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Princeton Technology (ROCO:6129) Beneish M-Score : -3.17 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Princeton Technology 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 -3.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6129' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.41   Med: -2.58   Max: -1.67
Current: -3.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Princeton Technology was -1.67. The lowest was -3.41. And the median was -2.58.


Princeton Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Princeton Technology'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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Princeton Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Princeton Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.61 -2.08 -1.67 -2.56 -3.17

Princeton Technology Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -2.56 -2.93 -2.89 -3.20 -3.17

Competitive Comparison of Princeton Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Princeton Technology'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.


Princeton Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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


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Princeton Technology 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 Princeton Technology 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 * 1.3021+0.528 * 1.1321+0.404 * 0.8472+0.892 * 0.6909+0.115 * 1.0769
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3888+4.679 * -0.132481-0.327 * 1.0594
=-3.17

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$287 Mil.
Revenue was 280.779 + 282.009 + 288.835 + 295.051 = NT$1,147 Mil.
Gross Profit was 86.48 + 80.801 + 80.365 + 94.448 = NT$342 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,396 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,361 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$459 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$53 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$208 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$246 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.
Net Income was -30.424 + -74.074 + -49.85 + -27.181 = NT$-182 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -13.332 + 28.613 + 35.579 + 80.395 = NT$131 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$319 Mil.
Revenue was 421.536 + 368.058 + 383.431 + 486.61 = NT$1,660 Mil.
Gross Profit was 150.633 + 128.8 + 115.517 + 165.575 = NT$561 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,451 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,515 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$427 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$54 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$217 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$248 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)
=(286.956 / 1146.674) / (318.962 / 1659.635)
=0.250251 / 0.192188
=1.3021

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)
=(560.525 / 1659.635) / (342.094 / 1146.674)
=0.33774 / 0.298336
=1.1321

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 - (1395.775 + 458.656) / 2360.977) / (1 - (1450.934 + 427.215) / 2515.106)
=0.214549 / 0.253253
=0.8472

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
=1146.674 / 1659.635
=0.6909

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))
=(53.923 / (53.923 + 427.215)) / (53.277 / (53.277 + 458.656))
=0.112074 / 0.10407
=1.0769

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)
=(208.159 / 1146.674) / (216.933 / 1659.635)
=0.181533 / 0.130711
=1.3888

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 + 246.156) / 2360.977) / ((0 + 247.524) / 2515.106)
=0.10426 / 0.098415
=1.0594

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
=(-181.529 - 0 - 131.255) / 2360.977
=-0.132481

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.

Princeton Technology has a M-score of -3.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Princeton Technology Business Description

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No. 233-1, Baociao Road, 2nd Floor, Sindian District, New Taipei City, TWN, 23145
Princeton Technology Corp is engaged in the development, design, testing and sales of consumer integrated circuits (ICs). Its products include Display Driver ICs, Multimedia Audio Controller ICs, Motor Driver ICs, RF ICs, Encoder/Decoder ICs, Remote Control ICs, and ASICs and are suitable for a wide range of applications, including automotive dashboard and multimedia devices, portable audio players, digital TVs, home audio/video appliances, DSCs, DSLRs, monitoring cameras, and car security systems. Geographically, the activities are carried out in Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Mainland China(including HK) and others.

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