Falcon Machine Tools Co (ROCO:4513) Beneish M-Score: -2.89 (As of Aug. 16, 2026)

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ROCO:4513 Falcon Machine Tools Co Ltd ROCO:4513
47 GF Score
Price NT$17.05
GF Value NT$20.38
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is Falcon Machine Tools Co Beneish M-Score?

Falcon Machine Tools Co ROCO:4513 +1.49% 47 Beneish M-Score is -2.89 as of Aug. 16, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:4513 with a GF Score™ of 47/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$20.38 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,906 Industrial Products companies, Falcon Machine Tools Co ranks better than 83.72% 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.89 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Falcon Machine Tools Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:4513' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.42   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.5
Current: -2.89

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Falcon Machine Tools Co was -1.50. The lowest was -3.42. And the median was -2.47.


Falcon Machine Tools Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Falcon Machine Tools Co'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.

Falcon Machine Tools Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Falcon Machine Tools Co 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 -2.40 -2.46 -2.72 -1.58 -1.50

Falcon Machine Tools Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -1.67 -2.16 -1.86 -1.50 -2.89

ROCO:4513 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Falcon Machine Tools Co'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.


Falcon Machine Tools Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Falcon Machine Tools Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Falcon Machine Tools Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Falcon Machine Tools Co 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 Falcon Machine Tools Co 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 * 0.9389+0.528 * 1.1056+0.404 * 0.6359+0.892 * 1.063+0.115 * 1.0093
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8616+4.679 * -0.068529-0.327 * 1.0558
=-2.89

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$182 Mil.
Revenue was 405.139 + 270.163 + 253.578 + 253.001 = NT$1,182 Mil.
Gross Profit was 80.043 + 24.177 + 95.744 + 54.45 = NT$254 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,900 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,815 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$322 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$50 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$284 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,286 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,230 Mil.
Net Income was 5.575 + -72.274 + -13.11 + -61.026 = NT$-141 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 192.513 + -40.717 + -25.564 + -5.612 = NT$121 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$183 Mil.
Revenue was 231.411 + 282.41 + 228.881 + 369.133 = NT$1,112 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.005 + 63.305 + 52.833 + 105.455 = NT$265 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,537 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,839 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$364 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$57 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$310 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,045 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,353 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)
=(182.324 / 1181.881) / (182.675 / 1111.835)
=0.154266 / 0.1643
=0.9389

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)
=(264.598 / 1111.835) / (254.414 / 1181.881)
=0.237983 / 0.215262
=1.1056

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 - (2900.455 + 322.164) / 3815.263) / (1 - (2536.824 + 364.493) / 3839.204)
=0.155335 / 0.244292
=0.6359

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
=1181.881 / 1111.835
=1.063

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))
=(56.698 / (56.698 + 364.493)) / (49.579 / (49.579 + 322.164))
=0.134614 / 0.133369
=1.0093

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)
=(283.694 / 1181.881) / (309.756 / 1111.835)
=0.240036 / 0.278599
=0.8616

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)
=((1230.159 + 1285.554) / 3815.263) / ((1352.624 + 1045.113) / 3839.204)
=0.659381 / 0.62454
=1.0558

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
=(-140.835 - 0 - 120.62) / 3815.263
=-0.068529

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.

Falcon Machine Tools Co has a M-score of -2.89 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.89 mean?
Falcon Machine Tools Co (ROCO:4513) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.89 as of Aug. 16, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Falcon Machine Tools Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Falcon Machine Tools Co ranks #473 out of 2906 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 16.3%.
Is Falcon Machine Tools Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Falcon Machine Tools Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.89. Based on the distribution chart, Falcon Machine Tools Co ranks #473 out of 2906 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Falcon Machine Tools Co has a GF Score™ of 47/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Falcon Machine Tools Co's Beneish M-Score compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Falcon Machine Tools Co ranks #473 out of 2906 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Falcon Machine Tools Co in the top 16% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products 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 Falcon Machine Tools Co and its competitors. Falcon Machine Tools Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.89. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Falcon Machine Tools Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Falcon Machine Tools Co (ROCO:4513) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$20.38, compared to a current price of NT$17.05 — trading 16.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.89. Falcon Machine Tools Co's overall GF Score™ is 47/100 with 6 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 Falcon Machine Tools Co (ROCO:4513), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.89 as of Aug. 16, 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 Falcon Machine Tools Co (ROCO:4513) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Falcon Machine Tools Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$17.05 is trading 16.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$20.38. GuruFocus considers Falcon Machine Tools Co to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:4513:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.89
  • GF Value™: NT$20.38 vs. price of NT$17.05 (16.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 47/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:4513 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Falcon Machine Tools Co Business Description

Address No.34, Xinggong Road, Shengang Township, Changhua County, Changhua, TWN, 509
Falcon Machine Tools Co Ltd manufactures and sells grinding, milling, turning machines, and other products. Its products include grinders, lathes, millers, planers, drill presses, and saw machines among others. It is also engaged in manufacturing and trading computer accessories and electronic parts, and the development, leasing, and sale of residential housing and buildings. The company's reportable segments include Taiwan Falcon which generates key revenue, Chevalier Machinery, Inc., Mainland Region, and others. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from America and the rest from Mainland China, Taiwan, Europe, and other regions.
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