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Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University (SZSE:300864) Beneish M-Score : -2.08 (As of Apr. 22, 2025)


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What is Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University 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 -2.08 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:300864' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.48   Med: -2.09   Max: -0.8
Current: -2.08

During the past 9 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University was -0.80. The lowest was -6.48. And the median was -2.09.


Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University'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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Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University Beneish M-Score Chart

Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only -0.80 -6.48 -2.45 -2.09 -2.08

Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.09 -2.26 -2.15 -2.20 -2.08

Competitive Comparison of Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University'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.


Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University 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 Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University 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 * 0.9385+0.528 * 1.0064+0.404 * 1.8749+0.892 * 1.1136+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8071+4.679 * 0.005333-0.327 * 1.177
=-2.08

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥351.1 Mil.
Revenue was 233.537 + 213.587 + 201.833 + 184.749 = ¥833.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 65.979 + 76.864 + 85.849 + 68.475 = ¥297.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,681.7 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,008.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥192.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥25.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥555.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥97.8 Mil.
Net Income was 35.861 + 37.968 + 41.596 + 51.89 = ¥167.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 120.605 + 61.563 + 36.037 + -61.6 = ¥156.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥336.0 Mil.
Revenue was 214.942 + 191.712 + 177.372 + 164.632 = ¥748.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 70.658 + 67.375 + 69.432 + 61.082 = ¥268.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,610.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,767.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥94.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥28.5 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥487.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0.9 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)
=(351.144 / 833.706) / (336.003 / 748.658)
=0.421184 / 0.448807
=0.9385

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)
=(268.547 / 748.658) / (297.167 / 833.706)
=0.358705 / 0.356441
=1.0064

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 - (1681.734 + 192.776) / 2008.416) / (1 - (1610.205 + 94.177) / 1767.224)
=0.066672 / 0.03556
=1.8749

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
=833.706 / 748.658
=1.1136

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 + 94.177)) / (0 / (0 + 192.776))
=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)
=(25.591 / 833.706) / (28.473 / 748.658)
=0.030695 / 0.038032
=0.8071

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)
=((97.798 + 555.353) / 2008.416) / ((0.929 + 487.358) / 1767.224)
=0.325207 / 0.276302
=1.177

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
=(167.315 - 0 - 156.605) / 2008.416
=0.005333

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.

Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University has a M-score of -2.08 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Nanjing University Business Description

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22 Hankou Road, Yifu Management Science Building, Gulou District, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing, CHN, 211500
Academy of Environmental Planning & Design Co Ltd Nanjing University is engaged in environmental investigation and appraisal, environmental assessment of construction projects, environmental research and planning, environmental engineering design and supervision, environmental engineering contracting, and third-party treatment of environmental pollution. The company's services include advisory, planning, engineering technical, and training.

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