Sea & Land Transportation Services (ROCO:5603) Beneish M-Score : -2.49 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)

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What is Sea & Land Transportation Services 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 -2.49 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sea & Land Transportation Services's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:5603' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.16 Med: -2.6 Max: -0.96
Current: -2.49

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sea & Land Transportation Services was -0.96. The lowest was -3.16. And the median was -2.60.

Sea & Land Transportation Services Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sea & Land Transportation Services's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

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-2.39

-0.96

-3.16

-2.36

-2.49

Sea & Land Transportation Services Quarterly Data
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Beneish M-Score	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															-2.36	-2.47	-1.96	-1.90	-2.49

Competitive Comparison of Sea & Land Transportation Services's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, Sea & Land Transportation Services's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

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Sea & Land Transportation Services's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

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Sea & Land Transportation Services 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 Sea & Land Transportation Services for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

-4.84

0.92 * DSRI

0.528 * GMI

0.404 * AQI

0.892 * SGI

0.115 * DEPI

-4.84

0.92 * 1.1676

0.528 * 1.0193

0.404 * 1.0872

0.892 * 1.0082

0.115 * 0.8702

0.172 * SGAI

4.679 * TATA

0.327 * LVGI

0.172 * 0.945

4.679 * -0.053688

0.327 * 0.8755

-2.49

This Year (Dec24) TTM:

Last Year (Dec23) TTM:

Total Receivables was NT$331 Mil.
Revenue was 377.349 + 470.384 + 567.809 + 402.253 = NT$1,818 Mil.
Gross Profit was 56.691 + 59.884 + 105.687 + 48.4 = NT$271 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$765 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,780 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,328 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$117 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$177 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$527 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$203 Mil.
Net Income was -24.654 + 24.075 + 93.569 + 36.579 = NT$130 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 35.199 + 272.271 + -14.498 + -14.125 = NT$279 Mil.

Total Receivables was NT$281 Mil.
Revenue was 388.679 + 417.793 + 478.292 + 518.298 = NT$1,803 Mil.
Gross Profit was 43.236 + 72.744 + 87.677 + 69.997 = NT$274 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$675 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,803 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,490 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$113 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$185 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$598 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$242 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)
	=	(331.03 / 1817.795)	/	(281.204 / 1803.062)
	=	0.182105	/	0.155959
	=	1.1676

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)
	=	(273.654 / 1803.062)	/	(270.662 / 1817.795)
	=	0.151772	/	0.148896
	=	1.0193

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 - (764.558 + 1327.968) / 2780.45)	/	(1 - (675.208 + 1489.569) / 2802.533)
	=	0.247415	/	0.227564
	=	1.0872

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
	=	1817.795	/	1803.062
	=	1.0082

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))
	=	(113.173 / (113.173 + 1489.569))	/	(117.272 / (117.272 + 1327.968))
	=	0.070612	/	0.081144
	=	0.8702

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)
	=	(176.699 / 1817.795)	/	(185.46 / 1803.062)
	=	0.097205	/	0.102858
	=	0.945

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)
	=	((202.706 + 527.498) / 2780.45)	/	((242.309 + 598.37) / 2802.533)
	=	0.262621	/	0.299971
	=	0.8755

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
	=	(129.569 - 0	-	278.847)	/	2780.45
	=	-0.053688

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.

Sea & Land Transportation Services has a M-score of -2.49 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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No. 171-1, Section 2, Datong Road, 12th Floor, Yuzhi District, New Taipei City, TWN

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Sea & Land Transportation Services Inc is a Taiwan based company engaged in the shipping and transportation industry. It provides in container yard and shipside container haulage services in Taiwan. The entity offers various container transportation services, such as warehousing, heavy machinery haulage, storage, erection and others. The company operates in three segments Transportation , Machinery transportation and hoisting , LPG Station segments. The company derives majority of revenue from Transportation segment.

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