Netronix (ROCO:6143) Beneish M-Score: -3.20 (As of Jul. 24, 2026)

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ROCO:6143 Netronix Inc ROCO:6143
82 GF Score
Price NT$95.70
GF Value NT$142.29
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Netronix Beneish M-Score?

Netronix ROCO:6143 -0.10% 82 Beneish M-Score is -3.20 as of Jul. 24, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:6143 with a GF Score™ of 82/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$142.29 (Significantly Undervalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 2,405 Hardware companies, Netronix ranks better than 87.57% 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 -3.2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6143' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.3   Max: -1.35
Current: -3.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Netronix was -1.35. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.30.


Netronix Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Netronix'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.

Netronix Beneish M-Score Chart

Netronix 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 -2.71 -2.25 -3.16 -1.79 -3.20

Netronix 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 -1.79 -2.56 -3.19 -2.74 -3.20

ROCO:6143 vs CSCO, CIEN, MSI: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Netronix'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.


Netronix Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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Netronix 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 Netronix 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 * 0.5793+0.528 * 0.9434+0.404 * 1.1011+0.892 * 1.1503+0.115 * 0.9435
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8882+4.679 * -0.10421-0.327 * 1.0069
=-3.20

* 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$1,546 Mil.
Revenue was 2570.357 + 2295.552 + 2059.29 + 1598.291 = NT$8,523 Mil.
Gross Profit was 581.501 + 527.958 + 428.082 + 358.552 = NT$1,896 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,324 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,864 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$966 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$164 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$641 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,750 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$117 Mil.
Net Income was 235.875 + 180.942 + 38.705 + 100.421 = NT$556 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 411.026 + 167.625 + 432.496 + 364.276 = NT$1,375 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$2,320 Mil.
Revenue was 2264.522 + 1820.645 + 1983.358 + 1341.505 = NT$7,410 Mil.
Gross Profit was 459.997 + 393.705 + 413.54 + 287.802 = NT$1,555 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,266 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,837 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,052 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$167 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$627 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,599 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$239 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)
=(1545.804 / 8523.49) / (2319.892 / 7410.03)
=0.181358 / 0.313075
=0.5793

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)
=(1555.044 / 7410.03) / (1896.093 / 8523.49)
=0.209857 / 0.222455
=0.9434

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 - (6324.299 + 965.801) / 7863.758) / (1 - (6265.65 + 1052.078) / 7836.942)
=0.07295 / 0.066252
=1.1011

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
=8523.49 / 7410.03
=1.1503

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))
=(167.234 / (167.234 + 1052.078)) / (164.266 / (164.266 + 965.801))
=0.137154 / 0.14536
=0.9435

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)
=(640.613 / 8523.49) / (627.019 / 7410.03)
=0.075159 / 0.084618
=0.8882

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)
=((116.964 + 2750.219) / 7863.758) / ((239.298 + 2598.532) / 7836.942)
=0.364607 / 0.362109
=1.0069

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
=(555.943 - 0 - 1375.423) / 7863.758
=-0.10421

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.

Netronix has a M-score of -3.20 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 -3.20 mean?
Netronix (ROCO:6143) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.20 as of Jul. 24, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Netronix and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Netronix ranks #299 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 12.4%.
Is Netronix's Beneish M-Score too high?
Netronix's current Beneish M-Score is -3.20. Based on the distribution chart, Netronix ranks #299 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Netronix has a GF Score™ of 82/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Netronix's Beneish M-Score compare to CSCO and CIEN?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Netronix ranks #299 out of 2405 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Netronix in the top 12% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware 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 Netronix and its competitors. Netronix's current Beneish M-Score is -3.20. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Netronix stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Netronix (ROCO:6143) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$142.29, compared to a current price of NT$95.70 — trading 32.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.20. Netronix's overall GF Score™ is 82/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Netronix (ROCO:6143), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.20 as of Jul. 24, 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 Netronix (ROCO:6143) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Netronix stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$95.70 is trading 32.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$142.29. GuruFocus considers Netronix to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:6143:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.20
  • GF Value™: NT$142.29 vs. price of NT$95.70 (32.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 82/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:6143 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Netronix Business Description

Address No. 945, Boai Street, Hsinchu, Jubei City, TWN, 302
Netronix Inc engages in the design, manufacture, processing, wholesale and sale of communications devices, industrial PCs, speakers, e-books, internet-based surveillance systems, network products and peripherals. The group has three reportable segments: the Consumer Electronics segment, the Computer Peripherals segment, and Others. The consumer electronics segment is involved in manufacture and sale of e-books, network products, and industrial PCs. The computer peripherals segment is involved in the manufacture and sale of speaker products. The segment of others mainly derives revenues from general processing fees and manufacture and sale of biomedical products. The company derives maximum revenue from consumer electronics segment.
82GF Score

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