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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co (SZSE:002317) Beneish M-Score : -2.38 (As of Apr. 10, 2025)


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What is Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002317' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.34   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co was -1.49. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.34.


Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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 -2.20 -3.40 -2.65 -1.93 -2.50

Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.13 -2.50 -2.43 -2.31 -2.38

Competitive Comparison of Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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 Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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 Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical 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 * 1.1297+0.528 * 1.0991+0.404 * 1.2189+0.892 * 0.8879+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9907+4.679 * -0.052036-0.327 * 0.4465
=-2.38

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥1,050 Mil.
Revenue was 543.655 + 723.243 + 641.124 + 539.272 = ¥2,447 Mil.
Gross Profit was 293.414 + 414.495 + 362.171 + 278.853 = ¥1,349 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,261 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥5,820 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥680 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥851 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥418 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 Mil.
Net Income was 61.393 + 36.116 + 51.294 + -16.223 = ¥133 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 87.827 + 292.081 + -79.448 + 134.971 = ¥435 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,047 Mil.
Revenue was 588.989 + 735.524 + 746.765 + 684.95 = ¥2,756 Mil.
Gross Profit was 336.383 + 455.283 + 459.156 + 418.987 = ¥1,670 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥4,032 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥6,422 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥688 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥967 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥935 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥99 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)
=(1050.26 / 2447.294) / (1047.021 / 2756.228)
=0.429152 / 0.379875
=1.1297

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)
=(1669.809 / 2756.228) / (1348.933 / 2447.294)
=0.605831 / 0.551194
=1.0991

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 - (3260.603 + 679.599) / 5820.046) / (1 - (4031.825 + 688.384) / 6422.045)
=0.322995 / 0.264999
=1.2189

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
=2447.294 / 2756.228
=0.8879

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 + 688.384)) / (0 / (0 + 679.599))
=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)
=(850.646 / 2447.294) / (967.038 / 2756.228)
=0.347586 / 0.350856
=0.9907

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)
=((0.306 + 418.332) / 5820.046) / ((99.172 + 935.32) / 6422.045)
=0.07193 / 0.161085
=0.4465

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
=(132.58 - 0 - 435.431) / 5820.046
=-0.052036

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 Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co has a M-score of -2.38 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Xihu Industrial Zone, Information Industry Park, Shilong Town, Guangdong Province, Dongguan, CHN, 523325
Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is engaged in the pharmaceutical business. It is involved in the research and development, production and sales of pharmaceuticals, the cultivation of medicinal materials, and the processing of medicinal herbs, chemical raw material synthesis, and pharmaceutical trade.
Executives
Chen Yong Hong Directors, executives
Zhao Xi Ping Executives
Zhou Xue Li Director
Zhang Yu Chong Secretary, Director
Yin Yuan Yuan Executives
Li Su Xian Supervisors
Long Chun Hua Directors, executives
Ding Chen Huan Supervisors
Li Tao Executives
Cao Jia Yue Supervisors
Zhang Shao Ri Director
Ye Hui Tang Director
Long Chao Feng Directors, executives
Sun Xian Peng Independent director
Huang Shi Bin Supervisors

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