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National Aerospace Fasteners (TPE:3004) Beneish M-Score : -2.14 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is National Aerospace Fasteners 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 -2.14 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:3004' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.63   Med: -2.31   Max: -1.65
Current: -2.14

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of National Aerospace Fasteners was -1.65. The lowest was -3.63. And the median was -2.31.


National Aerospace Fasteners Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for National Aerospace Fasteners'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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National Aerospace Fasteners Beneish M-Score Chart

National Aerospace Fasteners 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 -2.10 -3.41 -2.14 -2.25 -2.15

National Aerospace Fasteners 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 -2.15 -2.05 -2.13 -2.15 -2.14

Competitive Comparison of National Aerospace Fasteners's Beneish M-Score

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, National Aerospace Fasteners'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.


National Aerospace Fasteners's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, National Aerospace Fasteners's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where National Aerospace Fasteners's Beneish M-Score falls into.



National Aerospace Fasteners 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 National Aerospace Fasteners 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 * 0.9898+0.528 * 0.9488+0.404 * 0.945+0.892 * 1.302+0.115 * 0.9754
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9161+4.679 * 0.026313-0.327 * 1.0096
=-2.14

* 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$770 Mil.
Revenue was 835.06 + 863.773 + 797.269 + 713.103 = NT$3,209 Mil.
Gross Profit was 235.094 + 246.117 + 200.762 + 176.995 = NT$859 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,569 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,567 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,912 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$241 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$345 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,806 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,384 Mil.
Net Income was 104.086 + 96.502 + 86.56 + 57.622 = NT$345 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 20.475 + 82.87 + 53.218 + 41.72 = NT$198 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$597 Mil.
Revenue was 696.479 + 682.629 + 588.494 + 497.171 = NT$2,465 Mil.
Gross Profit was 188.67 + 180.815 + 146.703 + 109.728 = NT$626 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,581 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,600 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,944 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$237 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$290 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,176 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,435 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)
=(769.659 / 3209.205) / (597.22 / 2464.773)
=0.239829 / 0.242302
=0.9898

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)
=(625.916 / 2464.773) / (858.968 / 3209.205)
=0.253945 / 0.267658
=0.9488

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 - (2568.556 + 2912.384) / 5567.057) / (1 - (1581.253 + 2943.766) / 4600.328)
=0.015469 / 0.01637
=0.945

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
=3209.205 / 2464.773
=1.302

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))
=(237.28 / (237.28 + 2943.766)) / (241.164 / (241.164 + 2912.384))
=0.074592 / 0.076474
=0.9754

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)
=(345.496 / 3209.205) / (289.652 / 2464.773)
=0.107658 / 0.117517
=0.9161

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)
=((1383.869 + 1805.812) / 5567.057) / ((1434.965 + 1175.821) / 4600.328)
=0.572956 / 0.567522
=1.0096

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
=(344.77 - 0 - 198.283) / 5567.057
=0.026313

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.

National Aerospace Fasteners has a M-score of -2.14 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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National Aerospace Fasteners (TPE:3004) Business Description

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Address
No. 1, Taiping East Road, Pingzhen District, Taoyuan, TWN, 324026
National Aerospace Fasteners Corp engages in the manufacture and trading of the fasteners, construction parts and other products of aircraft, ships, and vehicles. Aerospace and Industrial products are reportable segments of the company.

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