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Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co (SZSE:002290) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is Suzhou Hesheng Special Material 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002290' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.27   Med: -2.38   Max: -0.06
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co was -0.06. The lowest was -6.27. And the median was -2.38.


Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Suzhou Hesheng Special Material 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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Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Suzhou Hesheng Special Material 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 -2.50 -2.25 -2.82 -2.89 -2.58

Suzhou Hesheng Special Material 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 -2.89 -2.67 -2.58 -2.89 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Suzhou Hesheng Special Material 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.


Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Suzhou Hesheng Special Material 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 Suzhou Hesheng Special Material 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 * 1.0715+0.528 * 1.0286+0.404 * 0.9473+0.892 * 1.0793+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9742+4.679 * -0.055883-0.327 * 0.9067
=-2.58

* 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 ¥633 Mil.
Revenue was 689.272 + 629.002 + 658.504 + 549.153 = ¥2,526 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.757 + 67.787 + 69.909 + 57.264 = ¥266 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,442 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,787 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥222 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥36 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥862 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥109 Mil.
Net Income was 12.093 + 24.544 + 33.388 + 27.884 = ¥98 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 18.624 + 101.635 + 94.718 + -17.196 = ¥198 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥547 Mil.
Revenue was 637.056 + 640.404 + 579.162 + 483.743 = ¥2,340 Mil.
Gross Profit was 52.463 + 77.169 + 67.226 + 56.376 = ¥253 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,416 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,766 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥221 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥34 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥859 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥199 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)
=(633.044 / 2525.931) / (547.424 / 2340.365)
=0.250618 / 0.233905
=1.0715

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)
=(253.234 / 2340.365) / (265.717 / 2525.931)
=0.108203 / 0.105196
=1.0286

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 - (1442.334 + 221.519) / 1787.166) / (1 - (1416.173 + 220.972) / 1765.761)
=0.068999 / 0.072839
=0.9473

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
=2525.931 / 2340.365
=1.0793

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 + 220.972)) / (0 / (0 + 221.519))
=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)
=(35.884 / 2525.931) / (34.127 / 2340.365)
=0.014206 / 0.014582
=0.9742

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)
=((109.343 + 861.987) / 1787.166) / ((199.442 + 859.002) / 1765.761)
=0.543503 / 0.599427
=0.9067

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
=(97.909 - 0 - 197.781) / 1787.166
=-0.055883

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.

Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.135 Wangdun Road, Room 2408, Building 1, Rongsheng Business Center, Suzhou Industrial Park, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, CHN, 215000
Suzhou Hesheng Special Material Co Ltd is engaged in the production of composite materials for home appliances. The business of the company includes substrate performance and application testing, research and development of high performance surface materials, and technical services for materials applications.
Executives
Guo Hong Bin Executives
Wang Wen Qi Secretary, Director
Liang Xu Director
Zhang Xiao Xuan Director
Ren Jie Director
Zhao Dong Ming Director
Zhang Wen Hua Directors, executives
Yuan Wen Xiong Directors, Directors, and Executives
Zhang Fu Jun Executives

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