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Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co (SZSE:001208) Beneish M-Score : -2.56 (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Hunan Valin Wire & Cable 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 -2.56 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:001208' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.56   Med: -1.8   Max: -1.03
Current: -2.56

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co was -1.03. The lowest was -2.56. And the median was -1.80.


Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hunan Valin Wire & Cable 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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Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -1.14 -1.03 -2.45 -2.56

Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.45 -2.60 -2.51 -2.62 -2.56

Competitive Comparison of Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Hunan Valin Wire & Cable 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.


Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Hunan Valin Wire & Cable 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 Hunan Valin Wire & Cable 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 * 1.025+0.528 * 1.1277+0.404 * 0.5139+0.892 * 1.1982+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8594+4.679 * -0.032831-0.327 * 1.0661
=-2.56

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥2,026 Mil.
Revenue was 1051.25 + 1157.178 + 1046.929 + 902.589 = ¥4,158 Mil.
Gross Profit was 109.858 + 124.907 + 123.902 + 111.816 = ¥470 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,669 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,642 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥392 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥69 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,674 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥340 Mil.
Net Income was 22.802 + 25.49 + 40.087 + 20.677 = ¥109 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 141.96 + 135.905 + 93.364 + -109.76 = ¥261 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,649 Mil.
Revenue was 896.057 + 894.853 + 861.486 + 817.657 = ¥3,470 Mil.
Gross Profit was 102.665 + 119.89 + 116 + 104.232 = ¥443 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,668 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,977 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥340 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥67 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,047 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥375 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)
=(2025.747 / 4157.946) / (1649.379 / 3470.053)
=0.487199 / 0.475318
=1.025

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)
=(442.787 / 3470.053) / (470.483 / 4157.946)
=0.127602 / 0.113153
=1.1277

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 - (3669.06 + 391.875) / 4642.392) / (1 - (2667.857 + 340.181) / 3977.39)
=0.125249 / 0.243716
=0.5139

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
=4157.946 / 3470.053
=1.1982

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 + 340.181)) / (0 / (0 + 391.875))
=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)
=(68.539 / 4157.946) / (66.556 / 3470.053)
=0.016484 / 0.01918
=0.8594

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)
=((339.7 + 2673.615) / 4642.392) / ((375.03 + 2046.67) / 3977.39)
=0.649087 / 0.608867
=1.0661

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
=(109.056 - 0 - 261.469) / 4642.392
=-0.032831

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.

Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co has a M-score of -2.56 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 1, Jianshe South Road, High-tech Zone, Xiangtan, CHN, 411104
Hunan Valin Wire & Cable Co Ltd is a special cable manufacturer, and its products are widely used in aerospace, weaponry, rail transit and high-speed locomotives, mining, new energy, engineering equipment, data communications, and other fields.
Executives
Zhang Jun Director

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