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Shandong Sunpaper Co (SZSE:002078) Beneish M-Score : -2.66 (As of Apr. 30, 2024)


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What is Shandong Sunpaper 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 Shandong Sunpaper Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002078' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.94
Current: -2.66

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shandong Sunpaper Co was -1.94. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.67.


Shandong Sunpaper Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shandong Sunpaper 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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Shandong Sunpaper Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shandong Sunpaper 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 -2.79 -3.18 -2.52 -2.28 -2.66

Shandong Sunpaper 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 -2.28 -2.48 -2.49 -2.54 -2.66

Competitive Comparison of Shandong Sunpaper Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Paper & Paper Products subindustry, Shandong Sunpaper 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.


Shandong Sunpaper Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Forest Products Industry

For the Forest Products industry and Basic Materials sector, Shandong Sunpaper Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Shandong Sunpaper 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 Shandong Sunpaper 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 * 1.1721+0.528 * 0.9545+0.404 * 0.9086+0.892 * 0.9944+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8424+4.679 * -0.069867-0.327 * 0.93
=-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 ¥4,586 Mil.
Revenue was 10341.814 + 9860.519 + 9536.981 + 9805.029 = ¥39,544 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1770.656 + 1650.345 + 1538.196 + 1324.625 = ¥6,284 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥12,868 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥50,551 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥34,567 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥533 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥16,879 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥6,723 Mil.
Net Income was 949.102 + 885.261 + 685.724 + 565.599 = ¥3,086 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 976.786 + 1576.725 + 2440.702 + 1623.284 = ¥6,617 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥3,934 Mil.
Revenue was 10126.45 + 9785.485 + 10187.616 + 9667.375 = ¥39,767 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1339.041 + 1418.859 + 1923.345 + 1350.283 = ¥6,032 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥12,588 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥48,022 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥32,177 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥636 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥17,448 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥6,661 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)
=(4585.74 / 39544.343) / (3934.407 / 39766.926)
=0.115965 / 0.098937
=1.1721

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)
=(6031.528 / 39766.926) / (6283.822 / 39544.343)
=0.151672 / 0.158906
=0.9545

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 - (12868.091 + 34567.281) / 50550.753) / (1 - (12587.935 + 32176.858) / 48021.865)
=0.061629 / 0.067825
=0.9086

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
=39544.343 / 39766.926
=0.9944

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 + 32176.858)) / (0 / (0 + 34567.281))
=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)
=(532.766 / 39544.343) / (635.978 / 39766.926)
=0.013473 / 0.015993
=0.8424

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)
=((6722.829 + 16879.09) / 50550.753) / ((6661.219 + 17447.987) / 48021.865)
=0.466895 / 0.502046
=0.93

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
=(3085.686 - 0 - 6617.497) / 50550.753
=-0.069867

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.

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


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Shandong Sunpaper Co (SZSE:002078) Business Description

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Address
No. 1 Youyi Road, Shandong Province, Yanzhou District, Jining, CHN, 272100
Shandong Sunpaper Co Ltd is a China-based paper making company. It manufactures and distributes paper products. The company's product lines includes premium coated packaging paperboard, high-class art paper, high-class cultural and office paper, specialty fiber dissolving pulp, household paper, and industrial paper. Its main brands include Golden Sun, Huaxia Sun, Brilliant Sun, Weier, Lecopy, Koolprint, Sun Elements, Suyappy, International Radiance, International Sun and International Union. The company has a presence in Laos and the United States of America.

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