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Chief Telecom Inc ROCO:6561
Chief Telecom ROCO:6561 -1.19% 97 Beneish M-Score is -2.93 as of Jun. 28, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:6561 with a GF Score™ of 97/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$429.64 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 353 Telecommunication Services companies, Chief Telecom ranks better than 61.47% 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 -2.93 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
The historical rank and industry rank for Chief Telecom's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:
During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chief Telecom was -2.26. The lowest was -3.23. And the median was -2.68.
The historical data trend for Chief Telecom'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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For the Telecom Services subindustry, Chief Telecom'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.
For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Chief Telecom's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Chief Telecom's Beneish M-Score falls into.
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 Chief Telecom 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 * 0.885 | + | 0.528 * 0.9019 | + | 0.404 * 0.8146 | + | 0.892 * 1.0397 | + | 0.115 * 0.661 | |
| - | 0.172 * SGAI | + | 4.679 * TATA | - | 0.327 * LVGI | |||||||
| - | 0.172 * 1.0266 | + | 4.679 * -0.040847 | - | 0.327 * 1.061 | |||||||
| = | -2.93 |
* 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$321 Mil. Revenue was 925.817 + 937.08 + 1127.745 + 953.024 = NT$3,944 Mil. Gross Profit was 466.458 + 462.162 + 624.771 + 521.25 = NT$2,075 Mil. Total Current Assets was NT$1,257 Mil. Total Assets was NT$7,418 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$6,026 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$343 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$467 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,447 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,236 Mil. Net Income was 314.708 + 270.694 + 363.423 + 278.616 = NT$1,227 Mil. Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil. Cash Flow from Operations was 444.189 + 376.829 + 345.619 + 363.82 = NT$1,530 Mil. |
Total Receivables was NT$349 Mil. Revenue was 1035.772 + 1004.94 + 897.097 + 855.204 = NT$3,793 Mil. Gross Profit was 516.925 + 448.437 + 411.691 + 422.63 = NT$1,800 Mil. Total Current Assets was NT$1,697 Mil. Total Assets was NT$7,571 Mil. Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$5,704 Mil. Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$210 Mil. Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$438 Mil. Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,352 Mil. Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,190 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) |
| = | (321.061 / 3943.666) | / | (348.913 / 3793.013) | |
| = | 0.081412 | / | 0.091988 | |
| = | 0.885 |
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) | |
| = | (1799.683 / 3793.013) | / | (2074.641 / 3943.666) | |
| = | 0.474473 | / | 0.526069 | |
| = | 0.9019 |
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 - (1256.813 + 6025.834) / 7418.303) | / | (1 - (1697.304 + 5703.547) / 7570.811) | |
| = | 0.018287 | / | 0.022449 | |
| = | 0.8146 |
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 | |
| = | 3943.666 | / | 3793.013 | |
| = | 1.0397 |
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)) |
| = | (210.295 / (210.295 + 5703.547)) | / | (342.598 / (342.598 + 6025.834)) | |
| = | 0.03556 | / | 0.053796 | |
| = | 0.661 |
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) |
| = | (467.308 / 3943.666) | / | (437.809 / 3793.013) | |
| = | 0.118496 | / | 0.115425 | |
| = | 1.0266 |
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) |
| = | ((2235.654 + 1447.347) / 7418.303) | / | ((2190.44 + 1352.17) / 7570.811) | |
| = | 0.496475 | / | 0.46793 | |
| = | 1.061 |
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 | |
| = | (1227.441 - 0 | - | 1530.457) | / | 7418.303 | |
| = | -0.040847 |
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.
Chief Telecom has a M-score of -2.93 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chief Telecom stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$333.00 is trading 22.5% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$429.64. GuruFocus considers Chief Telecom to be Modestly Undervalued.
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