Appro Photoelectron (ROCO:6560) Beneish M-Score: -1.57 (As of Jul. 16, 2026)

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ROCO:6560 Appro Photoelectron Inc ROCO:6560
69 GF Score
Price NT$35.40
GF Value NT$44.15
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Appro Photoelectron Beneish M-Score?

Appro Photoelectron ROCO:6560 -0.42% 69 Beneish M-Score is -1.57 as of Jul. 16, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:6560 with a GF Score™ of 69/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$44.15 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,407 Hardware companies, Appro Photoelectron ranks worse than 87.7% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.57 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:6560' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4   Med: -1.38   Max: 5.95
Current: -1.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Appro Photoelectron was 5.95. The lowest was -4.00. And the median was -1.38.


Appro Photoelectron Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Appro Photoelectron'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.

Appro Photoelectron Beneish M-Score Chart

Appro Photoelectron 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 -2.21 5.95 -4.00 1.98 -1.57

Appro Photoelectron 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 1.98 1.35 1.84 -1.48 -1.57

ROCO:6560 vs APH, GLW: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Appro Photoelectron'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.


Appro Photoelectron Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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Appro Photoelectron 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 Appro Photoelectron 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 * 0.9033+0.528 * 0.694+0.404 * 0.6826+0.892 * 2.2375+0.115 * 0.7247
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.4978+4.679 * 0.022021-0.327 * 0.9233
=-1.57

* 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$59.7 Mil.
Revenue was 62.635 + 26.107 + 39.056 + 44.823 = NT$172.6 Mil.
Gross Profit was 28.076 + 17.75 + 11.927 + 15.136 = NT$72.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$425.4 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$713.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$32.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$59.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0.9 Mil.
Net Income was 18.31 + 9.112 + -36.929 + 5.176 = NT$-4.3 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -23.274 + 11.57 + -5.481 + -2.852 = NT$-20.0 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$29.6 Mil.
Revenue was 30.756 + 24.306 + 10.014 + 12.072 = NT$77.1 Mil.
Gross Profit was 12.447 + 11.447 + -1.401 + 0.115 = NT$22.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$204.8 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$509.3 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$8.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$4.9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$29.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$42.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3.8 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)
=(59.738 / 172.621) / (29.557 / 77.148)
=0.346064 / 0.383121
=0.9033

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)
=(22.608 / 77.148) / (72.889 / 172.621)
=0.293047 / 0.422249
=0.694

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 - (425.416 + 4.546) / 713.219) / (1 - (204.816 + 8.169) / 509.333)
=0.397153 / 0.581835
=0.6826

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
=172.621 / 77.148
=2.2375

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))
=(4.884 / (4.884 + 8.169)) / (4.853 / (4.853 + 4.546))
=0.374167 / 0.516332
=0.7247

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)
=(32.285 / 172.621) / (28.988 / 77.148)
=0.187028 / 0.375745
=0.4978

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)
=((0.903 + 59.229) / 713.219) / ((3.753 + 42.755) / 509.333)
=0.084311 / 0.091312
=0.9233

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
=(-4.331 - 0 - -20.037) / 713.219
=0.022021

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.

Appro Photoelectron has a M-score of -1.57 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.57 mean?
Appro Photoelectron (ROCO:6560) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.57 as of Jul. 16, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Appro Photoelectron and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Appro Photoelectron ranks #2111 out of 2407 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 87.7%.
Is Appro Photoelectron's Beneish M-Score too high?
Appro Photoelectron's current Beneish M-Score is -1.57. Based on the distribution chart, Appro Photoelectron ranks #2111 out of 2407 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Appro Photoelectron has a GF Score™ of 69/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Appro Photoelectron's Beneish M-Score compare to APH and GLW?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Appro Photoelectron ranks #2111 out of 2407 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Appro Photoelectron in the lower half of its industry. 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 Appro Photoelectron and its competitors. Appro Photoelectron's current Beneish M-Score is -1.57. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Appro Photoelectron stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Appro Photoelectron (ROCO:6560) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$44.15, compared to a current price of NT$35.40 — trading 19.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.57. Appro Photoelectron's overall GF Score™ is 69/100 with 2 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 Appro Photoelectron (ROCO:6560), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.57 as of Jul. 16, 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 Appro Photoelectron (ROCO:6560) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Appro Photoelectron stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$35.40 is trading 19.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$44.15. GuruFocus considers Appro Photoelectron to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:6560:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.57
  • GF Value™: NT$44.15 vs. price of NT$35.40 (19.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 69/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:6560 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Appro Photoelectron Business Description

Address 6th Floor, Number 23, Siyuan Road, Xinzhuang District, New Taipei City, Taipei, TWN, 242
Appro Photoelectron Inc operates as a design house for image products. The company helps its customers to develop products using TI digital signal process as its core system. Its products include NVIDIA Jetson TX1/TX2 Sensor module solution, Body Worn Camera Solution, Car DVR Solution, and Image Related Product.
69GF Score

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