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Saultech Technology Co (ROCO:6812) Beneish M-Score : -1.98 (As of Apr. 09, 2025)


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What is Saultech 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 -1.98 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:6812' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.64   Med: -2.54   Max: -1.98
Current: -1.98

During the past 8 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Saultech Technology Co was -1.98. The lowest was -3.64. And the median was -2.54.


Saultech Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Saultech Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.72 -2.79 -2.35 -2.18 -1.98

Saultech Technology Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec16 Dec17 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 - -2.18 - -1.98 -

Competitive Comparison of Saultech Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Industrial Machinery subindustry, Saultech 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.


Saultech Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Saultech Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Saultech 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 Saultech 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 * 3.1212+0.528 * 1.0825+0.404 * 0.5157+0.892 * 0.3489+0.115 * 1.2061
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 2.3379+4.679 * -0.039108-0.327 * 2.0194
=-1.98

* 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$20.4 Mil.
Revenue was NT$160.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$83.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$744.6 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,154.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$391.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$26.3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$99.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$227.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$124.0 Mil.
Net Income was NT$-160.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$-115.2 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$18.7 Mil.
Revenue was NT$458.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$260.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$817.0 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,132.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$281.7 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$23.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$122.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$164.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$5.8 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)
=(20.35 / 159.961) / (18.685 / 458.425)
=0.127219 / 0.040759
=3.1212

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)
=(259.966 / 458.425) / (83.802 / 159.961)
=0.567085 / 0.52389
=1.0825

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 - (744.562 + 391.927) / 1153.995) / (1 - (817.025 + 281.678) / 1132)
=0.01517 / 0.029414
=0.5157

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
=159.961 / 458.425
=0.3489

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))
=(23.139 / (23.139 + 281.678)) / (26.325 / (26.325 + 391.927))
=0.075911 / 0.062941
=1.2061

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)
=(99.855 / 159.961) / (122.404 / 458.425)
=0.624246 / 0.26701
=2.3379

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)
=((123.972 + 227.306) / 1153.995) / ((5.783 + 164.852) / 1132)
=0.304402 / 0.150738
=2.0194

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
=(-160.378 - 0 - -115.248) / 1153.995
=-0.039108

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.

Saultech Technology Co has a M-score of -1.98 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Saultech Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No. 6, Taiyuan 2nd Street, 7th Floor, Hsinchu County, Zhubei, TWN
Saultech Technology Co Ltd is engaged in the production and sales of precision equipment and providing after-sales services.

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