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Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co (SZSE:000993) Beneish M-Score : -1.51 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is Fujian Mindong Electric Power 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.51 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:000993' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.15   Med: -2.57   Max: -0.62
Current: -1.51

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co was -0.62. The lowest was -5.15. And the median was -2.57.


Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fujian Mindong Electric Power 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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Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Fujian Mindong Electric Power 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 -2.71 -2.22 -2.41 -2.57 -1.19

Fujian Mindong Electric Power 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 -2.29 -0.96 -0.62 -1.19 -1.51

Competitive Comparison of Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Fujian Mindong Electric Power 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.


Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Fujian Mindong Electric Power 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 Fujian Mindong Electric Power 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 * 0.5822+0.528 * 1.1737+0.404 * 1.581+0.892 * 1.7118+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8285+4.679 * 0.044111-0.327 * 0.529
=-1.51

* 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 ¥244 Mil.
Revenue was 86.052 + 108.173 + 246.792 + 935.196 = ¥1,376 Mil.
Gross Profit was 15.594 + -1.325 + 113.614 + 318.541 = ¥446 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥796 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,405 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,860 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥30 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥300 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥431 Mil.
Net Income was -20.961 + -86.851 + 76.74 + 223.131 = ¥192 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -37.258 + 65.618 + 3.548 + 9.94 = ¥42 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥245 Mil.
Revenue was 213.426 + 257.402 + 123.215 + 209.917 = ¥804 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.287 + 52.186 + 49.84 + 140.781 = ¥306 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,765 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,180 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,832 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥21 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,331 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥366 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)
=(244.446 / 1376.213) / (245.264 / 803.96)
=0.177622 / 0.30507
=0.5822

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)
=(306.094 / 803.96) / (446.424 / 1376.213)
=0.380733 / 0.324386
=1.1737

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 - (795.56 + 1859.933) / 3405.295) / (1 - (1765.439 + 1832.047) / 4179.595)
=0.220187 / 0.139274
=1.581

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
=1376.213 / 803.96
=1.7118

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 + 1832.047)) / (0 / (0 + 1859.933))
=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)
=(29.578 / 1376.213) / (20.856 / 803.96)
=0.021492 / 0.025942
=0.8285

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)
=((431.033 + 300.104) / 3405.295) / ((365.698 + 1330.628) / 4179.595)
=0.214706 / 0.405859
=0.529

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
=(192.059 - 0 - 41.848) / 3405.295
=0.044111

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.

Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co has a M-score of -1.51 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Fujian Mindong Electric Power Co (SZSE:000993) Business Description

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Address
No. 68 Jiaocheng South Road, 3rd Floor, Building 1, Dongli Taili Garden, Jiaocheng District, Fujian province, Ningde, CHN, 352100
Fujian Mindong Electric Power Ltd Co is a China-based company principally engaged in hydro power generation and sale.
Executives
Luo Cheng Zhong Directors, executives
Chen Ling Xu Secretary, Director
Wu Liang Miao Supervisors
Zhang Cheng Wen Directors, executives
Huang Nan Shan Independent director, within six months of separat

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