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Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co (ROCO:6609) Beneish M-Score : -2.29 (As of Mar. 29, 2025)


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What is Taiwan Takisawa Technology 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.29 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6609' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3   Med: -2.49   Max: -1.8
Current: -2.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co was -1.80. The lowest was -3.00. And the median was -2.49.


Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwan Takisawa Technology 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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Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co 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 -2.70 -2.42 -2.17 -1.80 -2.62

Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.19 -2.62 -2.59 -2.75 -2.29

Competitive Comparison of Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Taiwan Takisawa Technology 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.


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

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

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Taiwan Takisawa Technology 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 Taiwan Takisawa Technology 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 * 1.5607+0.528 * 0.8871+0.404 * 0.6442+0.892 * 0.8479+0.115 * 0.9831
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.953+4.679 * -0.01349-0.327 * 0.7809
=-2.29

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$1,360 Mil.
Revenue was 901.851 + 722.615 + 439.209 + 590.467 = NT$2,654 Mil.
Gross Profit was 224.877 + 159.866 + 68.221 + 175.425 = NT$628 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,733 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,896 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,068 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$94 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$288 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,271 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$13 Mil.
Net Income was 103.979 + 61.3 + 8.384 + 40.395 = NT$214 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -27.211 + 106.801 + 92.6 + 94.42 = NT$267 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,027 Mil.
Revenue was 605.164 + 709.826 + 758.158 + 1057.132 = NT$3,130 Mil.
Gross Profit was 140.089 + 128.581 + 146.87 + 241.901 = NT$657 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,039 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,240 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,041 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$90 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$356 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,367 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$421 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)
=(1359.529 / 2654.142) / (1027.341 / 3130.28)
=0.512229 / 0.328195
=1.5607

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)
=(657.441 / 3130.28) / (628.389 / 2654.142)
=0.210026 / 0.236758
=0.8871

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 - (2732.77 + 1068.161) / 3895.664) / (1 - (3038.882 + 1041.465) / 4240.428)
=0.024318 / 0.037751
=0.6442

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
=2654.142 / 3130.28
=0.8479

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))
=(89.703 / (89.703 + 1041.465)) / (93.72 / (93.72 + 1068.161))
=0.079301 / 0.080662
=0.9831

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)
=(287.866 / 2654.142) / (356.257 / 3130.28)
=0.108459 / 0.11381
=0.953

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)
=((12.515 + 1270.61) / 3895.664) / ((421.377 + 1367.067) / 4240.428)
=0.329373 / 0.42176
=0.7809

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
=(214.058 - 0 - 266.61) / 3895.664
=-0.01349

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 Takisawa Technology Co has a M-score of -2.29 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co Business Description

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No. 505, Sec. 3, Yanping Road, Pingzhen District, Taoyuan, TWN, 324
Taiwan Takisawa Technology Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company engaged in manufacturing and selling machinery equipment and other electronic components. The company derives revenue from the sale of goods and the rendering of services. It offers a Computer numerical control lathe, OEM lathe, PCB driller, Precision lathe, and other components, and after-sale services, of which key revenue is generated from the Computer numerical control lathe.

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