Value Valves Co (ROCO:4580) Beneish M-Score: -1.84 (As of Jul. 07, 2026)


ROCO:4580 Value Valves Co Ltd ROCO:4580
87 GF Score
Price NT$81.70
GF Value NT$77.80
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 4 Warning Signs
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What is Value Valves Co Beneish M-Score?

Value Valves Co ROCO:4580 +0.61% 87 Beneish M-Score is -1.84 as of Jul. 07, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:4580 with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$77.80 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,916 Industrial Products companies, Value Valves Co ranks worse than 82.99% 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 -1.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:4580' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.79   Med: -2.3   Max: -1.84
Current: -1.84

During the past 11 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Value Valves Co was -1.84. The lowest was -2.79. And the median was -2.30.


Value Valves Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Value Valves 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.

Value Valves Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Value Valves 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 -2.30 -2.52 -2.79 -2.41 -1.84

Value Valves Co 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 -2.41 -2.20 -2.31 -1.91 -1.84

ROCO:4580 vs GEV, ETN, PH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Value Valves 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.


Value Valves Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Value Valves Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Value Valves 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 Value Valves 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 * 1.1473+0.528 * 1.1325+0.404 * 2.0475+0.892 * 0.9445+0.115 * 1.0091
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0397+4.679 * -0.00139-0.327 * 0.7645
=-1.84

* 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$519 Mil.
Revenue was 551.85 + 580.322 + 599.729 + 537.228 = NT$2,269 Mil.
Gross Profit was 174.212 + 186.099 + 194.061 + 144.063 = NT$698 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,431 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,779 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,060 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$58 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$375 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$689 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$167 Mil.
Net Income was 44.36 + 89.631 + 68.209 + 29.943 = NT$232 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 141.087 + 1.433 + 20.151 + 74.724 = NT$237 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$479 Mil.
Revenue was 641.671 + 587.746 + 611.528 + 561.555 = NT$2,403 Mil.
Gross Profit was 193.216 + 190.321 + 247.68 + 206.215 = NT$837 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,583 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,819 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,094 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$61 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$382 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$961 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$171 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)
=(519.334 / 2269.129) / (479.272 / 2402.5)
=0.228869 / 0.199489
=1.1473

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)
=(837.432 / 2402.5) / (698.435 / 2269.129)
=0.348567 / 0.307799
=1.1325

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 - (2430.62 + 1059.527) / 3778.649) / (1 - (2583.32 + 1093.609) / 3819.352)
=0.076351 / 0.03729
=2.0475

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
=2269.129 / 2402.5
=0.9445

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))
=(60.755 / (60.755 + 1093.609)) / (58.304 / (58.304 + 1059.527))
=0.052631 / 0.052158
=1.0091

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)
=(375.22 / 2269.129) / (382.118 / 2402.5)
=0.165359 / 0.15905
=1.0397

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)
=((167.477 + 688.986) / 3778.649) / ((171.38 + 960.926) / 3819.352)
=0.226659 / 0.296465
=0.7645

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
=(232.143 - 0 - 237.395) / 3778.649
=-0.00139

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.

Value Valves Co has a M-score of -1.84 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 -1.84 mean?
Value Valves Co (ROCO:4580) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.84 as of Jul. 07, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Value Valves Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Value Valves Co ranks #2420 out of 2916 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 83%.
Is Value Valves Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Value Valves Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. Based on the distribution chart, Value Valves Co ranks #2420 out of 2916 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Value Valves Co has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Value Valves Co's Beneish M-Score compare to GEV and ETN?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Value Valves Co ranks #2420 out of 2916 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Value Valves Co 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 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 Value Valves Co and its competitors. Value Valves Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Value Valves Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Value Valves Co (ROCO:4580) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$77.80, compared to a current price of NT$81.70 — trading 5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.84. Value Valves Co's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 with 4 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 Value Valves Co (ROCO:4580), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.84 as of Jul. 07, 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 Value Valves Co (ROCO:4580) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Value Valves Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$81.70 is trading 5% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$77.80. GuruFocus considers Value Valves Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:4580:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.84
  • GF Value™: NT$77.80 vs. price of NT$81.70 (5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 4 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:4580 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Value Valves Co Business Description

Address No. 2, Chung-Shan Road, Tu-Chung Industrial District, New Taipei City, TWN, 236
Value Valves Co Ltd is a Taiwan based company engaged in the development, design, manufacture, inspection and marketing of a different variety of valves. Its product offerings include butterfly valves, check valves, damper valves, ball valves, globe valves, gate valves, gear box control, pneumatic control, hydraulic control, electric control and customized valves. The company exports its products to the United States, Japan, Europe, Oceania and other advanced industrial and regions. Its products are widely used in petroleum and petrochemical products, steel, shipbuilding, energy. water treatment, paper, air-conditioning, electronic and other industrial fields.
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