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Foran Energy Group Co (SZSE:002911) Beneish M-Score : -2.01 (As of May. 28, 2024)


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What is Foran Energy Group 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 -2.01 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

SZSE:002911' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.88   Med: -2.34   Max: -0.42
Current: -2.01

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Foran Energy Group Co was -0.42. The lowest was -2.88. And the median was -2.34.


Foran Energy Group Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Foran Energy Group 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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Foran Energy Group Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Foran Energy Group 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 -2.47 -1.82 -1.88 -2.48 -2.17

Foran Energy Group 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 -2.77 -2.61 -2.54 -2.17 -2.01

Competitive Comparison of Foran Energy Group Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Foran Energy Group 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.


Foran Energy Group Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Foran Energy Group Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Foran Energy Group 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 Foran Energy Group 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 * 0.8478+0.528 * 1.2773+0.404 * 0.9003+0.892 * 1.354+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6329+4.679 * 0.019609-0.327 * 0.8852
=-2.01

* 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 ¥1,047 Mil.
Revenue was 6158.912 + 7853.537 + 6600.405 + 6603.935 = ¥27,217 Mil.
Gross Profit was 377.082 + 816.526 + 383.511 + 413.45 = ¥1,991 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥7,142 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥19,262 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥8,215 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥205 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥7,407 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2,110 Mil.
Net Income was 80.295 + 409.311 + 161.333 + 195.92 = ¥847 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = ¥0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -523.984 + 133.05 + 876.728 + -16.636 = ¥469 Mil.
Total Receivables was ¥913 Mil.
Revenue was 4480.095 + 5415.389 + 5264.03 + 4941.899 = ¥20,101 Mil.
Gross Profit was 343.996 + 643.927 + 334.508 + 555.481 = ¥1,878 Mil.
Total Current Assets was ¥5,044 Mil.
Total Assets was ¥16,365 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was ¥7,636 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was ¥0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was ¥240 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was ¥6,223 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2,911 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)
=(1047.467 / 27216.789) / (912.513 / 20101.413)
=0.038486 / 0.045395
=0.8478

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)
=(1877.912 / 20101.413) / (1990.569 / 27216.789)
=0.093422 / 0.073138
=1.2773

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 - (7141.822 + 8215.052) / 19261.958) / (1 - (5043.739 + 7636.254) / 16365)
=0.202736 / 0.225176
=0.9003

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
=27216.789 / 20101.413
=1.354

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 + 7636.254)) / (0 / (0 + 8215.052))
=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)
=(205.232 / 27216.789) / (239.517 / 20101.413)
=0.007541 / 0.011915
=0.6329

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)
=((2110.373 + 7406.795) / 19261.958) / ((2911.279 + 6223.011) / 16365)
=0.494091 / 0.55816
=0.8852

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
=(846.859 - 0 - 469.158) / 19261.958
=0.019609

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.

Foran Energy Group Co has a M-score of -2.01 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Foran Energy Group Co (SZSE:002911) Business Description

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Address
No. 18, Nanhai Avenue, Chancheng District, Guangdong Province, Foshan, CHN, 528000
Foran Energy Group Co Ltd, formerly Foshan Gas Group Co Ltd is a China-based company involved in the natural gas business. It is primarily engaged in construction and operation of natural gas high-pressure pipe network and midstream distribution, end-of-pipe gas terminal sales and service, autogas refueling, gas engineering design, and construction. The main products are liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG). Geographically the business activities are carried out through China.
Executives
Shen Li Yuan Supervisors
Yin Hong Mei Directors, executives
Yin Xiang Director
Xu Zhong Executives
Huang Yi Cun Executives
Lin Sheng Jia Supervisors
Lei Bing Qin Director

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