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China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co (HKSE:01940) Beneish M-Score : -2.05 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is China Gas Industry Investment Holdings 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 -2.05 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:01940' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.36   Max: 1.43
Current: -2.05

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co was 1.43. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.36.


China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Gas Industry Investment Holdings 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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China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co Beneish M-Score Chart

China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.43 -3.15 -2.36 -2.50 -2.05

China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.36 - -2.50 - -2.05

Competitive Comparison of China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Gas Industry Investment Holdings 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.


China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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China Gas Industry Investment Holdings 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 China Gas Industry Investment Holdings 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 * 1.0398+0.528 * 1.036+0.404 * 1.0767+0.892 * 0.9857+0.115 * 0.9602
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6644+4.679 * 0.051221-0.327 * 0.8097
=-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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$683 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,631 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$363 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$933 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,705 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,723 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$145 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$62 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$731 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$272 Mil.
Net Income was HK$140 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was HK$2 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$666 Mil.
Revenue was HK$1,655 Mil.
Gross Profit was HK$382 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$1,106 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$2,911 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$1,755 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$141 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$372 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)
=(682.91 / 1630.993) / (666.253 / 1654.574)
=0.418708 / 0.402673
=1.0398

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)
=(381.75 / 1654.574) / (363.247 / 1630.993)
=0.230724 / 0.222715
=1.036

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 - (932.839 + 1722.584) / 2704.873) / (1 - (1106.43 + 1755.057) / 2910.913)
=0.018282 / 0.01698
=1.0767

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
=1630.993 / 1654.574
=0.9857

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))
=(141.116 / (141.116 + 1755.057)) / (144.732 / (144.732 + 1722.584))
=0.074421 / 0.077508
=0.9602

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)
=(61.563 / 1630.993) / (94.005 / 1654.574)
=0.037746 / 0.056815
=0.6644

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)
=((271.979 + 730.904) / 2704.873) / ((372.088 + 960.916) / 2910.913)
=0.370769 / 0.457933
=0.8097

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
=(140.087 - 0 - 1.54) / 2704.873
=0.051221

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.

China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co has a M-score of -2.05 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co (HKSE:01940) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 9 Binhe Road, Lubei District, Hebei Province, Tangshan, CHN
China Gas Industry Investment Holdings Co Ltd is an industrial gas supplier in the Jing-Jin-Ji Region. It is focused on the supply of pipeline industrial gas and liquefied industrial gas and also operates an LNG-related business which includes the supply of LNG and provision of gas transmission service relatively small scale. The company produces and supplies liquefied industrial gas to offsite independent end-user customers. Its segments include the Supply of industrial gas; Liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas transmission service.

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