (0 / (0 + 1493.206))
=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)
=(135.341 / 2232.287) / (118.81 / 2499.507)
=0.060629 / 0.047533
=1.2755

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)
=((1410.171 + 2805.479) / 7289.913) / ((834.157 + 3112.902) / 7021.294)
=0.578285 / 0.562155
=1.0287

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
=(57.77 - 0 - 87.783) / 7289.913
=-0.004117

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.

UniTTEC Co has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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UniTTEC Co (SZSE:000925) Business Description

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Number 1785 Jianghan Road, The 17th Floor of Number 4 Building, Binjiang District, Hangzhou, CHN, 310051
UniTTEC Co Ltd is a China-based company involved in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Its main products include polished mono-crystalline silicon wafers and mono-crystalline silicon grinding disc for integrated circuits and discrete devices; silicon wafer and power switch tube among others. The company is also involved in Water treatment, Smart Lighting, and Rail Transit businesses.
Executives
Pan Li Chun Director
Luo Jian Qiang Executives
Bian Jin Fei Executives
He Hao Executives
Lou Hong Hai Directors, executives
Zhao Qin Directors, executives
Tang Xin Liang Director
Ling Zhu Jun Executives
Wang Zhen Yu Executives
Shi Xiu Xia Executives
Li Jun Directors, executives
Lu Xi Wei Executives
Pan Rong Executives
Chen Jun Directors, executives
Jiang Xiang Yang Executives

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