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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co (TPE:2027) Beneish M-Score : -3.11 (As of Jun. 04, 2024)


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What is Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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 -3.11 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:2027' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.46
Current: -3.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co was -1.46. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.31.


Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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 -2.76 -2.40 -2.44 -2.00 -3.01

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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 -2.39 -2.49 -2.66 -3.01 -3.11

Competitive Comparison of Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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.


Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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 Ta Chen Stainless Pipe 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 * 1.0241+0.528 * 1.3264+0.404 * 0.9774+0.892 * 0.8462+0.115 * 1.1083
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0032+4.679 * -0.155494-0.327 * 0.8742
=-3.11

* 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$9,476 Mil.
Revenue was 23224.8 + 21710.93 + 24210.139 + 26368.599 = NT$95,514 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3983.326 + 3576.734 + 4476.819 + 5235.389 = NT$17,272 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$83,544 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$137,990 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$41,711 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$2,858 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$10,484 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$26,238 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$30,831 Mil.
Net Income was 1082.689 + 454.396 + 1264.109 + 1632.193 = NT$4,433 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 4917.618 + 6020.798 + 8109.263 + 6842.342 = NT$25,890 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$10,934 Mil.
Revenue was 28966.933 + 23899.6 + 27736.833 + 32271.905 = NT$112,875 Mil.
Gross Profit was 6167.855 + 4589.693 + 5665.504 + 10651.623 = NT$27,075 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$99,486 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$146,846 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$33,495 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$2,562 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$12,349 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$29,999 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$39,473 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)
=(9475.788 / 95514.468) / (10934.31 / 112875.271)
=0.099208 / 0.096871
=1.0241

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)
=(27074.675 / 112875.271) / (17272.268 / 95514.468)
=0.239864 / 0.180834
=1.3264

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 - (83544.236 + 41710.771) / 137990.329) / (1 - (99485.987 + 33494.936) / 146846.418)
=0.092291 / 0.094422
=0.9774

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
=95514.468 / 112875.271
=0.8462

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))
=(2562.198 / (2562.198 + 33494.936)) / (2857.5 / (2857.5 + 41710.771))
=0.071059 / 0.064115
=1.1083

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)
=(10483.78 / 95514.468) / (12349.231 / 112875.271)
=0.109761 / 0.109406
=1.0032

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)
=((30830.554 + 26238.169) / 137990.329) / ((39473.339 + 29999.011) / 146846.418)
=0.41357 / 0.473095
=0.8742

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
=(4433.387 - 0 - 25890.021) / 137990.329
=-0.155494

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.

Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co has a M-score of -3.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co (TPE:2027) Business Description

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Address
No.125 Hsin-Tien 2nd Street, Hsin-Tien, Jeng-Teh, Tainan, TWN
Ta Chen Stainless Pipe Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that is primarily engaged in manufacturing and distributing of stainless steel, fasteners, steel strips, aluminum and nickel alloy coils, sheets, plates, long products, tubes, and PVFs. The company generates most of its sales from stainless steel products and fasteners. The company particularly specializes in manufacturing stainless tube and its accessories, which are used in petrochemical and food industries. Geographically, the company generates almost all of its revenue from the American market, where the company distributes its products through its warehouses in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Florida, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Cleveland.

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