Taiwan Thick-Film Ind (ROCO:6246) Beneish M-Score: -2.84 (As of Jul. 04, 2026)


ROCO:6246 Taiwan Thick-Film Ind Corp ROCO:6246
59 GF Score
Price NT$16.05
GF Value NT$13.78
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Taiwan Thick-Film Ind Beneish M-Score?

Taiwan Thick-Film Ind ROCO:6246 +3.22% 59 Beneish M-Score is -2.84 as of Jul. 04, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:6246 with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$13.78 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,405 Hardware companies, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind ranks better than 75.88% 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6246' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.58
Current: -2.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiwan Thick-Film Ind was -1.58. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was -2.52.


Taiwan Thick-Film Ind Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Taiwan Thick-Film Ind'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.

Taiwan Thick-Film Ind Beneish M-Score Chart

Taiwan Thick-Film Ind 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 -1.58 -2.99 -3.09 -2.19 -2.84

Taiwan Thick-Film Ind 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 -2.19 -2.11 -2.60 -2.54 -2.84

ROCO:6246 vs APH, GLW: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind'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.


Taiwan Thick-Film Ind Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Taiwan Thick-Film Ind's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Taiwan Thick-Film Ind 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 Taiwan Thick-Film Ind 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 * 0.9089+0.528 * 0.8032+0.404 * 0.8858+0.892 * 1.0656+0.115 * 0.9553
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9526+4.679 * -0.042507-0.327 * 0.9625
=-2.84

* 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$561 Mil.
Revenue was 432.894 + 390.614 + 418.002 + 358.931 = NT$1,600 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55.4 + 48.066 + 50.669 + 39.085 = NT$193 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,194 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,316 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$98 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$117 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$883 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$5 Mil.
Net Income was 44.727 + -2.637 + 15.76 + -14.573 = NT$43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 51.31 + -32.078 + 41.216 + 38.774 = NT$99 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$579 Mil.
Revenue was 451.534 + 406.217 + 362.463 + 281.754 = NT$1,502 Mil.
Gross Profit was 54.651 + 42.737 + 30.828 + 17.434 = NT$146 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,172 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,298 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$100 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$116 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$894 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$16 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)
=(561.029 / 1600.441) / (579.306 / 1501.968)
=0.350547 / 0.385698
=0.9089

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)
=(145.65 / 1501.968) / (193.22 / 1600.441)
=0.096973 / 0.120729
=0.8032

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 - (1194.267 + 98.138) / 1316.131) / (1 - (1171.788 + 100.255) / 1298.469)
=0.018027 / 0.020352
=0.8858

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
=1600.441 / 1501.968
=1.0656

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))
=(23.733 / (23.733 + 100.255)) / (24.592 / (24.592 + 98.138))
=0.191414 / 0.200375
=0.9553

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)
=(117.336 / 1600.441) / (115.595 / 1501.968)
=0.073315 / 0.076962
=0.9526

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)
=((4.962 + 882.683) / 1316.131) / ((16.037 + 893.823) / 1298.469)
=0.674435 / 0.700718
=0.9625

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
=(43.277 - 0 - 99.222) / 1316.131
=-0.042507

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.

Taiwan Thick-Film Ind has a M-score of -2.84 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 -2.84 mean?
Taiwan Thick-Film Ind (ROCO:6246) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.84 as of Jul. 04, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Taiwan Thick-Film Ind and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind ranks #580 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 24.1%.
Is Taiwan Thick-Film Ind's Beneish M-Score too high?
Taiwan Thick-Film Ind's current Beneish M-Score is -2.84. Based on the distribution chart, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind ranks #580 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taiwan Thick-Film Ind's Beneish M-Score compare to APH and GLW?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind ranks #580 out of 2405 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Taiwan Thick-Film Ind in the top 24% 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 Taiwan Thick-Film Ind and its competitors. Taiwan Thick-Film Ind's current Beneish M-Score is -2.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taiwan Thick-Film Ind stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind (ROCO:6246) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$13.78, compared to a current price of NT$16.05 — trading 16.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.84. Taiwan Thick-Film Ind's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 3 warning signs 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 Taiwan Thick-Film Ind (ROCO:6246), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.84 as of Jul. 04, 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 Taiwan Thick-Film Ind (ROCO:6246) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Thick-Film Ind stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$16.05 is trading 16.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$13.78. GuruFocus considers Taiwan Thick-Film Ind to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:6246:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.84
  • GF Value™: NT$13.78 vs. price of NT$16.05 (16.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:6246 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Taiwan Thick-Film Ind Business Description

Address Lane 332, Siyuan Road, 3rd Floor, No. 7, Xinzhuang District, Taipei City, TWN
Taiwan Thick-Film Ind Corp is engaged in manufacturing, processing and trading of electronic components such as backlight modules, transformers and light source sets. Its products include LED Backlight Module, Light Guide Plates, Plastic Box, LED Light Bars, Transformers, small Motors, and Cover Lens.
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