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Tongyu Communication (SZSE:002792) Beneish M-Score : -1.70 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Tongyu Communication 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.7 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:002792' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16   Med: -2.3   Max: -1.52
Current: -1.7

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tongyu Communication was -1.52. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.30.


Tongyu Communication Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tongyu Communication'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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Tongyu Communication Beneish M-Score Chart

Tongyu Communication 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 -2.82 -2.36 -2.70 -2.53 -1.52

Tongyu Communication 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 -2.55 -2.43 -2.02 -1.52 -1.70

Competitive Comparison of Tongyu Communication's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Tongyu Communication'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.


Tongyu Communication's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Tongyu Communication's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tongyu Communication's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Tongyu Communication 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 Tongyu Communication 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 * 0.9958+0.528 * 0.8625+0.404 * 2.7271+0.892 * 1.0331+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0406+4.679 * 0.034434-0.327 * 1.0777
=-1.70

* 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 ¥943 Mil.
Revenue was 236.319 + 435.304 + 315.307 + 300.032 = ¥1,287 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.276 + 88.121 + 77.925 + 64.452 = ¥294 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,877 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,610 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥301 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥103 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥767 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥6 Mil.
Net Income was 4.899 + 24.3 + 14.972 + 7.62 = ¥52 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -82.333 + 108.632 + -65.22 + -33.605 = ¥-73 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥917 Mil.
Revenue was 243.133 + 283.831 + 320.247 + 398.547 = ¥1,246 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.798 + 61.255 + 65.442 + 79.78 = ¥245 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥3,075 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,535 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥305 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥695 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥8 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)
=(943.234 / 1286.962) / (916.881 / 1245.758)
=0.732915 / 0.736002
=0.9958

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)
=(245.275 / 1245.758) / (293.774 / 1286.962)
=0.196888 / 0.228269
=0.8625

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 - (2877.36 + 301.471) / 3610.323) / (1 - (3075.202 + 305.205) / 3535.347)
=0.119516 / 0.043826
=2.7271

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
=1286.962 / 1245.758
=1.0331

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 + 305.205)) / (0 / (0 + 301.471))
=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)
=(102.779 / 1286.962) / (95.606 / 1245.758)
=0.079862 / 0.076745
=1.0406

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)
=((6.324 + 767.096) / 3610.323) / ((7.986 + 694.792) / 3535.347)
=0.214225 / 0.198786
=1.0777

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
=(51.791 - 0 - -72.526) / 3610.323
=0.034434

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.

Tongyu Communication has a M-score of -1.70 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Tongyu Communication (SZSE:002792) Business Description

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Address
No.3 Jintong Street ,State-Level, Torch Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, Guandong, Zhongshan City, CHN, 528437
Tongyu Communication Inc develops, manufactures and sells communication antennas and RF devices, optical module and other products used in mobile communication systems. The company produces base station antennas, RF components, microwave antennas, indoor antennas.
Executives
Wu Zhong Lin Director
Chen Hong Sheng Directors, executives
Fang Feng Ming Executives
Liu Mu Lin Directors, executives
Gao Zhuo Feng Supervisors
Sun Jun Quan Supervisors
Huang Si Ding Executives

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