Sheng Yi Development Co (ROCO:5455) Beneish M-Score: -2.26 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


ROCO:5455 Sheng Yi Development Co Ltd ROCO:5455
61 GF Score
Price NT$27.10
GF Value NT$49.53
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Sheng Yi Development Co Beneish M-Score?

Sheng Yi Development Co ROCO:5455 61 Beneish M-Score is -2.26 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:5455 with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$49.53 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,682 Real Estate companies, Sheng Yi Development Co ranks worse than 57.13% 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 -2.26 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:5455' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -5.82   Med: 3.53   Max: 902.43
Current: -2.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sheng Yi Development Co was 902.43. The lowest was -5.82. And the median was 3.53.


Sheng Yi Development Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Sheng Yi Development 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.

Sheng Yi Development Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sheng Yi Development 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 26.57 6.28 138.55 -1.48 -2.26

Sheng Yi Development 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 -1.48 -2.82 -3.60 -2.81 -2.26

Sheng Yi Development Co Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Sheng Yi Development 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.


Sheng Yi Development Co Beneish M-Score vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Sheng Yi Development Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sheng Yi Development Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Sheng Yi Development 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 Sheng Yi Development 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 * 0.575+0.528 * 0.8587+0.404 * 1.5141+0.892 * 0.5642+0.115 * 1.1939
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0449+4.679 * 0.17431-0.327 * 0.8998
=-2.26

* 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$0 Mil.
Revenue was 4.82 + 13.737 + 1738.735 + 287.001 = NT$2,044 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.268 + 1.261 + 397.605 + 28.634 = NT$429 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,014 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,128 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$127 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,747 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.
Net Income was -4.729 + -6.202 + 235.597 + 1.881 = NT$227 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -551.79 + -353.611 + 661.636 + -249.18 = NT$-493 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1 Mil.
Revenue was 2364.675 + 0.558 + 0.558 + 1257.789 = NT$3,624 Mil.
Gross Profit was 391.447 + 0.467 + 0.295 + 260.38 = NT$653 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,343 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,424 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$216 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$3,271 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 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)
=(0.189 / 2044.293) / (0.58 / 3623.58)
=9.2E-5 / 0.00016
=0.575

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)
=(652.589 / 3623.58) / (428.768 / 2044.293)
=0.180095 / 0.209739
=0.8587

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 - (4014.144 + 1.202) / 4127.65) / (1 - (4343.336 + 0.816) / 4423.646)
=0.027208 / 0.01797
=1.5141

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
=2044.293 / 3623.58
=0.5642

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))
=(0.753 / (0.753 + 0.816)) / (0.808 / (0.808 + 1.202))
=0.479924 / 0.40199
=1.1939

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)
=(127.398 / 2044.293) / (216.111 / 3623.58)
=0.062319 / 0.05964
=1.0449

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)
=((0 + 2746.698) / 4127.65) / ((0.398 + 3271.208) / 4423.646)
=0.665439 / 0.739572
=0.8998

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
=(226.547 - 0 - -492.945) / 4127.65
=0.17431

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.

Sheng Yi Development Co has a M-score of -2.26 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.26 mean?
Sheng Yi Development Co (ROCO:5455) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.26 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Sheng Yi Development Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Sheng Yi Development Co ranks #961 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 57.1%.
Is Sheng Yi Development Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Sheng Yi Development Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.26. Based on the distribution chart, Sheng Yi Development Co ranks #961 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Sheng Yi Development Co has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Sheng Yi Development Co's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Sheng Yi Development Co ranks #961 out of 1682 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Sheng Yi Development 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 a Real Estate company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Real Estate 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 Sheng Yi Development Co and its competitors. Sheng Yi Development Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.26. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Sheng Yi Development Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sheng Yi Development Co (ROCO:5455) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$49.53, compared to a current price of NT$27.10 — trading 45.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.26. Sheng Yi Development Co's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 6 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 Sheng Yi Development Co (ROCO:5455), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.26 as of Jun. 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 Sheng Yi Development Co (ROCO:5455) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sheng Yi Development Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$27.10 is trading 45.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$49.53. GuruFocus considers Sheng Yi Development Co to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:5455:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.26
  • GF Value™: NT$49.53 vs. price of NT$27.10 (45.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:5455 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Sheng Yi Development Co Business Description

Address No.417, Section 2, Gongdao 5th Road, 11th Floor, Hsinchu, TWN
Sheng Yi Development Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company engaged mainly engaged in the construction, leasing, and sale of residential buildings, decorating, and sale of construction materials. Geographically, the company operates in Taiwan regions.
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