CEC Environmental Protection Co (SZSE:300172) Beneish M-Score : -2.55 (As of May. 01, 2024)

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What is CEC Environmental Protection 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 -2.55 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:300172' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -9.62 Med: -2.22 Max: -0.8
Current: -2.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CEC Environmental Protection Co was -0.80. The lowest was -9.62. And the median was -2.22.

CEC Environmental Protection Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CEC Environmental Protection Co's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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-1.74

-2.17

-2.68

-2.36

-2.47

CEC Environmental Protection Co Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.54	-2.16	-2.17	-2.47	-2.55

Competitive Comparison of CEC Environmental Protection Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, CEC Environmental Protection Co's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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CEC Environmental Protection Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, CEC Environmental Protection Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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CEC Environmental Protection 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 CEC Environmental Protection Co for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 1.0895

0.528 * 0.9836

0.404 * 0.8951

0.892 * 0.9521

0.115 * 1

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 1.2188

4.679 * -0.009857

0.327 * 0.9132

-2.55

This Year (Mar24) TTM:

Last Year (Mar23) TTM:

Total Receivables was ¥1,016.7 Mil.
Revenue was 203.725 + 232.795 + 217.254 + 291.523 = ¥945.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.089 + 43.022 + 57.437 + 83.579 = ¥247.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,898.1 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,829.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥151.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥41.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥720.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥150.8 Mil.
Net Income was 31.681 + -15.545 + 20.272 + 51.817 = ¥88.2 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 64.149 + 108.683 + 0.677 + -57.395 = ¥116.1 Mil.

Total Receivables was ¥980.2 Mil.
Revenue was 264.416 + 192.644 + 206.318 + 329.51 = ¥992.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 61.989 + 67.603 + 39.908 + 85.811 = ¥255.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,859.8 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,914.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥157.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥35.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥791.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥191.1 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)
	=	(1016.713 / 945.297)	/	(980.167 / 992.888)
	=	1.075549	/	0.987188
	=	1.0895

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)
	=	(255.311 / 992.888)	/	(247.127 / 945.297)
	=	0.25714	/	0.261428
	=	0.9836

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 - (1898.063 + 151.789) / 2829.374)	/	(1 - (1859.751 + 157.945) / 2914.83)
	=	0.27551	/	0.307783
	=	0.8951

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
	=	945.297	/	992.888
	=	0.9521

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 + 157.945))	/	(0 / (0 + 151.789))
	=	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)
	=	(41.155 / 945.297)	/	(35.467 / 992.888)
	=	0.043537	/	0.035721
	=	1.2188

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)
	=	((150.776 + 720.513) / 2829.374)	/	((191.104 + 791.773) / 2914.83)
	=	0.307944	/	0.337199
	=	0.9132

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
	=	(88.225 - 0	-	116.114)	/	2829.374
	=	-0.009857

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.

CEC Environmental Protection Co has a M-score of -2.55 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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CEC Environmental Protection Co (SZSE:300172) Business Description

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Address

Number 1800, Chengxin Street, Nanjing (Environmental Concentration Zone), Jiangning District, Nanjing, CHN, 211102

Website

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CEC Environmental Protection Co Ltd is engaged in the provision of water processing system solutions, water processing equipment system integration and contract construction of related engineering for industrial projects of thermal power, nuclear power, petrochemical, coal chemical, metallurgy and other industries. The company provides condensate polishing, water supply treatment, wastewater treatment, water vapor centralized monitoring and chemical injection lines, industrial flue gas treatment, municipal sludge treatment, municipal sewage treatment and others.

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