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Giga Solar Materials (ROCO:3691) Beneish M-Score : -1.55 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Giga Solar Materials 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.55 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:3691' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4   Med: -2.94   Max: 1.08
Current: -1.55

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Giga Solar Materials was 1.08. The lowest was -4.00. And the median was -2.94.


Giga Solar Materials Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Giga Solar Materials'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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Giga Solar Materials Beneish M-Score Chart

Giga Solar Materials 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 -2.74 -2.98 -3.14 -4.00 -1.55

Giga Solar Materials 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 -4.00 13.33 -0.54 -0.47 -1.55

Competitive Comparison of Giga Solar Materials's Beneish M-Score

For the Solar subindustry, Giga Solar Materials'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.


Giga Solar Materials's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Giga Solar Materials's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Giga Solar Materials's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Giga Solar Materials 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 Giga Solar Materials 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 * 1.5419+0.528 * -1.2621+0.404 * 0.7291+0.892 * 2.148+0.115 * 0.9322
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5286+4.679 * 0.152904-0.327 * 1.243
=-1.55

* 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$2,847 Mil.
Revenue was 840.187 + 1725.499 + 2268.725 + 1520.312 = NT$6,355 Mil.
Gross Profit was -41.741 + 85.22 + 138.603 + 90.509 = NT$273 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,062 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$12,207 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,560 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$343 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$617 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,838 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,321 Mil.
Net Income was -376.241 + -169.808 + -15.745 + 46.027 = NT$-516 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 259.011 + -880.415 + -808.032 + -952.876 = NT$-2,382 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$860 Mil.
Revenue was 1029.086 + 596.356 + 556.951 + 776.018 = NT$2,958 Mil.
Gross Profit was -36.52 + 3.868 + -50.835 + -76.678 = NT$-160 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,632 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$11,484 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,806 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$336 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$544 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,104 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,801 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)
=(2846.859 / 6354.723) / (859.556 / 2958.411)
=0.447991 / 0.290547
=1.5419

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)
=(-160.165 / 2958.411) / (272.591 / 6354.723)
=-0.054139 / 0.042896
=-1.2621

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 - (6062.016 + 4559.8) / 12207.297) / (1 - (4631.903 + 4806.11) / 11483.654)
=0.12988 / 0.178135
=0.7291

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
=6354.723 / 2958.411
=2.148

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))
=(335.629 / (335.629 + 4806.11)) / (343.325 / (343.325 + 4559.8))
=0.065275 / 0.070022
=0.9322

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)
=(617.332 / 6354.723) / (543.725 / 2958.411)
=0.097145 / 0.18379
=0.5286

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)
=((3320.71 + 1838.364) / 12207.297) / ((1800.714 + 2103.694) / 11483.654)
=0.422622 / 0.339997
=1.243

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
=(-515.767 - 0 - -2382.312) / 12207.297
=0.152904

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.

Giga Solar Materials has a M-score of -1.55 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Giga Solar Materials Business Description

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No. 3, Gongye 1st Road, 1st Floor, Hukou Township, Hsinchu, TWN, 30351
Giga Solar Materials Corp is engaged in the research and development (R&D), manufacturing, and sales of solar conductive plasma. The reportable segments of the company are; the Photovoltaic materials division which generates key revenue for the company, the Solar power plant division, the Wire materials division, and others. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Taiwan followed by Mainland China, Japan, South Korea, India, Hong Kong, and other countries.

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