Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co (SZSE:001382) Beneish M-Score: -1.50 (As of Aug. 12, 2026)

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SZSE:001382 Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Ltd SZSE:001382
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What is Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Beneish M-Score?

Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co SZSE:001382 +0.52% 36 Beneish M-Score is -1.50 as of Aug. 12, 2026. GuruFocus rates SZSE:001382 with a GF Score™ of 36/100. The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,907 Industrial Products companies, Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co ranks worse than 88.65% on this metric.

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 -1.5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:001382' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.58   Med: -1.84   Max: -1.15
Current: -1.5

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co was -1.15. The lowest was -5.58. And the median was -1.84.


Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Guangdong Xinyaguang 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.

Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 -5.58 -1.15

Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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SZSE:001382 vs VRT, BE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Guangdong Xinyaguang 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.


Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Guangdong Xinyaguang 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 Guangdong Xinyaguang 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 * 1.1467+0.528 * 1.1047+0.404 * 1.5858+0.892 * 1.0771+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6772+4.679 * 0.174455-0.327 * 2.1903
=-1.50

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,114 Mil.
Revenue was 744.354 + 689.927 + 739.625 + 912.399 = ¥3,086 Mil.
Gross Profit was 71.719 + 71.941 + 66.026 + 73.573 = ¥283 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,966 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,174 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥80 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥61 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥532 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1 Mil.
Net Income was 25.737 + 23.206 + 22.136 + 24.776 = ¥96 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -245.056 + 129.897 + -168.41 + 0.122 = ¥-283 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥902 Mil.
Revenue was 605.219 + 782.557 + 874.523 + 603.093 = ¥2,865 Mil.
Gross Profit was 68.125 + 85.134 + 78.236 + 59.033 = ¥291 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,707 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,857 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥81 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥83 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥208 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 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)
=(1114.044 / 3086.305) / (902.012 / 2865.392)
=0.360964 / 0.314795
=1.1467

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)
=(290.528 / 2865.392) / (283.259 / 3086.305)
=0.101392 / 0.091779
=1.1047

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 - (1966.065 + 80.35) / 2174.213) / (1 - (1706.881 + 81.166) / 1856.876)
=0.058779 / 0.037067
=1.5858

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
=3086.305 / 2865.392
=1.0771

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 + 81.166)) / (0 / (0 + 80.35))
=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)
=(60.849 / 3086.305) / (83.427 / 2865.392)
=0.019716 / 0.029115
=0.6772

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)
=((0.9 + 531.645) / 2174.213) / ((0.01 + 207.642) / 1856.876)
=0.244937 / 0.111829
=2.1903

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
=(95.855 - 0 - -283.447) / 2174.213
=0.174455

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.

Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co has a M-score of -1.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.50 mean?
Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co (SZSE:001382) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.50 as of Aug. 12, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co ranks #2577 out of 2907 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 88.6%.
Is Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.50. Based on the distribution chart, Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co ranks #2577 out of 2907 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co has a GF Score™ of 36/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co's Beneish M-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co ranks #2577 out of 2907 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co and its competitors. Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co stock overvalued right now?
Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co (SZSE:001382) has a current Beneish M-Score of -1.50. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.50. Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co's overall GF Score™ is 36/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co (SZSE:001382), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.50 as of Aug. 12, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Business Description

Address Shatian Industrial Zone, Qingcheng District, Guangdong Province, Qingyuan, CHN, 511500
Guangdong Xinyaguang Cable Co Ltd is engaged in research and development, production and sales of wires and cables. Its main products are power cables, wires and cables for electrical equipment, and overhead conductors. The company's products are used in the fields of electricity, rail transit, construction engineering, new energy, intelligent manufacturing equipment, etc.
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