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Koge Micro Tech Co (ROCO:4568) Beneish M-Score : -2.40 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Koge Micro Tech Co 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 -2.4 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:4568' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.84   Max: -1.96
Current: -2.4

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Koge Micro Tech Co was -1.96. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.84.


Koge Micro Tech Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Koge Micro Tech 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.

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Koge Micro Tech Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Koge Micro Tech Co 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 -1.96 -2.84 -2.91 -2.87 -2.40

Koge Micro Tech Co 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 -2.87 -2.30 -2.37 -2.59 -2.40

Competitive Comparison of Koge Micro Tech Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Koge Micro Tech 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.


Koge Micro Tech Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Koge Micro Tech Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Koge Micro Tech 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 Koge Micro Tech 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 * 1.11+0.528 * 0.9303+0.404 * 0.792+0.892 * 1.1217+0.115 * 0.9683
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0481+4.679 * 0.001562-0.327 * 1.0093
=-2.40

* 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$260 Mil.
Revenue was 255.521 + 358.255 + 315.08 + 241.18 = NT$1,170 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.903 + 117.587 + 103.601 + 72.463 = NT$377 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,052 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,642 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$521 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$70 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$339 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2 Mil.
Net Income was 15.386 + 34.753 + 22.912 + 15.622 = NT$89 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 58.245 + 57.534 + -18.843 + -10.828 = NT$86 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$209 Mil.
Revenue was 232.381 + 322.669 + 279.929 + 208.135 = NT$1,043 Mil.
Gross Profit was 62.805 + 100.088 + 87.705 + 61.705 = NT$312 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$960 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,573 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$530 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$69 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$159 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$285 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$39 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)
=(260.287 / 1170.036) / (209.054 / 1043.114)
=0.222461 / 0.200413
=1.11

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)
=(312.303 / 1043.114) / (376.554 / 1170.036)
=0.299395 / 0.321831
=0.9303

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 - (1052.141 + 520.95) / 1641.758) / (1 - (960.042 + 530.051) / 1573.169)
=0.041825 / 0.052808
=0.792

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
=1170.036 / 1043.114
=1.1217

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))
=(69.032 / (69.032 + 530.051)) / (70.369 / (70.369 + 520.95))
=0.115229 / 0.119003
=0.9683

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)
=(187.183 / 1170.036) / (159.227 / 1043.114)
=0.159981 / 0.152646
=1.0481

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)
=((2.089 + 338.868) / 1641.758) / ((38.687 + 285.019) / 1573.169)
=0.207678 / 0.205767
=1.0093

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
=(88.673 - 0 - 86.108) / 1641.758
=0.001562

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.

Koge Micro Tech Co has a M-score of -2.40 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Koge Micro Tech Co Business Description

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Address
5th Floor, No.6, Jiankang Road, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City, TWN, 23586
Koge Micro Tech Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the business of manufacturing precision pumps and valves. It engages in designing and producing different types of precision pumps and valves including air pumps, vacuum pumps, water pumps, gear pumps, and electromagnetic pumps; one-way solenoid valves, two-way solenoid valves, three-way solenoid valves, combined-type solenoid valves, linear-type solenoid valve and solenoid valves. The group's products are used and sold in fuel cells, energy and environment, environmental monitoring, detection analysis, medical devices, automotive products, healthcare equipment, beauty care apparatus, and household appliance fields.

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