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Dr Wu Skincare Co (ROCO:6523) Beneish M-Score : -1.00 (As of Mar. 14, 2025)


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What is Dr Wu Skincare Co 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:6523' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -2.3   Max: -0.23
Current: -1

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Dr Wu Skincare Co was -0.23. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -2.30.


Dr Wu Skincare Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dr Wu Skincare Co'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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Dr Wu Skincare Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Dr Wu Skincare Co 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 -0.23 -2.69 -2.44 -2.47 -1.00

Dr Wu Skincare Co 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 -2.47 -1.59 -2.25 -1.41 -1.00

Competitive Comparison of Dr Wu Skincare Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, Dr Wu Skincare Co'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.


Dr Wu Skincare Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Dr Wu Skincare Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dr Wu Skincare Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Dr Wu Skincare Co 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 Dr Wu Skincare Co 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 * 1.1488+0.528 * 1.0123+0.404 * 3.4229+0.892 * 1.092+0.115 * 2.4858
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9918+4.679 * 0.02233-0.327 * 1.0134
=-1.00

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$178 Mil.
Revenue was 342.534 + 304.159 + 245.835 + 349.227 = NT$1,242 Mil.
Gross Profit was 246.339 + 206.379 + 167.838 + 257.524 = NT$878 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,269 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,750 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$30 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$341 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$253 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$37 Mil.
Net Income was 140.639 + 96.819 + 76.5 + 162.295 = NT$476 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 189.146 + -33.893 + 216.523 + 65.405 = NT$437 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$142 Mil.
Revenue was 327.898 + 297.718 + 236.44 + 275.089 = NT$1,137 Mil.
Gross Profit was 242.592 + 211.643 + 158.72 + 201.068 = NT$814 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,625 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,765 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$315 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$289 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)
=(177.772 / 1241.755) / (141.713 / 1137.145)
=0.143162 / 0.124622
=1.1488

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)
=(814.023 / 1137.145) / (878.08 / 1241.755)
=0.715848 / 0.707128
=1.0123

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 - (1268.742 + 29.512) / 1749.768) / (1 - (1624.697 + 7.652) / 1765.441)
=0.258042 / 0.075387
=3.4229

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
=1241.755 / 1137.145
=1.092

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))
=(9.416 / (9.416 + 7.652)) / (8.418 / (8.418 + 29.512))
=0.551676 / 0.221935
=2.4858

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)
=(341.035 / 1241.755) / (314.878 / 1137.145)
=0.27464 / 0.276902
=0.9918

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)
=((36.958 + 253.199) / 1749.768) / ((0 + 288.875) / 1765.441)
=0.165826 / 0.163628
=1.0134

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
=(476.253 - 0 - 437.181) / 1749.768
=0.02233

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.

Dr Wu Skincare Co has a M-score of -1.00 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Dr Wu Skincare Co Business Description

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Address
Nanjing East Road, 13th Floor., No. 70, Section. 3, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN, 100
Dr Wu Skincare Co Ltd is a Taiwan based company engaged in the research, development, production, wholesale and retail of cosmetics. It principally manufactures and sells cosmetics. The company offers products such as cosmetic masks, lotions, eye care products, moisturizers and others. The group derives its revenue from the sales of private label care products. It sells the products in Taiwan and internationally, of which majority of the revenue is derived from the sales made in Taiwan.

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