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Solid Year Co (ROCO:6737) Beneish M-Score : -2.96 (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Solid Year 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 -2.96 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6737' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.08   Med: -2.69   Max: 0.36
Current: -2.96

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Solid Year Co was 0.36. The lowest was -3.08. And the median was -2.69.


Solid Year Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Solid Year 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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Solid Year Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Solid Year Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.73 -1.36 -2.65 -3.08 -2.96

Solid Year Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -2.65 - -3.08 - -2.96

Competitive Comparison of Solid Year Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Solid Year 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.


Solid Year Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Solid Year Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Solid Year 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 Solid Year 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 * 1.1731+0.528 * 0.8483+0.404 * 1.0518+0.892 * 0.76+0.115 * 0.9961
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2952+4.679 * -0.073043-0.327 * 0.9217
=-2.96

* 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 (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$748 Mil.
Revenue was NT$3,322 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$725 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,983 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,310 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,053 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$68 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$402 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,135 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$448 Mil.
Net Income was NT$221 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$462 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$839 Mil.
Revenue was NT$4,371 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$809 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,145 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,409 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$996 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$65 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$409 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,362 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$407 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)
=(748.122 / 3322.117) / (839.148 / 4371.462)
=0.225194 / 0.19196
=1.1731

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)
=(809.484 / 4371.462) / (725.214 / 3322.117)
=0.185175 / 0.218299
=0.8483

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 - (1983.192 + 1052.767) / 3310.266) / (1 - (2144.66 + 996.115) / 3409.385)
=0.082866 / 0.078785
=1.0518

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
=3322.117 / 4371.462
=0.76

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))
=(64.501 / (64.501 + 996.115)) / (68.454 / (68.454 + 1052.767))
=0.060815 / 0.061053
=0.9961

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)
=(402.425 / 3322.117) / (408.835 / 4371.462)
=0.121135 / 0.093524
=1.2952

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)
=((448.278 + 1134.681) / 3310.266) / ((406.752 + 1362.13) / 3409.385)
=0.478197 / 0.518827
=0.9217

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
=(220.658 - 0 - 462.449) / 3310.266
=-0.073043

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.

Solid Year Co has a M-score of -2.96 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Solid Year Co (ROCO:6737) Business Description

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Address
Xintai 5th Road, 18th Floor, No. 97, Section 1, Xizhi District, New Taipei City, Taipei, TWN
Solid Year Co Ltd is engaged in producing single-shot and double-shot plastic injection finished products from mold manufacturers specializing in mold design and manufacturing. The company's products are computer keyboard, USB network camera, USB network camera module, driving recorder, hunting machine, projector, gamepad, automotive electronics, in-car multimedia audio and video system, smart rear-view mirror, head-up display, iPhone Computer electronic peripheral products such as Car Box, infant network surveillance camera, among others.

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