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Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology (SZSE:002690) Beneish M-Score : -2.13 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.13 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002690' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.15   Med: -2.16   Max: -0.77
Current: -2.13

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology was -0.77. The lowest was -3.15. And the median was -2.16.


Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic 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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Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology 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 -2.39 -1.30 -2.81 -1.35 -1.98

Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology 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 -1.62 -1.83 -1.82 -1.98 -2.13

Competitive Comparison of Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic 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.


Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic 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 Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic 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 * 1.2629+0.528 * 1.0524+0.404 * 0.6898+0.892 * 1.1072+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1286+4.679 * 0.030528-0.327 * 1.0222
=-2.13

* 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 ¥561 Mil.
Revenue was 331.4 + 768.244 + 689.849 + 560.337 = ¥2,350 Mil.
Gross Profit was 169.321 + 383.098 + 357.894 + 288.949 = ¥1,199 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,651 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,366 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥470 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥335 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥511 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 Mil.
Net Income was 100.9 + 181.669 + 216.873 + 221.26 = ¥721 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -56.56 + 266.054 + 215.918 + 192.527 = ¥618 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥401 Mil.
Revenue was 406.965 + 617.617 + 595.377 + 502.369 = ¥2,122 Mil.
Gross Profit was 218.9 + 333.336 + 323.215 + 264.503 = ¥1,140 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥2,518 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥3,351 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥479 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥268 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥498 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥0 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)
=(561.053 / 2349.83) / (401.251 / 2122.328)
=0.238763 / 0.189062
=1.2629

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)
=(1139.954 / 2122.328) / (1199.262 / 2349.83)
=0.537124 / 0.510361
=1.0524

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 - (2650.933 + 469.887) / 3366.151) / (1 - (2518.096 + 478.522) / 3350.645)
=0.072882 / 0.105659
=0.6898

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
=2349.83 / 2122.328
=1.1072

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 + 478.522)) / (0 / (0 + 469.887))
=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)
=(334.987 / 2349.83) / (268.077 / 2122.328)
=0.142558 / 0.126313
=1.1286

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 + 511.227) / 3366.151) / ((0 + 497.81) / 3350.645)
=0.151873 / 0.148571
=1.0222

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
=(720.702 - 0 - 617.939) / 3366.151
=0.030528

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.

Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology has a M-score of -2.13 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology (SZSE:002690) Business Description

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Address
No. 668 Wangjiang Road, Hefei Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Anhui Province, Hefei, CHN, 230088
Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology Inc develops, manufactures and sells photoelectric detection and classification equipment. Its products include Color Sorter, X-ray inspection and others.
Executives
Hao Xian Jin Director
Tian Ming Director
Jiang Dong Executives
Zhang Jian Jun Executives
Ni Ying Jiu Executives
Xu Peng Directors, executives
Lin Mao Xian Directors, executives
Xiang Cheng Executives
Zhao Hui Fang Independent director
Han Li Ming Supervisors
Yu Neng Hong Director

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