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Microvast Holdings (Microvast Holdings) Beneish M-Score : -2.87 (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Microvast Holdings 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

MVST' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.09   Med: -4.48   Max: -2.87
Current: -2.87

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Microvast Holdings was -2.87. The lowest was -6.09. And the median was -4.48.


Microvast Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Microvast Holdings'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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Microvast Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Microvast Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -6.09 -2.87

Microvast Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
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 -6.09 -5.44 -4.39 -2.79 -2.87

Competitive Comparison of Microvast Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Microvast Holdings'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.


Microvast Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Microvast Holdings 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 Microvast Holdings 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 * 0.9529+0.528 * 0.2377+0.404 * 0.3145+0.892 * 1.4994+0.115 * 1.5838
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.634+4.679 * -0.0277-0.327 * 1.3417
=-2.87

* 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 $177.5 Mil.
Revenue was 104.575 + 80.116 + 74.953 + 46.973 = $306.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 23.024 + 17.884 + 11.461 + 4.858 = $57.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $425.6 Mil.
Total Assets was $1,096.7 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $640.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $22.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $120.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $403.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $104.0 Mil.
Net Income was -24.536 + -26.13 + -26.089 + -29.581 = $-106.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was -1.302 + 0.085 + -0.243 + 0.806 = $-0.7 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -4.953 + -29.342 + -29.842 + -11.166 = $-75.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was $124.2 Mil.
Revenue was 64.797 + 38.616 + 64.414 + 36.668 = $204.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2.226 + 1.993 + 4.841 + 0.013 = $9.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $545.1 Mil.
Total Assets was $985.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $351.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $20.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $127.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $252.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $87.2 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)
=(177.483 / 306.617) / (124.219 / 204.495)
=0.578843 / 0.607443
=0.9529

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)
=(9.073 / 204.495) / (57.227 / 306.617)
=0.044368 / 0.18664
=0.2377

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 - (425.606 + 640.174) / 1096.732) / (1 - (545.067 + 351.508) / 984.957)
=0.028222 / 0.089732
=0.3145

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
=306.617 / 204.495
=1.4994

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))
=(20.365 / (20.365 + 351.508)) / (22.928 / (22.928 + 640.174))
=0.054763 / 0.034577
=1.5838

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)
=(120.905 / 306.617) / (127.183 / 204.495)
=0.394319 / 0.621937
=0.634

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)
=((104.005 + 403.41) / 1096.732) / ((87.232 + 252.409) / 984.957)
=0.462661 / 0.344828
=1.3417

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
=(-106.336 - -0.654 - -75.303) / 1096.732
=-0.0277

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.

Microvast Holdings has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Microvast Holdings (Microvast Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
12603 Southwest Freeway, Suite 300, Stafford, TX, USA, 77477
Microvast Holdings Inc is a technology innovator that designs, develops, and manufactures lithium-ion battery solutions. The company is renowned for its cutting-edge cell technology and its vertical integration capabilities which extend from core battery chemistry to battery packs.
Executives
Yanzhuan Zheng director, officer: CFO, Director 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Craig Webster director 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Zachariah Ward officer: President, Microvast Energy 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Yeelong Balladon director C/O MICROVAST HOLDINGS, INC., 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Shane Smith officer: COO & President, Microvast US 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Stephen A Vogel director 701 BRAZOS STREET, SUITE 1200, AUSTIN TX 78701
Sarah Beth Alexander officer: General Counsel 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Michael Stanley Whittingham director 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Yang Wu director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO, COB, Director 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Wong Arthur Lap Tat director C/O 27 UNION SQUARE WEST, SUITE 502, NEW YORK NY 10003
Shengxian Wu officer: CEO, Microvast China 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Sascha Rene Kelterborn officer: CRO & Man. Dir. Microvast EMEA 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Wenjuan Mattis officer: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Lu Gao officer: Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477
Wei Ying director 12603 SOUTHWEST FREEWAY, SUITE 210, STAFFORD TX 77477

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