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AMPAK Technology (ROCO:6546) Beneish M-Score : -2.70 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is AMPAK 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 -2.7 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6546' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.7   Med: -1.8   Max: -1.31
Current: -2.7

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AMPAK Technology was -1.31. The lowest was -2.70. And the median was -1.80.


AMPAK Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AMPAK 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.

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AMPAK Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

AMPAK Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - -1.31 -1.96 -1.88

AMPAK Technology Quarterly Data
Jun17 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 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 -1.67 -1.84 -1.74 -1.88 -2.70

Competitive Comparison of AMPAK Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, AMPAK 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.


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

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

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



AMPAK 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 AMPAK 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 * 1.4464+0.528 * 1.0727+0.404 * 1.0431+0.892 * 0.7763+0.115 * 0.8744
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1334+4.679 * -0.096411-0.327 * 1.0028
=-2.70

* 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$372 Mil.
Revenue was 520.051 + 561.418 + 603.739 + 568.179 = NT$2,253 Mil.
Gross Profit was 106.274 + 140.573 + 138.884 + 125.93 = NT$512 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,144 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,140 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$677 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$28 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$128 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$987 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$340 Mil.
Net Income was 64.764 + 35.937 + 117.874 + 79.667 = NT$298 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 273.9 + 45.436 + 15.504 + 266.143 = NT$601 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$331 Mil.
Revenue was 452.952 + 511.847 + 879.015 + 1058.989 = NT$2,903 Mil.
Gross Profit was 116.12 + 102.921 + 217.322 + 270.647 = NT$707 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,120 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,001 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$589 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$21 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$145 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$960 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$305 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)
=(371.931 / 2253.387) / (331.251 / 2902.803)
=0.165054 / 0.114114
=1.4464

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)
=(707.01 / 2902.803) / (511.661 / 2253.387)
=0.243561 / 0.227063
=1.0727

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 - (2143.896 + 676.712) / 3140.12) / (1 - (2119.517 + 589.116) / 3001.402)
=0.101752 / 0.097544
=1.0431

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
=2253.387 / 2902.803
=0.7763

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))
=(21.431 / (21.431 + 589.116)) / (28.301 / (28.301 + 676.712))
=0.035101 / 0.040143
=0.8744

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)
=(127.582 / 2253.387) / (145.006 / 2902.803)
=0.056618 / 0.049954
=1.1334

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)
=((340.286 + 986.591) / 3140.12) / ((305.094 + 959.597) / 3001.402)
=0.422556 / 0.421367
=1.0028

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
=(298.242 - 0 - 600.983) / 3140.12
=-0.096411

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.

AMPAK Technology has a M-score of -2.70 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AMPAK Technology (ROCO:6546) Business Description

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Number 15-1, Zhonghua Road, Hukou Industrial Zone, Hsinchu County, TWN
AMPAK Technology Inc is mainly engaged in manufacturing, wholesale, and retail of wireless communication machinery and equipment, manufacturing of electronic components, wholesale and retail of electronic materials, manufacturing of data storage and processing equipment, and manufacturing of wired communication machinery and equipment.

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