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Windflow Technology (Windflow Technology) Beneish M-Score : 23.78 (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Windflow Technology 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 23.78 higher than -2.22, which implies that it might have manipulated its financial results.

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

WFLWY' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.53   Med: -2.43   Max: 23.78
Current: 23.78

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Windflow Technology was 23.78. The lowest was -10.53. And the median was -2.43.


Windflow Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Windflow Technology'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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Windflow Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Windflow Technology Annual Data
Trend Jun08 Jun09 Jun10 Jun11 Jun12 Jun13 Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.59 -1.66 -4.38 -4.44 23.78

Windflow Technology Semi-Annual Data
Jun08 Dec08 Jun09 Dec09 Jun10 Dec10 Jun11 Dec11 Jun12 Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17
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 - -4.44 - 23.78 -

Competitive Comparison of Windflow Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Windflow Technology'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.


Windflow Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Windflow Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Windflow Technology's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Windflow Technology 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 Windflow Technology 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 * 3.1785+0.528 * 18.9717+0.404 * 0.8061+0.892 * 0.2425+0.115 * 0.2536
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6105+4.679 * -0.203463-0.327 * 1.296
=7.19

* 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 (Jun17) TTM:Last Year (Jun16) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.25 Mil.
Revenue was $0.25 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.01 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $9.54 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $0.55 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $0.48 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $16.31 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was $-3.48 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.25 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was $-1.55 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.33 Mil.
Revenue was $1.03 Mil.
Gross Profit was $0.63 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $3.65 Mil.
Total Assets was $10.94 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $6.53 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $3.27 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $12.89 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.252 / 0.249) / (0.327 / 1.027)
=1.012048 / 0.318403
=3.1785

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)
=(0.626 / 1.027) / (0.008 / 0.249)
=0.609542 / 0.032129
=18.9717

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 - (9.536 + 0.55) / 10.685) / (1 - (3.651 + 6.531) / 10.943)
=0.05606 / 0.069542
=0.8061

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
=0.249 / 1.027
=0.2425

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))
=(0.727 / (0.727 + 6.531)) / (0.359 / (0.359 + 0.55))
=0.100165 / 0.394939
=0.2536

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)
=(0.484 / 0.249) / (3.27 / 1.027)
=1.943775 / 3.184031
=0.6105

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)
=((0 + 16.314) / 10.685) / ((0 + 12.892) / 10.943)
=1.526813 / 1.178105
=1.296

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
=(-3.477 - 0.249 - -1.552) / 10.685
=-0.203463

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.

Windflow Technology has a M-score of 7.19 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Windflow Technology (Windflow Technology) Business Description

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Windflow Technology Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and development of wind turbines. The company operates in two segments namely Wind Turbines segment, Licensing segment, and Corporate segment. Wind Turbines Segment Represents manufacturing, installing, commissioning, selling, operating and maintaining wind turbines and related parts. Licensing Segment includes licensing agreements. And corporate segment includes designing and development of wind turbine and its marketing. Some of its projects include Te Rere Hau, Gebbies Pass, Long Gully and United Kingdom Projects. It generates a majority of its revenue from Wind Turbines. Geographically, the company gets a major share of its revenue from New Zealand.

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