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Yunnan Tin Co (SZSE:000960) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Yunnan Tin 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 -2.66 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:000960' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.12
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yunnan Tin Co was -2.12. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.70.


Yunnan Tin Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yunnan Tin 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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Yunnan Tin Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Yunnan Tin 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 -2.74 -2.80 -2.36 -2.84 -2.66

Yunnan Tin Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -2.84 -2.76 -2.45 -2.35 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Yunnan Tin Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Yunnan Tin 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.


Yunnan Tin Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Yunnan Tin Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Yunnan Tin 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 Yunnan Tin 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 * 0.9809+0.528 * 1.0516+0.404 * 1.2586+0.892 * 0.8146+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2658+4.679 * -0.021173-0.327 * 0.9433
=-2.66

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,415 Mil.
Revenue was 8701.292 + 10825.867 + 11711.158 + 11120.94 = ¥42,359 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1092.785 + 1053.106 + 879.15 + 852.14 = ¥3,877 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥10,850 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥37,060 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥18,314 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥281 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥7,816 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥9,023 Mil.
Net Income was 313.083 + 407.852 + 420.194 + 267.233 = ¥1,408 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 236.874 + 587.484 + 504.171 + 864.525 = ¥2,193 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,770 Mil.
Revenue was 9830.345 + 11326.107 + 15794.449 + 15046.942 = ¥51,998 Mil.
Gross Profit was 497.596 + 543.363 + 1875.842 + 2088.022 = ¥5,005 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥11,139 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥36,670 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥19,323 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥273 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥9,711 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥7,952 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)
=(1414.633 / 42359.257) / (1770.4 / 51997.843)
=0.033396 / 0.034048
=0.9809

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)
=(5004.823 / 51997.843) / (3877.181 / 42359.257)
=0.096251 / 0.091531
=1.0516

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 - (10849.662 + 18313.726) / 37060.493) / (1 - (11138.9 + 19322.83) / 36670.218)
=0.213087 / 0.169306
=1.2586

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
=42359.257 / 51997.843
=0.8146

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 + 19322.83)) / (0 / (0 + 18313.726))
=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)
=(281.233 / 42359.257) / (272.747 / 51997.843)
=0.006639 / 0.005245
=1.2658

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)
=((9023.097 + 7816.327) / 37060.493) / ((7951.573 + 9711.15) / 36670.218)
=0.454377 / 0.481664
=0.9433

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
=(1408.362 - 0 - 2193.054) / 37060.493
=-0.021173

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.

Yunnan Tin Co has a M-score of -2.66 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yunnan Tin Co (SZSE:000960) Business Description

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Address
121 Jinhu East Road, Yunnan Province, Gejiu, CHN, 661000
Yunnan Tin Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the exploration, mining, smelting, and processing of tin and non-ferrous materials. The company's products include tin ingots, lead ingots, indium ingots, silver ingots, antimony ingots, copper concentrates, tin- lead solders and lead-free solders, tin materials, tin-based alloys, organic tin and inorganic tin chemical products.

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