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Ganfeng Lithium Group Co (SZSE:002460) Beneish M-Score : -1.43 (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Ganfeng Lithium Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.43 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:002460' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -1.56   Max: 0.22
Current: -1.43

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ganfeng Lithium Group Co was 0.22. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -1.56.


Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ganfeng Lithium Group 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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Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ganfeng Lithium Group 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 -2.83 -1.65 -1.50 0.22 -1.43

Ganfeng Lithium Group 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 0.22 -0.20 -1.00 -1.38 -1.43

Competitive Comparison of Ganfeng Lithium Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Ganfeng Lithium Group 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.


Ganfeng Lithium Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Ganfeng Lithium Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ganfeng Lithium Group Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Ganfeng Lithium Group 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 Ganfeng Lithium Group 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 * 0.8456+0.528 * 3.5676+0.404 * 1.0507+0.892 * 0.7884+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.195+4.679 * 0.052349-0.327 * 1.1141
=-1.43

* 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 ¥6,813 Mil.
Revenue was 7289.719 + 7536.725 + 8707.007 + 9438.23 = ¥32,972 Mil.
Gross Profit was 101.311 + 372.135 + 578.152 + 3523.215 = ¥4,575 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥28,184 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥91,698 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥23,615 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥391 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥20,271 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥15,629 Mil.
Net Income was -1063.038 + 159.66 + 3453.586 + 2396.601 = ¥4,947 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1515.581 + 1322.057 + 477.926 + -3169.083 = ¥146 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥10,220 Mil.
Revenue was 14210.853 + 13168.047 + 9078.342 + 5365.267 = ¥41,823 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5262.662 + 6696.635 + 5166.719 + 3576.034 = ¥20,702 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥31,966 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥79,160 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥14,413 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥226 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥18,655 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥9,163 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)
=(6813.252 / 32971.681) / (10219.867 / 41822.509)
=0.20664 / 0.244363
=0.8456

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)
=(20702.05 / 41822.509) / (4574.813 / 32971.681)
=0.494998 / 0.13875
=3.5676

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 - (28184.397 + 23615.277) / 91697.901) / (1 - (31966.036 + 14413.27) / 79159.91)
=0.435105 / 0.414106
=1.0507

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
=32971.681 / 41822.509
=0.7884

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 + 14413.27)) / (0 / (0 + 23615.277))
=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)
=(390.529 / 32971.681) / (225.656 / 41822.509)
=0.011844 / 0.005396
=2.195

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)
=((15628.88 + 20271.298) / 91697.901) / ((9163.317 + 18654.925) / 79159.91)
=0.391505 / 0.351418
=1.1141

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
=(4946.809 - 0 - 146.481) / 91697.901
=0.052349

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.

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co has a M-score of -1.43 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Ganfeng Lithium Group Co (SZSE:002460) Business Description

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248 Queen’s Road East, 40th Floor, Dah Sing Financial Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong, HKG
Founded in 2000, Ganfeng is the world's third largest and China's largest lithium compounds producer and the world's largest lithium metals producer in terms of production capacity. The company offers five major categories of more than 40 lithium compounds and metals products, which is one of the most comprehensive product offerings among the suppliers globally. Starting as a midstream manufacturer of lithium compounds and lithium metals, Ganfeng has successfully expanded into a vertically integrated business model with operations along the critical stages of the industry value chain, including upstream lithium extraction, midstream lithium compounds and metals processing, and downstream lithium battery production and recycling.

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