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Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co (SZSE:301202) Beneish M-Score : -2.22 (As of Apr. 18, 2025)


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What is Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery 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 -2.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SZSE:301202' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.82   Med: -2.36   Max: 1.95
Current: -2.22

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co was 1.95. The lowest was -3.82. And the median was -2.36.


Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery 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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Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co Annual Data
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Beneish M-Score
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Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery 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.


Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery 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 Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery 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 * 1.077+0.528 * 1.1438+0.404 * 0.9228+0.892 * 1.3284+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0205+4.679 * 0.00246-0.327 * 1.4913
=-2.22

* 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 ¥376 Mil.
Revenue was 341.121 + 349.369 + 205.546 + 270.854 = ¥1,167 Mil.
Gross Profit was 58.518 + 70.421 + 39.18 + 51.545 = ¥220 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,203 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,685 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥341 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥35 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥483 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥13 Mil.
Net Income was 17.912 + 27.986 + 9.691 + 18.451 = ¥74 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4.773 + 35.322 + 8.991 + 20.808 = ¥70 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥263 Mil.
Revenue was 225.592 + 264.175 + 155.901 + 232.749 = ¥878 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.236 + 58.252 + 33.573 + 54.079 = ¥189 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥1,071 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥1,526 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥316 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥26 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥272 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥29 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)
=(375.935 / 1166.89) / (262.765 / 878.417)
=0.322168 / 0.299135
=1.077

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)
=(189.14 / 878.417) / (219.664 / 1166.89)
=0.215319 / 0.188247
=1.1438

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 - (1203.061 + 340.928) / 1685.376) / (1 - (1071.269 + 316.258) / 1526.271)
=0.08389 / 0.090904
=0.9228

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
=1166.89 / 878.417
=1.3284

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))
=(5.178 / (5.178 + 316.258)) / (0 / (0 + 340.928))
=0.016109 / 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)
=(35.051 / 1166.89) / (25.857 / 878.417)
=0.030038 / 0.029436
=1.0205

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)
=((13.155 + 483.029) / 1685.376) / ((29.417 + 271.895) / 1526.271)
=0.294406 / 0.197417
=1.4913

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
=(74.04 - 0 - 69.894) / 1685.376
=0.00246

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.

Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co has a M-score of -2.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co Business Description

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Address
Sumitomo Denso Road, Panyang Industrial Park, Huangdai Town, Xiangcheng District, Jiangsu Province, Suzhou, CHN, 215143
Suzhou Longway Electronic Machinery Co Ltd is a high-tech enterprise specializing in research and development, production, sales and service of data center cabinets such as server cabinets, hot and cold aisles, micro-modules, T-block racks, and integrated wiring products such as data cables.
Executives
Gao Jian Qiang Directors, executives
Shen Mei Juan Director

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