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Ancang Construction Co (ROCO:5548) Beneish M-Score : -3.02 (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Ancang Construction Co Beneish M-Score?

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 -3.02 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:5548' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.02   Med: -1.95   Max: -1.69
Current: -3.02

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ancang Construction Co was -1.69. The lowest was -3.02. And the median was -1.95.


Ancang Construction Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ancang Construction 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.

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Ancang Construction Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ancang Construction Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.69 -1.95 -3.02

Ancang Construction Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -3.02 - -

Competitive Comparison of Ancang Construction Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Ancang Construction 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.


Ancang Construction Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Ancang Construction Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Ancang Construction 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 Ancang Construction 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 * 0.7589+0.528 * 0.9317+0.404 * 0.9152+0.892 * 1.2388+0.115 * 0.9019
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1+4.679 * -0.103393-0.327 * 0.9092
=-3.02

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$695 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,899 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$201 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,171 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,458 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$139 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$32 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$865 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$14 Mil.
Net Income was NT$85 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$235 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$740 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,533 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$151 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,134 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,439 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$145 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$936 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$18 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)
=(695.372 / 1899.357) / (739.597 / 1533.189)
=0.366109 / 0.482391
=0.7589

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)
=(150.928 / 1533.189) / (200.689 / 1899.357)
=0.098441 / 0.105662
=0.9317

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 - (1170.683 + 138.515) / 1457.543) / (1 - (1133.88 + 144.895) / 1438.771)
=0.101777 / 0.111203
=0.9152

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
=1899.357 / 1533.189
=1.2388

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))
=(29.183 / (29.183 + 144.895)) / (31.626 / (31.626 + 138.515))
=0.167643 / 0.185881
=0.9019

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)
=(0 / 1899.357) / (0 / 1533.189)
=0 / 0
=1

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)
=((13.94 + 865.012) / 1457.543) / ((18.452 + 935.868) / 1438.771)
=0.603037 / 0.663288
=0.9092

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
=(84.522 - 0 - 235.222) / 1457.543
=-0.103393

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.

Ancang Construction Co has a M-score of -3.02 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ancang Construction Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Songjiang Road, No.223, 6th Floor, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, TWN, 104
Ancang Construction Co Ltd is a construction company developing, Architecture, Exhibition Center, Tunnel, Harbor, Station, Power plant, Pumping Stations, and various Public works.

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