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Guosen Securities Co (SZSE:002736) Beneish M-Score : -2.37 (As of Jul. 19, 2025)


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What is Guosen Securities Co Beneish M-Score?

Note: Financial institutions were excluded from the sample in Beneish paper when calculating Beneish M-Score. Thus, the prediction might not fit banks and insurance companies.

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 -2.37 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002736' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.97   Med: -2.35   Max: -0.46
Current: -2.37

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guosen Securities Co was -0.46. The lowest was -3.97. And the median was -2.35.


Guosen Securities 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 Guosen Securities 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+0.528 * 1+0.404 * 1.001+0.892 * 1.3422+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1503+4.679 * -0.040823-0.327 * 0.9435
=-2.37

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥0 Mil.
Revenue was 5180.924 + 7869.579 + 4412.925 + 4283.038 = ¥21,746 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5180.924 + 7869.579 + 4412.925 + 4283.038 = ¥21,746 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥0 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥506,211 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥2,559 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥2,481 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥133,472 Mil.
Net Income was 2328.936 + 3338.119 + 1740.003 + 1909.881 = ¥9,317 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5368.503 + -22459.14 + 33651.664 + 13420.693 = ¥29,982 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥0 Mil.
Revenue was 3275.906 + 4779.348 + 4197.95 + 3948.989 = ¥16,202 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3275.906 + 4779.348 + 4197.95 + 3948.989 = ¥16,202 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥0 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥475,804 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥2,895 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,607 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥132,972 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)
=(0 / 21746.466) / (0 / 16202.193)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=(16202.193 / 16202.193) / (21746.466 / 21746.466)
=1 / 1
=1

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 - (0 + 2559.356) / 506210.516) / (1 - (0 + 2895.003) / 475803.898)
=0.994944 / 0.993916
=1.001

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
=21746.466 / 16202.193
=1.3422

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 + 2895.003)) / (0 / (0 + 2559.356))
=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)
=(2481.085 / 21746.466) / (1607.042 / 16202.193)
=0.114091 / 0.099187
=1.1503

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)
=((133471.774 + 0) / 506210.516) / ((132972.164 + 0) / 475803.898)
=0.263669 / 0.279468
=0.9435

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
=(9316.939 - 0 - 29981.72) / 506210.516
=-0.040823

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.

Guosen Securities Co has a M-score of -2.37 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guosen Securities Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 125, Fuhua 1st Road, Guoxin Financial Building, Futian District, Shenzhen, CHN, 518046
Guosen Securities Co Ltd is a national securities company. It offers investment banking, financial engineering and asset management services.
Executives
Ceng Xin Executives
He Ru Director
Fan Ming Chun Director
Meng Yang Director
Chen Ge Executives