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Shaanxi Energy Investment Co (SZSE:001286) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Shaanxi Energy Investment 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:001286' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.36
Current: -2.78

During the past 6 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shaanxi Energy Investment Co was -2.36. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.76.


Shaanxi Energy Investment Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Shaanxi Energy Investment 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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Shaanxi Energy Investment Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shaanxi Energy Investment Co Annual Data
Trend Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - - -2.76

Shaanxi Energy Investment Co Quarterly Data
Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 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 - -2.36 - -2.76 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Shaanxi Energy Investment Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Thermal Coal subindustry, Shaanxi Energy Investment 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.


Shaanxi Energy Investment Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Other Energy Sources Industry

For the Other Energy Sources industry and Energy sector, Shaanxi Energy Investment Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Shaanxi Energy Investment Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Shaanxi Energy Investment 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 Shaanxi Energy Investment 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 * 1.0447+0.528 * 1.0398+0.404 * 0.8881+0.892 * 0.9846+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2231+4.679 * -0.06824-0.327 * 0.8322
=-2.78

* 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 ¥1,911 Mil.
Revenue was 5640.33 + 5257.92 + 4947.585 + 4137.901 = ¥19,984 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2304.809 + 1704.785 + 2161.01 + 1512.397 = ¥7,683 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥9,784 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥64,957 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥43,653 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥203 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥13,271 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥19,814 Mil.
Net Income was 987.205 + 360.574 + 874.799 + 464.083 = ¥2,687 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2337.206 + 1359.199 + 1909.938 + 1512.982 = ¥7,119 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥1,858 Mil.
Revenue was 5109.421 + 5371.294 + 5309.671 + 4505.137 = ¥20,296 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2411.307 + 1968.151 + 1980.539 + 1753.532 = ¥8,114 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥7,960 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥57,989 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥38,450 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥169 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥13,340 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥22,151 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)
=(1911.375 / 19983.736) / (1858.081 / 20295.523)
=0.095647 / 0.091551
=1.0447

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)
=(8113.529 / 20295.523) / (7683.001 / 19983.736)
=0.399769 / 0.384463
=1.0398

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 - (9784.316 + 43653.231) / 64957.322) / (1 - (7959.524 + 38449.744) / 57989.224)
=0.177344 / 0.199692
=0.8881

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
=19983.736 / 20295.523
=0.9846

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 + 38449.744)) / (0 / (0 + 43653.231))
=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)
=(203.191 / 19983.736) / (168.708 / 20295.523)
=0.010168 / 0.008313
=1.2231

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)
=((19813.777 + 13271.441) / 64957.322) / ((22150.573 + 13339.832) / 57989.224)
=0.509338 / 0.612017
=0.8322

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
=(2686.661 - 0 - 7119.325) / 64957.322
=-0.06824

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.

Shaanxi Energy Investment Co has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Shaanxi Energy Investment Co (SZSE:001286) Business Description

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Address
No. 152, Shahe Road, Shenggao Times Office Building, High-tech Industrial Park, Shaanxi Province, Yulin, CHN, 719054
Shaanxi Energy Investment Co Ltd is engaged in the rhermal power generation, coal production and sales.

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