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Huaxin Cement Co (HKSE:06655) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is Huaxin Cement 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

HKSE:06655' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.19   Med: -2.74   Max: -1.92
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Huaxin Cement Co was -1.92. The lowest was -3.19. And the median was -2.74.


Huaxin Cement Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Huaxin Cement 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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Huaxin Cement Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Huaxin Cement Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.86 -2.89 -2.43 -2.02 -2.44

Huaxin Cement Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.92 -2.06 -2.33 -2.44 -2.49

Competitive Comparison of Huaxin Cement Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Building Materials subindustry, Huaxin Cement 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.


Huaxin Cement Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Building Materials Industry

For the Building Materials industry and Basic Materials sector, Huaxin Cement Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Huaxin Cement 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 Huaxin Cement 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 * 1.1868+0.528 * 0.9248+0.404 * 0.972+0.892 * 1.0709+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0146+4.679 * -0.048077-0.327 * 1.047
=-2.54

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was HK$4,595 Mil.
Revenue was 7694.927 + 10491.757 + 8939.184 + 10066.212 = HK$37,192 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1684.306 + 2907.549 + 2678.57 + 2755.49 = HK$10,026 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$17,089 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$75,216 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$36,049 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$2,439 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$19,964 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$16,026 Mil.
Net Income was 192.785 + 971.049 + 731.331 + 1033.164 = HK$2,928 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = HK$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 116.228 + 2988.897 + 1475.779 + 1963.603 = HK$6,545 Mil.
Total Receivables was HK$3,616 Mil.
Revenue was 7549.754 + 9670.151 + 8298.893 + 9211.658 = HK$34,730 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1527.569 + 2236.41 + 2184.35 + 2710.312 = HK$8,659 Mil.
Total Current Assets was HK$16,902 Mil.
Total Assets was HK$73,740 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was HK$34,571 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was HK$0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was HK$2,245 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was HK$18,136 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was HK$15,563 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)
=(4595.167 / 37192.08) / (3615.608 / 34730.456)
=0.123552 / 0.104105
=1.1868

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)
=(8658.641 / 34730.456) / (10025.915 / 37192.08)
=0.24931 / 0.269571
=0.9248

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 - (17088.83 + 36048.794) / 75216.231) / (1 - (16902.034 + 34570.556) / 73740.379)
=0.293535 / 0.301976
=0.972

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
=37192.08 / 34730.456
=1.0709

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 + 34570.556)) / (0 / (0 + 36048.794))
=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)
=(2439.411 / 37192.08) / (2245.265 / 34730.456)
=0.06559 / 0.064648
=1.0146

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)
=((16025.88 + 19963.968) / 75216.231) / ((15562.709 + 18135.509) / 73740.379)
=0.478485 / 0.456985
=1.047

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
=(2928.329 - 0 - 6544.507) / 75216.231
=-0.048077

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.

Huaxin Cement Co has a M-score of -2.54 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Huaxin Cement Co (HKSE:06655) Business Description

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No.426, Gaoxin Avenue, Tower B, Huaxin Tower, East Lake High-tech Development Zone, Hubei Province, Wuhan, CHN, 430073
Huaxin Cement Co Ltd is engaged in the production and distribution of cement, ready-mix concrete, cement equipment, and cement packaging products. It is also engaged in environmental protection, equipment manufacturing, EPC engineering, Project consulting, and high-tech building materials. Its products include 32.5 type cement, 42.5 type and above cement, Commercial clinker, Concrete, Aggregate, and others. Its geographical segments include China, Tajikistan, and Cambodia, out of which the majority of the revenue is generated from China.
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