Dimerco Data System (ROCO:5403) Beneish M-Score: -2.47 (As of Aug. 27, 2026)

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ROCO:5403 Dimerco Data System Corp ROCO:5403
94 GF Score
Price NT$93.20
GF Value NT$130.72
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Dimerco Data System Beneish M-Score?

Dimerco Data System ROCO:5403 +0.43% 94 Beneish M-Score is -2.47 as of Aug. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:5403 with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$130.72 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,640 Software companies, Dimerco Data System ranks worse than 54.43% 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 -2.47 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:5403' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.42   Max: -1.59
Current: -2.47

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dimerco Data System was -1.59. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.42.


Dimerco Data System Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Dimerco Data System'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.

Dimerco Data System Beneish M-Score Chart

Dimerco Data System 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 -2.81 -3.38 -2.03 -2.48 -2.61

Dimerco Data System Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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 -2.58 -2.68 -2.61 -2.67 -2.47

ROCO:5403 vs QH, SHOP, UBER: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Dimerco Data System'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.


Dimerco Data System Beneish M-Score vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Dimerco Data System's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Dimerco Data System 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 Dimerco Data System 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 * 1.1032+0.528 * 0.9413+0.404 * 0.9383+0.892 * 0.9986+0.115 * 0.8083
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1471+4.679 * 0.003528-0.327 * 1.0023
=-2.47

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$578 Mil.
Revenue was 868.774 + 769.225 + 1001.617 + 732.006 = NT$3,372 Mil.
Gross Profit was 368.077 + 283.906 + 393.457 + 323.264 = NT$1,369 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,163 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,616 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$988 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$377 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,845 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2 Mil.
Net Income was 162.257 + 107.182 + 206.939 + 137.571 = NT$614 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -53.326 + -10.034 + 618.769 + 42.252 = NT$598 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$525 Mil.
Revenue was 824.326 + 847.14 + 992.338 + 712.381 = NT$3,376 Mil.
Gross Profit was 326.326 + 304.088 + 356.83 + 302.831 = NT$1,290 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,878 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,320 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$978 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$329 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,723 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2 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)
=(578.407 / 3371.622) / (524.999 / 3376.185)
=0.171552 / 0.155501
=1.1032

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)
=(1290.075 / 3376.185) / (1368.704 / 3371.622)
=0.38211 / 0.405948
=0.9413

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 - (3162.59 + 987.985) / 4616.161) / (1 - (2877.751 + 977.683) / 4319.793)
=0.10086 / 0.107496
=0.9383

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
=3371.622 / 3376.185
=0.9986

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))
=(26.427 / (26.427 + 977.683)) / (33.251 / (33.251 + 987.985))
=0.026319 / 0.03256
=0.8083

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)
=(376.577 / 3371.622) / (328.718 / 3376.185)
=0.11169 / 0.097364
=1.1471

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)
=((1.839 + 1845.474) / 4616.161) / ((1.622 + 1723.091) / 4319.793)
=0.400184 / 0.399258
=1.0023

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
=(613.949 - 0 - 597.661) / 4616.161
=0.003528

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.

Dimerco Data System has a M-score of -2.47 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 -2.47 mean?
Dimerco Data System (ROCO:5403) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.47 as of Aug. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Dimerco Data System and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Dimerco Data System ranks #1437 out of 2640 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 54.4%.
Is Dimerco Data System's Beneish M-Score too high?
Dimerco Data System's current Beneish M-Score is -2.47. Based on the distribution chart, Dimerco Data System ranks #1437 out of 2640 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Dimerco Data System has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Dimerco Data System's Beneish M-Score compare to QH and SHOP?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Dimerco Data System ranks #1437 out of 2640 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Dimerco Data System 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 Software company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Software 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 Dimerco Data System and its competitors. Dimerco Data System's current Beneish M-Score is -2.47. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Dimerco Data System stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dimerco Data System (ROCO:5403) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$130.72, compared to a current price of NT$93.20 — trading 28.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.47. Dimerco Data System's overall GF Score™ is 94/100 with 2 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 Dimerco Data System (ROCO:5403), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.47 as of Aug. 27, 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 Dimerco Data System (ROCO:5403) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Dimerco Data System stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$93.20 is trading 28.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$130.72. GuruFocus considers Dimerco Data System to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:5403:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.47
  • GF Value™: NT$130.72 vs. price of NT$93.20 (28.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 94/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:5403 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Dimerco Data System Business Description

Address No. 151, Xingai Road, 8th Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN
Dimerco Data System Corp is mainly engaged in the design, development, and sales of various computer software, the agency and sales of computer hardware equipment, computer data processing services, computer information consulting business and computer leasing, etc. The company has three reporting segments, namely the hardware department, the software department, and other departments. The hardware department which generates key revenue, provides services for trading computer hardware equipment. The software department offers services such as enterprise software design and system maintenance.
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