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Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co (SZSE:002454) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002454' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.44   Max: -2.19
Current: -2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co was -2.19. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.44.


Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 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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Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 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 -2.66 -2.43 -2.89 -2.44 -2.67

Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 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 -2.39 -2.67 -2.57 -2.70 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 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.


Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 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 Songz Automobile Air Conditioning 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 * 1.0142+0.528 * 0.8697+0.404 * 0.9489+0.892 * 0.9327+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4245+4.679 * -0.022101-0.327 * 0.9721
=-2.78

* 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 ¥2,412 Mil.
Revenue was 1351.031 + 1167.346 + 1072.67 + 1078.772 = ¥4,670 Mil.
Gross Profit was 242.854 + 222.565 + 213.286 + 194.999 = ¥874 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,422 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,534 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,403 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥226 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,901 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥25 Mil.
Net Income was 50.541 + 30.715 + 60.441 + -7.444 = ¥134 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -113.612 + 349.118 + -200.962 + 266.215 = ¥301 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥2,549 Mil.
Revenue was 1362.766 + 1247.547 + 1069.133 + 1327.085 = ¥5,007 Mil.
Gross Profit was 186.781 + 191.632 + 216.893 + 219.316 = ¥815 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,196 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,346 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,422 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥170 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,915 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥20 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)
=(2411.581 / 4669.819) / (2549.301 / 5006.531)
=0.516419 / 0.509195
=1.0142

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)
=(814.622 / 5006.531) / (873.704 / 4669.819)
=0.162712 / 0.187096
=0.8697

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 - (5422.292 + 1403.081) / 7533.836) / (1 - (5196.33 + 1421.952) / 7346.346)
=0.094037 / 0.099106
=0.9489

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
=4669.819 / 5006.531
=0.9327

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 + 1421.952)) / (0 / (0 + 1403.081))
=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)
=(225.55 / 4669.819) / (169.755 / 5006.531)
=0.0483 / 0.033907
=1.4245

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)
=((24.962 + 2901.322) / 7533.836) / ((20.331 + 2914.989) / 7346.346)
=0.388419 / 0.399562
=0.9721

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
=(134.253 - 0 - 300.759) / 7533.836
=-0.022101

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.

Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co Business Description

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No.4999, Huaning Road, Xinzhuang Industrial Park, Shanghai, CHN, 201108
Songz Automobile Air Conditioning Co Ltd foreign-funded enterprise. It is engaged in research and development, manufacturing and marketing of the air-conditioners used in commercial and passenger vehicles. Songz is a professional vehicle air-conditioner manufacturer and is also the domestic manufacturer of large and medium-sized passenger vehicle air-conditioners. Its products are widely used in various types of large and medium-sized passenger vehicles, passenger cars, trucks, light-duty buses and rail vehicles, filling in the domestic blank of the double-decker bus air conditioner production.
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Huang Guo Qiang Executives
Ji An Kang Directors, executives
Xie Hao Supervisors
Chen Rui Directors, executives
Yu Bei Bei Supervisors
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Chang Wei Jun Executives
Yang Guo Ping Director
Tan Ren Ke Securities Affairs Representative
Zhu Ping Li Executives
Chen Fu Cheng Director
Chen Fu Quan Secretary, Director
Zhang Wei Jie Supervisors
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