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Satellite Chemical Co (SZSE:002648) Beneish M-Score : -2.54 (As of Jun. 21, 2024)


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What is Satellite Chemical 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 -2.54 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002648' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.93   Med: -1.88   Max: 0.02
Current: -2.54

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Satellite Chemical Co was 0.02. The lowest was -3.93. And the median was -1.88.


Satellite Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Satellite Chemical 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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Satellite Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Satellite Chemical 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 -2.92 -1.60 -1.20 -2.43 -2.82

Satellite Chemical Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.36 -2.23 -2.61 -2.82 -2.54

Competitive Comparison of Satellite Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Satellite Chemical 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.


Satellite Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

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

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



Satellite Chemical 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 Satellite Chemical 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 * 1.2071+0.528 * 0.6542+0.404 * 1.1656+0.892 * 1.0642+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1652+4.679 * -0.040532-0.327 * 0.917
=-2.54

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥2,044 Mil.
Revenue was 8804.715 + 10605.363 + 10867.516 + 10552.161 = ¥40,830 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1907.063 + 2441.527 + 2283.045 + 1972.166 = ¥8,604 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥13,281 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥65,821 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥45,424 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥278 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥13,230 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥25,645 Mil.
Net Income was 1022.615 + 1395.646 + 1551.054 + 1145.001 = ¥5,114 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 660.779 + 3452.041 + 1614.715 + 2054.657 = ¥7,782 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,591 Mil.
Revenue was 9461.882 + 9272.831 + 8955.997 + 10676.254 = ¥38,367 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1532.794 + 846.855 + 667.984 + 2241.338 = ¥5,289 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥15,425 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥62,415 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥41,201 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥225 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥11,086 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥29,114 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)
=(2043.607 / 40829.755) / (1590.857 / 38366.964)
=0.050052 / 0.041464
=1.2071

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)
=(5288.971 / 38366.964) / (8603.801 / 40829.755)
=0.137852 / 0.210724
=0.6542

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 - (13281.154 + 45424.211) / 65820.796) / (1 - (15425.161 + 41200.744) / 62414.506)
=0.108103 / 0.092744
=1.1656

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
=40829.755 / 38366.964
=1.0642

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 + 41200.744)) / (0 / (0 + 45424.211))
=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)
=(278.471 / 40829.755) / (224.554 / 38366.964)
=0.00682 / 0.005853
=1.1652

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)
=((25645.234 + 13230.001) / 65820.796) / ((29113.837 + 11086.402) / 62414.506)
=0.590622 / 0.644085
=0.917

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
=(5114.316 - 0 - 7782.192) / 65820.796
=-0.040532

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.

Satellite Chemical Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Satellite Chemical Co (SZSE:002648) Business Description

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Bujiao Road, Jia’xing Industrial Park, Zhejiang, CHN, 314050
Satellite Chemical Co Ltd formerly Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical Co Ltd is a China-based acrylic acid manufacturer. It is involved in integrating research and development, production, sales and logistics of propylene, polypropylene, acrylic acid, high purity acrylic acid to an acrylic ester, polymer emulsion and high absorbent resin.
Executives
Jin Feng Fu Executives
Liu Shi Gang Executives
Yang Yu Ying Director
Cai Yong Sheng Executives
Kong Dong Independent director

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