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Huatu Cendes Co (SZSE:300492) Beneish M-Score : 13.50 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Huatu Cendes 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score 13.5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

SZSE:300492' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.48   Med: -1.93   Max: 13.5
Current: 13.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Huatu Cendes Co was 13.50. The lowest was -8.48. And the median was -1.93.


Huatu Cendes Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Huatu Cendes 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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Huatu Cendes Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Huatu Cendes 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 -2.47 -1.76 -0.86 -2.09 -5.12

Huatu Cendes 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 -1.64 -5.12 -1.41 6.46 13.50

Competitive Comparison of Huatu Cendes Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Huatu Cendes 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.


Huatu Cendes Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Huatu Cendes Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Huatu Cendes Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Huatu Cendes 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 Huatu Cendes 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 * 0.0741+0.528 * 0.4095+0.404 * 0.2937+0.892 * 27.8097+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 9.4649+4.679 * -0.528832-0.327 * 8.8033
=13.50

* 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 ¥243 Mil.
Revenue was 624.846 + 810.565 + 695.465 + 202.745 = ¥2,334 Mil.
Gross Profit was 382.279 + 463.949 + 387.633 + 45.621 = ¥1,279 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,269 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,996 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥627 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥1,103 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥1,285 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥341 Mil.
Net Income was 7.831 + 49.041 + 72.558 + -88.265 = ¥41 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 159.107 + 396.824 + 336.745 + 203.856 = ¥1,097 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥118 Mil.
Revenue was 12.338 + 16.897 + 15.138 + 39.541 = ¥84 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.91 + 4.169 + 2.331 + 11.429 = ¥19 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥231 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥328 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥42 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥30 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 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)
=(242.804 / 2333.621) / (117.82 / 83.914)
=0.104046 / 1.404057
=0.0741

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)
=(18.839 / 83.914) / (1279.482 / 2333.621)
=0.224504 / 0.548282
=0.4095

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 - (1269.348 + 627.099) / 1995.658) / (1 - (230.875 + 41.809) / 328.248)
=0.049713 / 0.169274
=0.2937

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
=2333.621 / 83.914
=27.8097

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 + 41.809)) / (0 / (0 + 627.099))
=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)
=(1103.143 / 2333.621) / (4.191 / 83.914)
=0.472717 / 0.049944
=9.4649

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)
=((341.093 + 1285.374) / 1995.658) / ((0.49 + 29.899) / 328.248)
=0.815003 / 0.092579
=8.8033

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
=(41.165 - 0 - 1096.532) / 1995.658
=-0.528832

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.

Huatu Cendes Co has a M-score of 13.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Huatu Cendes Co Business Description

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Address
37 Floor, Times No.1, Zhiquan Section, Dongdajie, Jinjiang District, Chengdu, CHN, 610065
Huatu Cendes Co Ltd, formerly Cendes Co Ltd is engaged in professional technical services. It provides planning, architecture, and creative services. It provides architectural engineering design and related consulting services, including pre-project consulting, concept design, project design, preliminary design, construction drawings. It covers all types of residential, urban complex, public buildings including commercial centers, independent commercial blocks, office buildings, hotels and non-commercial public buildings business designs.
Executives
Yi Xiao Ying Director
Yuan Xin Director
Chen Li Director
Cai Chao Lu Director
Liu Jun Xiang Directors, Directors, and Executives

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