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Chacha Food Co (SZSE:002557) Beneish M-Score : -2.31 (As of May. 01, 2024)


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What is Chacha Food 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 -2.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002557' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.93   Med: -2.32   Max: -2.15
Current: -2.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chacha Food Co was -2.15. The lowest was -2.93. And the median was -2.32.


Chacha Food Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chacha Food 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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Chacha Food Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Chacha Food 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 -2.16 -2.53 -2.29 -2.44 -2.31

Chacha Food 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 -2.44 -2.62 -2.74 -2.56 -2.31

Competitive Comparison of Chacha Food Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Chacha Food 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.


Chacha Food Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Chacha Food Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Chacha Food Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Chacha Food 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 Chacha Food 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 * 0.9435+0.528 * 1.1947+0.404 * 0.883+0.892 * 0.9887+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9039+4.679 * 0.040799-0.327 * 1.0824
=-2.31

* 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 ¥433 Mil.
Revenue was 2327.309 + 1792.656 + 1350.118 + 1335.545 = ¥6,806 Mil.
Gross Profit was 681.81 + 480.484 + 277.61 + 380.861 = ¥1,821 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥7,233 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥9,399 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,303 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥710 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,331 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,434 Mil.
Net Income was 296.871 + 238.392 + 89.541 + 177.934 = ¥803 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -414.269 + 559.37 + 474.576 + -200.399 = ¥419 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥464 Mil.
Revenue was 2499.829 + 1705.371 + 1246.203 + 1431.962 = ¥6,883 Mil.
Gross Profit was 864.602 + 551.197 + 342.422 + 441.908 = ¥2,200 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥6,269 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥8,549 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,391 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥794 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,861 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥1,303 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)
=(432.53 / 6805.628) / (463.662 / 6883.365)
=0.063555 / 0.06736
=0.9435

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)
=(2200.129 / 6883.365) / (1820.765 / 6805.628)
=0.31963 / 0.267538
=1.1947

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 - (7232.503 + 1302.523) / 9398.773) / (1 - (6268.857 + 1390.537) / 8549.189)
=0.0919 / 0.104079
=0.883

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
=6805.628 / 6883.365
=0.9887

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 + 1390.537)) / (0 / (0 + 1302.523))
=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)
=(709.818 / 6805.628) / (794.297 / 6883.365)
=0.104299 / 0.115394
=0.9039

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)
=((1433.663 + 2331.348) / 9398.773) / ((1303.264 + 1860.741) / 8549.189)
=0.400585 / 0.370094
=1.0824

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
=(802.738 - 0 - 419.278) / 9398.773
=0.040799

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.

Chacha Food Co has a M-score of -2.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Chacha Food Co (SZSE:002557) Business Description

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1307 Lianhua Road, Economic & Technological Development Zone, Anhui, Hefei, CHN, 230601
Chacha Food Co Ltd is a China-based company engaged in the production and distribution of leisure food. Its main products include traditional roasted products, including sunflower seed series; high-end nut products, including walnuts; baked food, including potato chips, as well as fried food, pickled food, biscuits and agricultural and sideline products, among others. It distributes its products under the brand name of ChaCha. The company distributes its products within domestic market and to overseas markets.

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