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Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co (SZSE:002999) Beneish M-Score : -2.16 (As of Mar. 05, 2025)


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What is Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production 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 -2.16 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:002999' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.02   Max: -1.41
Current: -2.16

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co was -1.41. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.02.


Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production 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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Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production 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 - -1.80 -3.23 -1.41 -1.59

Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production 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 -1.87 -1.59 -2.28 -2.02 -2.16

Competitive Comparison of Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production 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.


Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production 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 Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production 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 * 0.9959+0.528 * 1.0378+0.404 * 1.1841+0.892 * 1.1189+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7191+4.679 * 0.055394-0.327 * 1.0258
=-2.16

* 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 ¥920 Mil.
Revenue was 3098.081 + 5059.662 + 3235.5 + 3595.068 = ¥14,988 Mil.
Gross Profit was 166.726 + 236.035 + 177.04 + 290.985 = ¥871 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,736 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥7,369 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,162 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥273 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥5,172 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥54 Mil.
Net Income was -5.201 + 8.848 + 6.88 + 40.785 = ¥51 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -500.346 + 257.844 + -1355.357 + 1240.97 = ¥-357 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥825 Mil.
Revenue was 3364.617 + 4655.093 + 3896.695 + 1478.702 = ¥13,395 Mil.
Gross Profit was 185.955 + 214.765 + 237.802 + 169.146 = ¥808 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,293 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥6,697 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥1,043 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥142 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥4,609 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥21 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)
=(919.675 / 14988.311) / (825.262 / 13395.107)
=0.061359 / 0.061609
=0.9959

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)
=(807.668 / 13395.107) / (870.786 / 14988.311)
=0.060296 / 0.058098
=1.0378

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 - (5735.835 + 1161.875) / 7369.067) / (1 - (5293.136 + 1042.534) / 6697.456)
=0.063964 / 0.054018
=1.1841

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
=14988.311 / 13395.107
=1.1189

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 + 1042.534)) / (0 / (0 + 1161.875))
=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)
=(273.482 / 14988.311) / (142.171 / 13395.107)
=0.018246 / 0.010614
=1.7191

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)
=((53.702 + 5172.255) / 7369.067) / ((21.045 + 4609.3) / 6697.456)
=0.709175 / 0.691359
=1.0258

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
=(51.312 - 0 - -356.889) / 7369.067
=0.055394

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.

Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co has a M-score of -2.16 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
709 Dongfeng East Road, Yuexiu District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510080
Guangdong Tianhe Agricultural Means Of Production Co Ltd is engaged in sales of fertilizers, pesticides and other agricultural products and provide professional agricultural technology services. The company mainly sells nitrogen fertilizer and potash fertilizer to wholesale customers and industrial customers.
Executives
Liu Yong Feng Secretary Dong
Xu Zhi Gang Executives
Luo Xuan Bin Executives
Qiu Jun Wei Executives
Yao Wei Ying Directors, executives
Liu Yi Director
Ke Ying Chao Directors, executives

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