Coretronic (ROCO:5371) Beneish M-Score: -1.97 (As of Jul. 03, 2026)


ROCO:5371 Coretronic Corp ROCO:5371
59 GF Score
Price NT$84.70
GF Value NT$75.15
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is Coretronic Beneish M-Score?

Coretronic ROCO:5371 -3.75% 59 Beneish M-Score is -1.97 as of Jul. 03, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:5371 with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$75.15 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,405 Hardware companies, Coretronic ranks worse than 79.04% 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 -1.97 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:5371' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.7   Max: -1.39
Current: -1.97

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coretronic was -1.39. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.70.


Coretronic Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Coretronic'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.

Coretronic Beneish M-Score Chart

Coretronic 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 -1.39 -3.03 -2.70 -2.39 -1.97

Coretronic 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 -2.39 -2.48 -2.51 -2.30 -1.97

ROCO:5371 vs AAPL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Coretronic'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.


Coretronic Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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Coretronic 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 Coretronic 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 * 1.356+0.528 * 1.0299+0.404 * 1.1373+0.892 * 0.9977+0.115 * 1.0531
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0104+4.679 * 0.025022-0.327 * 1.0321
=-1.97

* 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$14,738 Mil.
Revenue was 11296.873 + 9948.28 + 9857.609 + 8473.903 = NT$39,577 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2045.69 + 1509.762 + 1788.687 + 1485.535 = NT$6,830 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$38,193 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$58,959 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$13,287 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,431 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$4,053 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$31,279 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,069 Mil.
Net Income was 200.026 + 95.241 + 57.435 + 19.212 = NT$372 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 431.819 + -3355.585 + 1199.474 + 620.943 = NT$-1,103 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$10,894 Mil.
Revenue was 9887.07 + 10693.758 + 9968.522 + 9119.593 = NT$39,669 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1880.238 + 1776.324 + 1787.324 + 1606.279 = NT$7,050 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$38,279 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$56,878 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$12,255 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,398 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$4,020 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$25,921 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,315 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)
=(14737.74 / 39576.665) / (10894.042 / 39668.943)
=0.372385 / 0.274624
=1.356

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)
=(7050.165 / 39668.943) / (6829.674 / 39576.665)
=0.177725 / 0.172568
=1.0299

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 - (38192.781 + 13286.938) / 58958.825) / (1 - (38278.742 + 12255.354) / 56877.985)
=0.126853 / 0.111535
=1.1373

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
=39576.665 / 39668.943
=0.9977

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))
=(1398.09 / (1398.09 + 12255.354)) / (1431.119 / (1431.119 + 13286.938))
=0.102398 / 0.097236
=1.0531

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)
=(4052.792 / 39576.665) / (4020.441 / 39668.943)
=0.102404 / 0.10135
=1.0104

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)
=((1068.515 + 31279.181) / 58958.825) / ((4315.472 + 25920.919) / 56877.985)
=0.548649 / 0.531601
=1.0321

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
=(371.914 - 0 - -1103.349) / 58958.825
=0.025022

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.

Coretronic has a M-score of -1.97 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 -1.97 mean?
Coretronic (ROCO:5371) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.97 as of Jul. 03, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Coretronic and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Coretronic ranks #1901 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 79%.
Is Coretronic's Beneish M-Score too high?
Coretronic's current Beneish M-Score is -1.97. Based on the distribution chart, Coretronic ranks #1901 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Coretronic has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Coretronic's Beneish M-Score compare to AAPL?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Coretronic ranks #1901 out of 2405 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Coretronic 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 Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware 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 Coretronic and its competitors. Coretronic's current Beneish M-Score is -1.97. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Coretronic stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coretronic (ROCO:5371) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$75.15, compared to a current price of NT$84.70 — trading 12.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.97. Coretronic's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 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 Coretronic (ROCO:5371), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.97 as of Jul. 03, 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 Coretronic (ROCO:5371) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Coretronic stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$84.70 is trading 12.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$75.15. GuruFocus considers Coretronic to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:5371:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.97
  • GF Value™: NT$75.15 vs. price of NT$84.70 (12.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:5371 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Coretronic Business Description

Address No. 11, Li Hsing Road, East District, Hsinchu, TWN, 300
Coretronic Corp is engaged in the research and development, production, manufacturing and marketing of projectors, backlight, and FPD-related products. Its segments include energy-saving products, image products & brands, and optical components. The company's geographical segments are Mainland China (including Hong Kong), Taiwan, the United States, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and Others.
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