Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co (SZSE:301201) Beneish M-Score: -2.05 (As of Jul. 15, 2026)

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SZSE:301201 Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd SZSE:301201
75 GF Score
Price ¥37.94
GF Value ¥30.45
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
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What is Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Beneish M-Score?

Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co SZSE:301201 +2.26% 75 Beneish M-Score is -2.05 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus rates SZSE:301201 with a GF Score™ of 75/100 and a GF Value™ of ¥30.45 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 911 Drug Manufacturers companies, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co ranks worse than 77.06% on this metric.

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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:301201' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.29   Max: -1.22
Current: -2.05

During the past 12 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co was -1.22. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.29.


Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Chengda Pharmaceuticals 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.

Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.22 -1.98 -2.56 -3.11 -2.20

Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.59 -2.80 -2.36 -2.20 -2.05

SZSE:301201 vs ZTS, UTHR: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic subindustry, Chengda Pharmaceuticals 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.


Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Beneish M-Score vs Drug Manufacturers Industry

For the Drug Manufacturers industry and Healthcare sector, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Chengda Pharmaceuticals 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 Chengda Pharmaceuticals 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 * 0.7286+0.528 * 1.1075+0.404 * 1.4086+0.892 * 1.4854+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4406+4.679 * -0.021049-0.327 * 0.917
=-2.05

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was ¥142.3 Mil.
Revenue was 128.24 + 121.277 + 102.642 + 106.145 = ¥458.3 Mil.
Gross Profit was 42.489 + 50.092 + 39.082 + 53.644 = ¥185.3 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,301.0 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,332.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥821.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥40.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥171.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥44.3 Mil.
Net Income was 7.002 + -28.699 + 3.949 + 14.224 = ¥-3.5 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -11.413 + -32.444 + 43.071 + 46.352 = ¥45.6 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥131.5 Mil.
Revenue was 76.308 + 89.363 + 79.756 + 63.122 = ¥308.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 36.68 + 36.501 + 41.775 + 23.209 = ¥138.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,409.2 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥2,389.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥827.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥62.6 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥153.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥88.2 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)
=(142.299 / 458.304) / (131.494 / 308.549)
=0.31049 / 0.426169
=0.7286

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)
=(138.165 / 308.549) / (185.307 / 458.304)
=0.447789 / 0.404332
=1.1075

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 - (1301.016 + 821.151) / 2332.199) / (1 - (1409.157 + 827.528) / 2389.449)
=0.090057 / 0.063933
=1.4086

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
=458.304 / 308.549
=1.4854

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 + 827.528)) / (0 / (0 + 821.151))
=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)
=(40.941 / 458.304) / (62.564 / 308.549)
=0.089332 / 0.202768
=0.4406

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)
=((44.303 + 171.772) / 2332.199) / ((88.198 + 153.217) / 2389.449)
=0.092649 / 0.101034
=0.917

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
=(-3.524 - 0 - 45.566) / 2332.199
=-0.021049

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.

Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.05 mean?
Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co (SZSE:301201) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.05 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co ranks #702 out of 911 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, placing it in the top 77.1%.
Is Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.05. Based on the distribution chart, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co ranks #702 out of 911 companies in the Drug Manufacturers industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co has a GF Score™ of 75/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co's Beneish M-Score compare to ZTS and UTHR?
According to the Drug Manufacturers industry distribution chart, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co ranks #702 out of 911 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Drug Manufacturers company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Drug Manufacturers industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co and its competitors. Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.05. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co (SZSE:301201) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ¥30.45, compared to a current price of ¥37.94 — trading 24.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.05. Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co's overall GF Score™ is 75/100 with 4 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co (SZSE:301201), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.05 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co (SZSE:301201) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ¥37.94 is trading 24.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of ¥30.45. GuruFocus considers Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for SZSE:301201:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.05
  • GF Value™: ¥30.45 vs. price of ¥37.94 (24.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 75/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the SZSE:301201 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Business Description

Address 36 Huanghe Road, Huimin Street, Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, Jiaxing, CHN, 314100
Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of L-carnitine series products. The company mainly produces raw materials, food additives, feed additives, antibiotics, anti-cancer, anti-virus and other series of pharmaceutical intermediates. The products are sold to more than 30 countries and regions.
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