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Huangshan Novel Co (SZSE:002014) Beneish M-Score : -2.52 (As of Jun. 24, 2025)


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What is Huangshan Novel 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 -2.52 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002014' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.54   Max: -1.99
Current: -2.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Huangshan Novel Co was -1.99. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.54.


Huangshan Novel Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Huangshan Novel 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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Huangshan Novel Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Huangshan Novel Co Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.88 -2.21 -2.97 -2.31 -2.46

Huangshan Novel Co Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.44 -2.47 -2.37 -2.46 -2.52

Competitive Comparison of Huangshan Novel Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Huangshan Novel 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.


Huangshan Novel Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Huangshan Novel Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Huangshan Novel 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 Huangshan Novel 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 * 0.8895+0.528 * 1.0209+0.404 * 0.9188+0.892 * 1.0321+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7208+4.679 * -0.008448-0.327 * 0.8571
=-2.52

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥714 Mil.
Revenue was 848.181 + 986.004 + 888.591 + 815.886 = ¥3,539 Mil.
Gross Profit was 180.703 + 255.221 + 213.715 + 185.226 = ¥835 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,908 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,250 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,111 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥39 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,358 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥133 Mil.
Net Income was 88.919 + 162.91 + 124.676 + 93.743 = ¥470 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -27.094 + 61.81 + 184.77 + 286.67 = ¥506 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥778 Mil.
Revenue was 834.978 + 899.878 + 873.692 + 820.03 = ¥3,429 Mil.
Gross Profit was 184.227 + 218.248 + 223.513 + 199.821 = ¥826 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,461 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,877 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,186 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥52 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,431 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥156 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)
=(714.132 / 3538.662) / (777.879 / 3428.578)
=0.201808 / 0.226881
=0.8895

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)
=(825.809 / 3428.578) / (834.865 / 3538.662)
=0.24086 / 0.235927
=1.0209

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 - (2907.826 + 1111.046) / 4250.274) / (1 - (2461.459 + 1186.021) / 3877.216)
=0.054444 / 0.059253
=0.9188

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
=3538.662 / 3428.578
=1.0321

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 + 1186.021)) / (0 / (0 + 1111.046))
=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)
=(38.692 / 3538.662) / (52.007 / 3428.578)
=0.010934 / 0.015169
=0.7208

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)
=((132.943 + 1358.471) / 4250.274) / ((156.272 + 1430.994) / 3877.216)
=0.350898 / 0.409383
=0.8571

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
=(470.248 - 0 - 506.156) / 4250.274
=-0.008448

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.

Huangshan Novel Co has a M-score of -2.52 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Huangshan Novel Co Business Description

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Address
No.188, Huizhou East Road, Huizhou District, Anhui Province, Huangshan, CHN, 245900
Huangshan Novel Co Ltd is a China-based company manufactures and sells packaging materials. It specializes in plastic color-printing and laminating flexible packaging materials, vacuum metalized films and multi-functional films. Its products are used in foodstuff, daily chemicals, pharmaceutical, agrochemicals, electronics, building materials and other fields. Geographically, the company sells its product in Chinese and other international markets such as Europe, America, Mexico, Japan, the Middle East and Asia.
Executives
Fang Zhou Directors, executives
Ye Da Qing Directors, executives
Shen Tao Director
Bao Zu Ben Directors, executives
Xu Li Jie Supervisors
Tang Yong Liang Securities Affairs Representative
Jiang Ji Zhong Director
Hu Fu Shun Supervisors
Xu Shan Jun Supervisors
Fang Xiu Hua Executives
Jiang Tian Bao Supervisors

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