OBI Pharma (ROCO:4174) Beneish M-Score: -0.75 (As of Jul. 15, 2026)

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ROCO:4174 OBI Pharma Inc ROCO:4174
43 GF Score
Price NT$28.40
GF Value NT$138.61
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is OBI Pharma Beneish M-Score?

OBI Pharma ROCO:4174 -1.90% 43 Beneish M-Score is -0.75 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:4174 with a GF Score™ of 43/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$138.61 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 824 Biotechnology companies, OBI Pharma ranks worse than 79.85% on this metric.

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 -0.75 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:4174' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.25   Med: 1.89   Max: 289.11
Current: -0.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of OBI Pharma was 289.11. The lowest was -3.25. And the median was 1.89.


OBI Pharma Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for OBI Pharma'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.

OBI Pharma Beneish M-Score Chart

OBI Pharma Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.89 -0.77 7.08 -2.83 -0.75

OBI Pharma Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 -2.83 -2.54 -3.35 -3.75 -0.75

ROCO:4174 vs VRTX, REGN, ALNY: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Biotechnology subindustry, OBI Pharma'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.


OBI Pharma Beneish M-Score vs Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, OBI Pharma's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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OBI Pharma 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 OBI Pharma 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 * 3.0832+0.528 * 0.9194+0.404 * 1.3343+0.892 * 0.9345+0.115 * 0.8614
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1853+4.679 * -0.009555-0.327 * 1.3781
=-0.75

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$66.86 Mil.
Revenue was 20.837 + 10.522 + 12.758 + 14.458 = NT$58.58 Mil.
Gross Profit was -15.857 + -22.263 + -23.226 + -16.183 = NT$-77.53 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,580.09 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,421.27 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$994.29 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$227.16 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$361.96 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$350.56 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$339.44 Mil.
Net Income was -419.461 + -468.319 + -653.498 + -511.545 = NT$-2,052.82 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0.00 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -479.252 + -407.426 + -470.714 + -662.742 = NT$-2,020.13 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$23.21 Mil.
Revenue was 11.548 + 22.979 + 19.016 + 9.135 = NT$62.68 Mil.
Gross Profit was -21.107 + -15.079 + -13.921 + -26.167 = NT$-76.27 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,439.78 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,653.69 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,165.09 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$222.25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$326.78 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$412.37 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$415.01 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)
=(66.862 / 58.575) / (23.205 / 62.678)
=1.141477 / 0.370226
=3.0832

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)
=(-76.274 / 62.678) / (-77.529 / 58.575)
=-1.216918 / -1.323585
=0.9194

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 - (1580.085 + 994.294) / 3421.265) / (1 - (3439.783 + 1165.085) / 5653.692)
=0.247536 / 0.185511
=1.3343

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
=58.575 / 62.678
=0.9345

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))
=(222.254 / (222.254 + 1165.085)) / (227.162 / (227.162 + 994.294))
=0.160202 / 0.185976
=0.8614

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)
=(361.964 / 58.575) / (326.777 / 62.678)
=6.179496 / 5.213584
=1.1853

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)
=((339.437 + 350.557) / 3421.265) / ((415.007 + 412.37) / 5653.692)
=0.201678 / 0.146343
=1.3781

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
=(-2052.823 - 0 - -2020.134) / 3421.265
=-0.009555

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.

OBI Pharma has a M-score of -0.75 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -0.75 mean?
OBI Pharma (ROCO:4174) has a Beneish M-Score of -0.75 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on OBI Pharma and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, OBI Pharma ranks #658 out of 824 companies in the Biotechnology industry, placing it in the top 79.9%.
Is OBI Pharma's Beneish M-Score too high?
OBI Pharma's current Beneish M-Score is -0.75. Based on the distribution chart, OBI Pharma ranks #658 out of 824 companies in the Biotechnology industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, OBI Pharma has a GF Score™ of 43/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does OBI Pharma's Beneish M-Score compare to VRTX and REGN?
According to the Biotechnology industry distribution chart, OBI Pharma ranks #658 out of 824 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places OBI Pharma in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Biotechnology company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Biotechnology industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on OBI Pharma and its competitors. OBI Pharma's current Beneish M-Score is -0.75. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is OBI Pharma stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OBI Pharma (ROCO:4174) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$138.61, compared to a current price of NT$28.40 — trading 79.5% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -0.75. OBI Pharma's overall GF Score™ is 43/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For OBI Pharma (ROCO:4174), the current Beneish M-Score is -0.75 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is OBI Pharma (ROCO:4174) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, OBI Pharma stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$28.40 is trading 79.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$138.61. GuruFocus considers OBI Pharma to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:4174:

  • Beneish M-Score: -0.75
  • GF Value™: NT$138.61 vs. price of NT$28.40 (79.5% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 43/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:4174 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


OBI Pharma Business Description

Address Zhongxiao East Road, 6th Floor, No. 508, Section 7, Nangang District, Taipei, TWN, 115
OBI Pharma Inc is engaged in the research and development of novel therapeutic agents and biologics for patients with unmet medical needs. The company has three reportable segments: the anti-cancer new drug segment, the botulinum toxin new drug segment, and the CDMO segment. Geographically, it generates the majority of its revenue from Taiwan.
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