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Ace Edulink Co (ROCO:6764) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Ace Edulink 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6764' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.09   Max: 0.07
Current: -2.76

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ace Edulink Co was 0.07. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.09.


Ace Edulink Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ace Edulink 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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Ace Edulink Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Ace Edulink Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -1.57 -1.59 -2.58 -2.96 -2.76

Ace Edulink Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 - -2.96 - -2.76 -

Competitive Comparison of Ace Edulink Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Education & Training Services subindustry, Ace Edulink 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.


Ace Edulink Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Education Industry

For the Education industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ace Edulink Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Ace Edulink 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 Ace Edulink 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 * 1.092+0.528 * 1.0305+0.404 * 1.1131+0.892 * 1.0273+0.115 * 1.0736
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0029+4.679 * -0.094748-0.327 * 1.0603
=-2.76

* 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$8 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,138 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$442 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$754 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,446 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$332 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$121 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$369 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$644 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$186 Mil.
Net Income was NT$47 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$184 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$7 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,108 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$444 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$763 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,352 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$286 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$116 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$358 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$572 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$160 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)
=(7.676 / 1138.198) / (6.843 / 1107.984)
=0.006744 / 0.006176
=1.092

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)
=(443.589 / 1107.984) / (442.183 / 1138.198)
=0.400357 / 0.388494
=1.0305

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 - (753.84 + 331.855) / 1445.88) / (1 - (762.875 + 286.485) / 1351.932)
=0.249111 / 0.223807
=1.1131

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
=1138.198 / 1107.984
=1.0273

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))
=(115.605 / (115.605 + 286.485)) / (121.368 / (121.368 + 331.855))
=0.28751 / 0.267789
=1.0736

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)
=(368.785 / 1138.198) / (357.967 / 1107.984)
=0.324008 / 0.32308
=1.0029

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)
=((186.242 + 644.465) / 1445.88) / ((160.413 + 572.135) / 1351.932)
=0.574534 / 0.541853
=1.0603

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
=(47.15 - 0 - 184.144) / 1445.88
=-0.094748

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.

Ace Edulink Co has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ace Edulink Co Business Description

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No. 20, Lane 609, Section 5, Chongzhong Road, 10th Floor-6 and 7, Sanchong District, New Taipei, TWN
Ace Edulink Co Ltd offers educational services. It provides physical tutoring, a scientific assessment system, a teaching resource-sharing platform, and an administrative management system.

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