Myson Century (ROCO:5314) Beneish M-Score: 2.21 (As of Aug. 18, 2026)

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ROCO:5314 Myson Century Inc ROCO:5314
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What is Myson Century Beneish M-Score?

Myson Century ROCO:5314 +9.83% 47 Beneish M-Score is 2.21 as of Aug. 18, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:5314 with a GF Score™ of 47/100. The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 982 Semiconductors companies, Myson Century ranks worse than 98.07% 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 2.21 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:5314' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.65   Med: -1.06   Max: 23.11
Current: 2.21

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Myson Century was 23.11. The lowest was -4.65. And the median was -1.06.


Myson Century Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Myson Century'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.

Myson Century Beneish M-Score Chart

Myson Century 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 11.59 8.91 4.65 1.42 2.33

Myson Century 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 -0.25 0.28 3.08 2.33 2.21

ROCO:5314 vs NVDA, AVGO, MU: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Myson Century'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.


Myson Century Beneish M-Score vs Semiconductors Industry

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

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


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Myson Century 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 Myson Century 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 * 2.2277+0.528 * 1.4209+0.404 * 1.2804+0.892 * 4.1268+0.115 * 1.9815
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7862+4.679 * 0.105381-0.327 * 1.6304
=2.21

* 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$883 Mil.
Revenue was 1303.356 + 1119.164 + 773.082 + 622.75 = NT$3,818 Mil.
Gross Profit was 538.208 + 544.033 + 495.506 + 384.022 = NT$1,962 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,027 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,973 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,270 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$71 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$925 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,976 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$468 Mil.
Net Income was 107.779 + 844.849 + 317.238 + 232.972 = NT$1,503 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 29.919 + 345.06 + 258.187 + 240.207 = NT$873 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$96 Mil.
Revenue was 458.551 + 268.003 + 77.957 + 120.751 = NT$925 Mil.
Gross Profit was 380.74 + 183.948 + 38.35 + 72.428 = NT$675 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$624 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$949 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$117 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$14 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$285 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$187 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$51 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)
=(883.431 / 3818.352) / (96.098 / 925.262)
=0.231364 / 0.10386
=2.2277

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)
=(675.466 / 925.262) / (1961.769 / 3818.352)
=0.730027 / 0.513774
=1.4209

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 - (3027.107 + 1270.391) / 5973.219) / (1 - (624.15 + 116.794) / 948.844)
=0.280539 / 0.219109
=1.2804

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
=3818.352 / 925.262
=4.1268

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))
=(13.67 / (13.67 + 116.794)) / (70.928 / (70.928 + 1270.391))
=0.10478 / 0.052879
=1.9815

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)
=(924.699 / 3818.352) / (285.019 / 925.262)
=0.242172 / 0.308041
=0.7862

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)
=((468.354 + 1976.01) / 5973.219) / ((51.21 + 186.945) / 948.844)
=0.409221 / 0.250995
=1.6304

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
=(1502.838 - 0 - 873.373) / 5973.219
=0.105381

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.

Myson Century has a M-score of 2.21 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 2.21 mean?
Myson Century (ROCO:5314) has a Beneish M-Score of 2.21 as of Aug. 18, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Myson Century and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Myson Century ranks #963 out of 982 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 98.1%.
Is Myson Century's Beneish M-Score too high?
Myson Century's current Beneish M-Score is 2.21. Based on the distribution chart, Myson Century ranks #963 out of 982 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Myson Century has a GF Score™ of 47/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Myson Century's Beneish M-Score compare to NVDA and AVGO?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, Myson Century ranks #963 out of 982 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Myson Century 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Semiconductors 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 Myson Century and its competitors. Myson Century's current Beneish M-Score is 2.21. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Myson Century stock overvalued right now?
Myson Century (ROCO:5314) has a current Beneish M-Score of 2.21. The current Beneish M-Score is 2.21. Myson Century's overall GF Score™ is 47/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Myson Century (ROCO:5314), the current Beneish M-Score is 2.21 as of Aug. 18, 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.

Myson Century Business Description

Address No. 248, Yonghua Road, 8th Floor-6, Section 2, Anping District, Tainan, TWN
Myson Century Inc is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of integrated circuit system products and security surveillance products, together with technical consulting services for the above products and import and export trade business.
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