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China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co (SZSE:002542) Beneish M-Score : -3.62 (As of Apr. 16, 2025)


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What is China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering 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 -3.62 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002542' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -11.84   Med: -1.86   Max: 11.71
Current: -3.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co was 11.71. The lowest was -11.84. And the median was -1.86.


China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering 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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China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co Beneish M-Score Chart

China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering 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 -1.16 -2.08 -2.47 11.71 -3.00

China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering 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 -11.84 -3.00 -0.64 -2.36 -3.62

Competitive Comparison of China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering 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.


China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering 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 China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering 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 * 0.9988+0.528 * 0.0313+0.404 * 1.1697+0.892 * 0.8475+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * -0.3294+4.679 * -0.164138-0.327 * 1.0574
=-3.62

* 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 ¥4,360 Mil.
Revenue was 448.24 + 517.164 + 204.205 + 946.844 = ¥2,116 Mil.
Gross Profit was -49.425 + 39.283 + 20.429 + -108.166 = ¥-98 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,007 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,181 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥978 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥4,005 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,117 Mil.
Net Income was 66.324 + -208.722 + -50.362 + -438.351 = ¥-631 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 545.545 + 89.693 + -143.98 + 56.255 = ¥548 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥5,150 Mil.
Revenue was 548.003 + 679.072 + 352.688 + 917.5 = ¥2,497 Mil.
Gross Profit was 31.115 + 47.776 + 42.867 + -125.372 = ¥-4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥6,120 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥8,363 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,053 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥-17 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥4,342 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,299 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)
=(4359.629 / 2116.453) / (5150.317 / 2497.263)
=2.059875 / 2.062385
=0.9988

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)
=(-3.614 / 2497.263) / (-97.879 / 2116.453)
=-0.001447 / -0.046247
=0.0313

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 - (5007.043 + 978.012) / 7180.673) / (1 - (6120.154 + 1052.54) / 8363.234)
=0.166505 / 0.142354
=1.1697

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
=2116.453 / 2497.263
=0.8475

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 + 1052.54)) / (0 / (0 + 978.012))
=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)
=(4.781 / 2116.453) / (-17.127 / 2497.263)
=0.002259 / -0.006858
=-0.3294

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)
=((1117.093 + 4004.785) / 7180.673) / ((1299.322 + 4342.053) / 8363.234)
=0.713287 / 0.674545
=1.0574

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
=(-631.111 - 0 - 547.513) / 7180.673
=-0.164138

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.

China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co has a M-score of -3.62 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co Business Description

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Aoyu Building, 2 Jinyuan Road Daxing Industrial Development Zone, Beijing, CHN, 102600
China Zhonghua Geotechnical Engineering Co Ltd is a China-based company operates in the domestic geotechnical engineering industry. Its business operations organized into engineering services, general aviation, cultural tourism, and investment. The company's engineering business covers the construction of municipal infrastructure, airports, subways, oil and gas, petrochemicals, ports, and terminals. The general aviation business includes civil aviation airport engineering consulting, planning and design, project investment and management. The cultural tourism business includes the development and construction of projects such as the featured towns, theme parks, and general aviation towns. Its business is distributed throughout the country, and the national markets.
Executives
Liu Zhong Chi Director
Song Wei Min Director
Wu Yan Wei Director
Wang Yong Gang Supervisors
Wang Jian Director
Liang Fu Hua Director
Shui Wei Hou Executives
Xiu Wei Executives
Yang Yuan Hong Executives
Wang Xi Liang Executives
Wang Ya Ling Director
Wang Xiu Ge Executives
Chai Shi Zhong Director

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