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Xilong Scientific Co (SZSE:002584) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Xilong Scientific 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002584' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.02   Max: -0.68
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Xilong Scientific Co was -0.68. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.02.


Xilong Scientific Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Xilong Scientific 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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Xilong Scientific Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Xilong Scientific 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 -2.75 -0.81 -2.00 -1.95 -2.03

Xilong Scientific 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 -1.52 -2.03 -2.18 -2.52 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Xilong Scientific Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Xilong Scientific 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.


Xilong Scientific Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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


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Xilong Scientific 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 Xilong Scientific 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 * 0.8851+0.528 * 0.8752+0.404 * 0.9431+0.892 * 1.0957+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2836+4.679 * 0.014492-0.327 * 1.0166
=-2.58

* 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 ¥1,876 Mil.
Revenue was 2106.816 + 2266.09 + 2180.465 + 1902.059 = ¥8,455 Mil.
Gross Profit was 138.53 + 162.01 + 107.699 + 126.919 = ¥535 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,537 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,962 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥855 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥73 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,231 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥316 Mil.
Net Income was 21.477 + 35.662 + 7.047 + 3.852 = ¥68 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 14.594 + 9.796 + 5.043 + -33.306 = ¥-4 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,934 Mil.
Revenue was 2121.098 + 1732.302 + 1937.788 + 1925.52 = ¥7,717 Mil.
Gross Profit was 115.86 + 111.269 + 116.031 + 84.27 = ¥427 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,452 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥4,904 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥855 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥52 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥2,093 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥383 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)
=(1875.636 / 8455.43) / (1934.045 / 7716.708)
=0.221826 / 0.250631
=0.8851

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)
=(427.43 / 7716.708) / (535.158 / 8455.43)
=0.05539 / 0.063292
=0.8752

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 - (3536.51 + 854.865) / 4961.977) / (1 - (3451.655 + 854.53) / 4904.171)
=0.114995 / 0.121934
=0.9431

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
=8455.43 / 7716.708
=1.0957

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 + 854.53)) / (0 / (0 + 854.865))
=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)
=(73.098 / 8455.43) / (51.972 / 7716.708)
=0.008645 / 0.006735
=1.2836

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)
=((315.925 + 2230.768) / 4961.977) / ((383.07 + 2092.753) / 4904.171)
=0.513242 / 0.50484
=1.0166

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
=(68.038 - 0 - -3.873) / 4961.977
=0.014492

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.

Xilong Scientific Co has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Xilong Scientific Co Business Description

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Address
F21 DS Building, 538 North Dezheng Road, Guangzhou, CHN, 510045
Xilong Scientific Co Ltd operates as a chemical reagents manufacturers and suppliers in China. Its products include chemical reagents (sulfuric acid, calcium hydroxide, ethanol, acetylacetone, nitric acid, ammonia solution, benzyl alcohol, ethanol, etc.), lab glassware (bottles, dish and tube; burning glass, measuring vessel and other lab glassware) and chemical raw materials (caustic soda flake, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide).
Executives
Huang Wei Peng Director
Huang Wei Bo Director
Huang Zhen Kai Directors, executives
Huang Shao Qun Directors, executives
Liu Feng Supervisors
Wei Ying Yin Executives
Chen Biao Directors, executives
Li Shu Yan Supervisors
Mou Yong Supervisors
Wang Qi Guang Executives

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