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Viking Tech (ROCO:3624) Beneish M-Score : -2.39 (As of Apr. 06, 2025)


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What is Viking 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 -2.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:3624' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.47   Max: -2.22
Current: -2.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Viking Tech was -2.22. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.47.


Viking Tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Viking 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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Viking Tech Beneish M-Score Chart

Viking Tech Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.35 -2.41 -2.82 -2.91 -2.39

Viking Tech Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.91 -2.60 -2.04 -2.73 -2.39

Competitive Comparison of Viking Tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Viking 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.


Viking Tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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Viking 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 Viking 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 * 0.9644+0.528 * 1.0714+0.404 * 1.3932+0.892 * 1.0109+0.115 * 1.0319
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.042+4.679 * -0.021798-0.327 * 0.9429
=-2.39

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$508 Mil.
Revenue was 586.896 + 694.189 + 707.951 + 592.104 = NT$2,581 Mil.
Gross Profit was 134.419 + 175.883 + 208.198 + 149.451 = NT$668 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,637 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,953 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,248 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$221 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$349 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$493 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$44 Mil.
Net Income was 47.209 + 49.896 + 89.062 + 55.953 = NT$242 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -65.838 + 437.087 + 126.581 + -169.536 = NT$328 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$521 Mil.
Revenue was 583.744 + 638.456 + 658.103 + 672.94 = NT$2,553 Mil.
Gross Profit was 143.559 + 164.393 + 198.145 + 201.84 = NT$708 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,497 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,850 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,305 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$240 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$331 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$484 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$71 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)
=(507.882 / 2581.14) / (520.914 / 2553.243)
=0.196767 / 0.204021
=0.9644

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)
=(707.937 / 2553.243) / (667.951 / 2581.14)
=0.27727 / 0.258781
=1.0714

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 - (2637.24 + 1247.84) / 3953.387) / (1 - (2497.36 + 1305.273) / 3850.385)
=0.017278 / 0.012402
=1.3932

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
=2581.14 / 2553.243
=1.0109

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))
=(239.965 / (239.965 + 1305.273)) / (221.062 / (221.062 + 1247.84))
=0.155293 / 0.150495
=1.0319

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)
=(349.056 / 2581.14) / (331.365 / 2553.243)
=0.135233 / 0.129782
=1.042

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)
=((44.041 + 493.086) / 3953.387) / ((70.511 + 484.325) / 3850.385)
=0.135865 / 0.144099
=0.9429

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
=(242.12 - 0 - 328.294) / 3953.387
=-0.021798

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.

Viking Tech has a M-score of -2.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Viking Tech Business Description

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No. 70, Guangfu North Road, Hukou Township, HsinChu Industrial Park, Hsinchu County, Hsinchu, TWN, 303
Viking Tech Corp is a Taiwan based electronic components manufacturing company. It is engaged in research, development, manufacturing, and sale of thick and thin film passive components. The company's product categories include resistors, inductors, and capacitors. Some of these include Automotive Grade Resistor, Thin Film Resistor, Metal Low Ohm Resistor, Leaded Resistor, RF Ceramic Inductor, Miniature Power Inductor, and Shielding Power Inductor among others. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from China, and the rest from Taiwan, Hong Kong, America, Germany, Korea, and other regions.

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