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Acer Synergy Tech (ROCO:6751) Beneish M-Score : -1.79 (As of May. 21, 2024)


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What is Acer Synergy Tech 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 -1.79 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6751' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.36   Med: -2.05   Max: 4.22
Current: -1.79

During the past 7 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Acer Synergy Tech was 4.22. The lowest was -3.36. And the median was -2.05.


Acer Synergy Tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Acer Synergy Tech'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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Acer Synergy Tech Beneish M-Score Chart

Acer Synergy Tech Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -3.36 -1.13 -0.38 -2.61

Acer Synergy Tech 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 -2.17 -2.05 -2.48 -2.61 -1.79

Competitive Comparison of Acer Synergy Tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Acer Synergy Tech'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.


Acer Synergy Tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Acer Synergy Tech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Acer Synergy Tech's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Acer Synergy Tech 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 Acer Synergy Tech 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 * 1.2702+0.528 * 1.0095+0.404 * 0.8047+0.892 * 1.1505+0.115 * 0.4299
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3535+4.679 * 0.100847-0.327 * 0.8791
=-1.79

* 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$639 Mil.
Revenue was 400.174 + 440.533 + 460.34 + 417.934 = NT$1,719 Mil.
Gross Profit was 53.782 + 83.515 + 77.684 + 75 = NT$290 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,219 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,771 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$183 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$20 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$180 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$500 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1 Mil.
Net Income was 1.398 + 12.234 + 12.327 + 17.015 = NT$43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -226.953 + 32.753 + 81.302 + -22.699 = NT$-136 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$437 Mil.
Revenue was 419.712 + 390.793 + 330.619 + 353.045 = NT$1,494 Mil.
Gross Profit was 90.658 + 70.452 + 46.236 + 47.11 = NT$254 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$882 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,434 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$182 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$116 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$450 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$11 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)
=(639.029 / 1718.981) / (437.289 / 1494.169)
=0.371749 / 0.292664
=1.2702

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)
=(254.456 / 1494.169) / (289.981 / 1718.981)
=0.170299 / 0.168694
=1.0095

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 - (1219.296 + 183.45) / 1770.714) / (1 - (882.058 + 181.87) / 1434.353)
=0.207808 / 0.258252
=0.8047

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
=1718.981 / 1494.169
=1.1505

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))
=(7.836 / (7.836 + 181.87)) / (19.501 / (19.501 + 183.45))
=0.041306 / 0.096087
=0.4299

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)
=(180.379 / 1718.981) / (115.838 / 1494.169)
=0.104934 / 0.077527
=1.3535

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)
=((1.131 + 499.938) / 1770.714) / ((11.372 + 450.316) / 1434.353)
=0.282976 / 0.321879
=0.8791

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
=(42.974 - 0 - -135.597) / 1770.714
=0.100847

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.

Acer Synergy Tech has a M-score of -1.79 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Acer Synergy Tech (ROCO:6751) Business Description

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No. 33, Huanke 1st Road, 302, Floor 6, Hsinchu County, Zhubei, TWN, 302
Acer Synergy Tech Corp is a provider of IT solutions. It offers services to small and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises. Its services include enterprise architecture planning; information system integration service; information infrastructure maintenance; and information manpower outsourcing service.

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