GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Technology » Hardware » Taiwan Union Technology Corp (ROCO:6274) » Definitions » Beneish M-Score

Taiwan Union Technology (ROCO:6274) Beneish M-Score : -2.00 (As of Sep. 26, 2024)


View and export this data going back to 2003. Start your Free Trial

What is Taiwan Union 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 -2 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6274' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.07   Med: -2.43   Max: -1.97
Current: -2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiwan Union Technology was -1.97. The lowest was -3.07. And the median was -2.43.


Taiwan Union Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Union 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.

* Premium members only.

Taiwan Union Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Taiwan Union Technology 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 -2.47 -2.97 -2.11 -2.79 -2.54

Taiwan Union Technology Quarterly Data
Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24
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 -3.07 -2.80 -2.54 -2.16 -2.00

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Union Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Taiwan Union 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.


Taiwan Union Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Taiwan Union 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 Taiwan Union 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 * 1.2756+0.528 * 0.8148+0.404 * 0.6792+0.892 * 1.1658+0.115 * 0.9875
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8922+4.679 * 0.07743-0.327 * 1.2095
=-2.00

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$8,414 Mil.
Revenue was 5704.765 + 4433.335 + 4415.1 + 4178.026 = NT$18,731 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1362.719 + 1011.915 + 963.45 + 837.833 = NT$4,176 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$18,205 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$23,034 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,707 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$459 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,515 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$6,948 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,650 Mil.
Net Income was 693.634 + 451.839 + 392.156 + 369.341 = NT$1,907 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -40.478 + -86.587 + 290.973 + -40.481 = NT$123 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$5,658 Mil.
Revenue was 3756.656 + 3652.755 + 4143.231 + 4515.278 = NT$16,068 Mil.
Gross Profit was 682.547 + 675.145 + 843.793 + 717.09 = NT$2,919 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$12,605 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$17,515 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,773 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$459 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,456 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,665 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,998 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)
=(8413.817 / 18731.226) / (5658.198 / 16067.92)
=0.449187 / 0.352143
=1.2756

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)
=(2918.575 / 16067.92) / (4175.917 / 18731.226)
=0.18164 / 0.222939
=0.8148

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 - (18204.798 + 4707.456) / 23034.215) / (1 - (12605.379 + 4773.175) / 17515.104)
=0.005295 / 0.007796
=0.6792

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
=18731.226 / 16067.92
=1.1658

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))
=(459.442 / (459.442 + 4773.175)) / (459.384 / (459.384 + 4707.456))
=0.087803 / 0.08891
=0.9875

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)
=(1514.787 / 18731.226) / (1456.489 / 16067.92)
=0.08087 / 0.090646
=0.8922

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)
=((3650.087 + 6947.973) / 23034.215) / ((1998.032 + 4664.8) / 17515.104)
=0.460101 / 0.380405
=1.2095

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
=(1906.97 - 0 - 123.427) / 23034.215
=0.07743

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 Union Technology has a M-score of -2.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


Taiwan Union Technology Beneish M-Score Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Taiwan Union Technology's Beneish M-Score provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Taiwan Union Technology Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
803 Bo-ai Street, Hsinchu County, Jhubei, TWN, 302045
Taiwan Union Technology Corp is engaged in the production and distribution of materials for printed circuit boards. The company mainly produces copper clad laminate, prepreg and mass lamination, and is a supplier of printed circuit boards. Its products include High Frequency Laminate, Extreme Low Loss Laminate, Super Low Loss Laminate, Very Low Loss Laminate, Low Loss Laminates, Mid Loss Materials, Non-flow/ Mid-flow Prepregs, High Thermal Reliability Laminates, and Standard Loss Materials.

Taiwan Union Technology Headlines

No Headlines