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Insyde Software (ROCO:6231) Beneish M-Score : -2.10 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Insyde Software 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 -2.1 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6231' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.51   Med: -2.64   Max: -0.94
Current: -2.1

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Insyde Software was -0.94. The lowest was -3.51. And the median was -2.64.


Insyde Software Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Insyde Software'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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Insyde Software Beneish M-Score Chart

Insyde Software Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.26 -2.66 -2.54 -2.51 -2.13

Insyde Software Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.51 -2.59 -2.60 -2.13 -2.10

Competitive Comparison of Insyde Software's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, Insyde Software'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.


Insyde Software's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



Insyde Software 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 Insyde Software 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 * 1.0844+0.528 * 1.0089+0.404 * 1.4728+0.892 * 1.0459+0.115 * 1.4604
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0022+4.679 * -0.00991-0.327 * 0.8277
=-2.10

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$215 Mil.
Revenue was 370.893 + 370.625 + 356.964 + 313.957 = NT$1,412 Mil.
Gross Profit was 296.049 + 294.576 + 281.674 + 252.056 = NT$1,124 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,220 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,425 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$118 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$325 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$453 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$49 Mil.
Net Income was 71.981 + 57.686 + 68.542 + 28.088 = NT$226 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 56.605 + 93.88 + -13.646 + 103.577 = NT$240 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$190 Mil.
Revenue was 300.916 + 348.396 + 356.827 + 344.361 = NT$1,351 Mil.
Gross Profit was 232.656 + 274.575 + 292.511 + 284.903 = NT$1,085 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,241 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,355 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$58 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$72 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$310 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$567 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$10 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)
=(215.405 / 1412.439) / (189.93 / 1350.5)
=0.152506 / 0.140637
=1.0844

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)
=(1084.645 / 1350.5) / (1124.355 / 1412.439)
=0.803143 / 0.796038
=1.0089

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 - (1219.865 + 117.904) / 1424.654) / (1 - (1241.229 + 57.902) / 1355.25)
=0.060987 / 0.041409
=1.4728

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
=1412.439 / 1350.5
=1.0459

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))
=(72.44 / (72.44 + 57.902)) / (72.437 / (72.437 + 117.904))
=0.555769 / 0.380564
=1.4604

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)
=(324.753 / 1412.439) / (309.839 / 1350.5)
=0.229924 / 0.229425
=1.0022

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)
=((49.352 + 453.182) / 1424.654) / ((10.352 + 567.23) / 1355.25)
=0.352741 / 0.426181
=0.8277

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
=(226.297 - 0 - 240.416) / 1424.654
=-0.00991

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.

Insyde Software has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Insyde Software (ROCO:6231) Business Description

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Insyde Software Inc is a provider of system firmware and software engineering services in Taiwan. It offers Supervyse systems management software; BlinkBoot UEFI Boot Loader; and mobile applications. Its products are mainly used for the mobile, desktop, server, and embedded systems industries.

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