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Taitron Components (Taitron Components) Beneish M-Score

: -4.22 (As of Today)
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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 -4.22 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TAIT' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.09   Med: -2.95   Max: 2.27
Current: -4.22

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taitron Components was 2.27. The lowest was -6.09. And the median was -2.95.


Taitron Components Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taitron Components'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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Taitron Components Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.51 -3.31 -2.54 2.27 -4.22

Taitron Components Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Beneish M-Score 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.27 2.07 1.24 1.17 -4.22

Competitive Comparison

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Taitron Components'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.


Taitron Components Beneish M-Score Distribution

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Taitron Components's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Taitron Components 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 Taitron Components 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 * 0.1858+0.528 * 0.9239+0.404 * 0.95+0.892 * 0.7252+0.115 * 0.8295
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4365+4.679 * -0.118905-0.327 * 1.1058
=-4.22

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was $0.09 Mil.
Revenue was 0.969 + 1.563 + 1.49 + 2.086 = $6.11 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.531 + 0.918 + 0.846 + 1.153 = $3.45 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $12.81 Mil.
Total Assets was $18.01 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.97 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.25 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.16 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 Mil.
Net Income was 0.141 + 0.411 + 0.531 + 0.762 = $1.85 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0.342 + 0.013 + 0.26 + 0.221 = $0.84 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.126 + 0.902 + 0.18 + 0.942 = $3.15 Mil.
Total Receivables was $0.68 Mil.
Revenue was 1.781 + 2.3 + 2.79 + 1.552 = $8.42 Mil.
Gross Profit was 0.873 + 1.227 + 1.49 + 0.803 = $4.39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $11.98 Mil.
Total Assets was $17.14 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was $2.92 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was $0.14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was $2.16 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $1.00 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.00 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)
=(0.092 / 6.108) / (0.683 / 8.423)
=0.015062 / 0.081087
=0.1858

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)
=(4.393 / 8.423) / (3.448 / 6.108)
=0.521548 / 0.564506
=0.9239

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 - (12.807 + 2.97) / 18.006) / (1 - (11.982 + 2.922) / 17.137)
=0.123792 / 0.130303
=0.95

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
=6.108 / 8.423
=0.7252

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))
=(0.135 / (0.135 + 2.922)) / (0.167 / (0.167 + 2.97))
=0.044161 / 0.053236
=0.8295

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)
=(2.248 / 6.108) / (2.158 / 8.423)
=0.368042 / 0.256203
=1.4365

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)
=((0 + 1.163) / 18.006) / ((0 + 1.001) / 17.137)
=0.06459 / 0.058412
=1.1058

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
=(1.845 - 0.836 - 3.15) / 18.006
=-0.118905

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.

Taitron Components has a M-score of -4.22 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Taitron Components (Taitron Components) Business Description

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Address
28040 West Harrison Parkway, Valencia, CA, USA, 91355
Taitron Components Inc is a supplier of originally designed and manufactured (ODM) products that include value-added engineering and turn-key solutions. It focuses on providing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and contracts electronic manufacturers (CEMs) with ODM products for their multi-year turn-key projects and ODM electronic components. Its product offerings range from discrete semiconductors to small electronic devices. The company also distributes brand-name electronic components with a vast inventory available on hand. Its Taiwan and China locations provide support for inventory sourcing, purchases, and coordinating the manufacture of ODM Projects and ODM Components.
Executives
Chi-lin Chung director 28040 WEST HARRISON PARKWAY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Craig Miller director 15165 VENTURA BLVD, STE 425, SHERMAAN OAKS CA 91403
David Vanderhorst officer: CFO C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Stewart Wang director, 10 percent owner, officer: President, CEO, CFO C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Tzu Sheng Ku director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Richard Chiang director 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355
Felix Sung director C/O TAITRON COMPONENTS, 28040 W HARRISON PKWY, VALENCIA CA 91355

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