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Fulltech Fiber Glass (ROCO:1815) Beneish M-Score : -5.83 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Fulltech Fiber Glass 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 -5.83 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:1815' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -28.24   Med: -2.66   Max: 24.44
Current: -5.83

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fulltech Fiber Glass was 24.44. The lowest was -28.24. And the median was -2.66.


Fulltech Fiber Glass Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fulltech Fiber Glass'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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Fulltech Fiber Glass Beneish M-Score Chart

Fulltech Fiber Glass 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 -2.64 -5.92 -2.54 -3.05 -28.24

Fulltech Fiber Glass 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 -2.72 -2.06 -0.42 -28.24 -5.83

Competitive Comparison of Fulltech Fiber Glass's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Fulltech Fiber Glass'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.


Fulltech Fiber Glass's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Fulltech Fiber Glass's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Fulltech Fiber Glass 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 Fulltech Fiber Glass 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 * 1.2512+0.528 * -4.8566+0.404 * 1.1522+0.892 * 0.6752+0.115 * 1.0166
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2042+4.679 * -0.045759-0.327 * 1.0474
=-5.83

* 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$901 Mil.
Revenue was 762.871 + 709.224 + 777.68 + 773.82 = NT$3,024 Mil.
Gross Profit was -1.715 + -57.507 + -18.892 + -21.816 = NT$-100 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,721 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,411 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$8,778 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$700 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,234 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,460 Mil.
Net Income was -61.274 + -360.471 + -106.948 + -151.995 = NT$-681 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -50.805 + 81.066 + -109.313 + 12.024 = NT$-67 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,067 Mil.
Revenue was 939.197 + 1012.926 + 1231.695 + 1294.265 = NT$4,478 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.985 + 106.058 + 238.517 + 288.221 = NT$719 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,067 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,974 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$9,082 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$737 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$547 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,782 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,877 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)
=(901.358 / 3023.595) / (1066.931 / 4478.083)
=0.298108 / 0.238256
=1.2512

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)
=(718.781 / 4478.083) / (-99.93 / 3023.595)
=0.160511 / -0.03305
=-4.8566

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 - (3721.452 + 8777.631) / 13410.76) / (1 - (4067.49 + 9081.625) / 13973.566)
=0.067981 / 0.059001
=1.1522

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
=3023.595 / 4478.083
=0.6752

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))
=(737.398 / (737.398 + 9081.625)) / (700.174 / (700.174 + 8777.631))
=0.075099 / 0.073875
=1.0166

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)
=(445.169 / 3023.595) / (547.498 / 4478.083)
=0.147232 / 0.122262
=1.2042

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)
=((4460.302 + 2233.608) / 13410.76) / ((4877.485 + 1781.689) / 13973.566)
=0.499145 / 0.476555
=1.0474

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
=(-680.688 - 0 - -67.028) / 13410.76
=-0.045759

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.

Fulltech Fiber Glass has a M-score of -5.83 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Fulltech Fiber Glass (ROCO:1815) Business Description

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Address
No. 216, Dunhua South Road, Section 2, 28th Floor, Taipei, TWN
Fulltech Fiber Glass Corp is a company. It is engaged in the manufacturing and distribution of fiber glass yarns and fiber glass cloth. It provides electronic-grade fiber glass yarns, industrial fiber glass yarns and electronic-grade glass fiber cloth.

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