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Acter Group (ROCO:5536) Beneish M-Score : -2.83 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Acter Group 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 -2.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:5536' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.35   Max: -1.31
Current: -2.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acter Group was -1.31. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.35.


Acter Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acter Group'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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Acter Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Acter Group 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 -2.17 -2.11 -1.74 -2.11 -2.89

Acter Group 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 -2.53 -2.71 -2.68 -2.89 -2.83

Competitive Comparison of Acter Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Acter Group'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.


Acter Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Acter Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Acter Group 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 Acter Group 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 * 1.0214+0.528 * 0.8772+0.404 * 1.6379+0.892 * 0.8763+0.115 * 0.9054
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3254+4.679 * -0.088422-0.327 * 0.9232
=-2.83

* 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 NT$10,996 Mil.
Revenue was 5476.735 + 6624.026 + 6463.08 + 6396.961 = NT$24,961 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1137.263 + 1227.454 + 1237.725 + 1347.487 = NT$4,950 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$24,631 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$27,740 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$946 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$179 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,360 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$13,841 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$68 Mil.
Net Income was 427.808 + 343.539 + 507.61 + 539.938 = NT$1,819 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 621.8 + 1725.388 + 709.815 + 1214.727 = NT$4,272 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$12,286 Mil.
Revenue was 5576.674 + 8025.86 + 8337.961 + 6543.367 = NT$28,484 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1105.082 + 1507.577 + 1297.914 + 1044.359 = NT$4,955 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$23,359 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$25,476 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$904 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$152 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,171 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$12,975 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$862 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)
=(10996.065 / 24960.802) / (12285.701 / 28483.862)
=0.440533 / 0.431321
=1.0214

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)
=(4954.932 / 28483.862) / (4949.929 / 24960.802)
=0.173956 / 0.198308
=0.8772

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 - (24630.527 + 945.735) / 27740.103) / (1 - (23358.555 + 904.481) / 25476.36)
=0.078004 / 0.047625
=1.6379

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
=24960.802 / 28483.862
=0.8763

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))
=(152.14 / (152.14 + 904.481)) / (178.835 / (178.835 + 945.735))
=0.143987 / 0.159025
=0.9054

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)
=(1360.052 / 24960.802) / (1171.014 / 28483.862)
=0.054488 / 0.041111
=1.3254

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)
=((68.348 + 13841.143) / 27740.103) / ((861.97 + 12975.368) / 25476.36)
=0.501422 / 0.543144
=0.9232

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
=(1818.895 - 0 - 4271.73) / 27740.103
=-0.088422

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.

Acter Group has a M-score of -2.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Acter Group (ROCO:5536) Business Description

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No. 201, Wenxin Road, 19th Floor-1, Section 2, Xitun District, Taichung, TWN, 40758
Acter Group Corp Ltd Formerly Acter Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based engineering and construction company. It is engaged in providing construction, design, and maintenance services related to air conditioners, environmental control services, clean room set-up, ice water machine trading, energy-storing equipment trading, ventilation engineering, and energy technology services. The company's geographical segments include Taiwan, Mainland China, and other Asian countries. It generates maximum revenue from Taiwan, which provides engineering services and sales.

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