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Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co (SZSE:300335) Beneish M-Score : -2.85 (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


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What is Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology 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 -2.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:300335' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.58   Max: 15.28
Current: -2.85

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co was 15.28. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.58.


Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology 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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Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology 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 -3.04 -2.64 -2.95 -2.66 -2.30

Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology 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 -2.05 -2.30 -2.63 -2.73 -2.85

Competitive Comparison of Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology 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.


Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology 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 Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology 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 * 0.884+0.528 * 0.9534+0.404 * 1.0467+0.892 * 0.9452+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7196+4.679 * -0.057759-0.327 * 0.9653
=-2.85

* 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 ¥401 Mil.
Revenue was 309.619 + 273.651 + 194.381 + 429.071 = ¥1,207 Mil.
Gross Profit was 91.909 + 88.972 + 54.849 + 122.999 = ¥359 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,145 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,787 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥557 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥650 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥57 Mil.
Net Income was 28.23 + 27.692 + 8.762 + -5.697 = ¥59 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 26.13 + 38.172 + 30.761 + 124.873 = ¥220 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥479 Mil.
Revenue was 359.259 + 338.475 + 238.988 + 339.95 = ¥1,277 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.312 + 98.355 + 60.981 + 109.199 = ¥362 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,152 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,854 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥641 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥703 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥47 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)
=(400.623 / 1206.722) / (479.442 / 1276.672)
=0.331993 / 0.37554
=0.884

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)
=(361.847 / 1276.672) / (358.729 / 1206.722)
=0.28343 / 0.297276
=0.9534

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 - (1145.369 + 556.544) / 2786.566) / (1 - (1152.016 + 640.842) / 2854.24)
=0.389244 / 0.371862
=1.0467

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
=1206.722 / 1276.672
=0.9452

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 + 640.842)) / (0 / (0 + 556.544))
=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)
=(63.088 / 1206.722) / (92.747 / 1276.672)
=0.05228 / 0.072647
=0.7196

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)
=((56.641 + 649.875) / 2786.566) / ((47.146 + 702.507) / 2854.24)
=0.253544 / 0.262645
=0.9653

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
=(58.987 - 0 - 219.936) / 2786.566
=-0.057759

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.

Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co has a M-score of -2.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No. 42, Dongzhong Road,, Economic and Technological Development Zone, East District, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, CHN, 510760
Guangzhou Devotion Thermal Technology Co Ltd is a biomass energy company. Its core business activities are categorized into three segments - Clean Energy Integrated Services, Industrial Boiler Manufacturing, Indoor Health Environment Management. Its products cover fuel gas boilers, biomass boilers, electric boilers and various pressure vessel equipment. In the international market, the company's products are exported to Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and other places.
Executives
Directors, executives
Li Zu Qin Director
Ma Ge Directors, executives
Chen Yan Fang Directors, Directors, and Executives
Huang Bo Secretary Dong
Zhao Chao Lan Securities Affairs Representative
Chang Hou Chun Director
Wu Qi Independent director
Ceng Jian Fei Executives
Qian Yan Bin Director
Zhang Kai Hui Directors, executives

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