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M-Power Information Co (ROCO:6874) Beneish M-Score : -1.49 (As of Sep. 24, 2024)


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What is M-Power Information 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.49 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:6874' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.58   Med: -1.55   Max: 1.22
Current: -1.49

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of M-Power Information Co was 1.22. The lowest was -2.58. And the median was -1.55.


M-Power Information Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for M-Power Information 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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M-Power Information Co Beneish M-Score Chart

M-Power Information Co Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - - -0.96 -2.28

M-Power Information Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.58 -2.10 -2.28 -1.61 -1.49

Competitive Comparison of M-Power Information Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Software - Application subindustry, M-Power Information 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.


M-Power Information Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, M-Power Information Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



M-Power Information 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 M-Power Information 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 * 0.9669+0.528 * 1.2127+0.404 * 1.9785+0.892 * 1.2254+0.115 * 0.7739
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9353+4.679 * 0.072667-0.327 * 1.0497
=-1.49

* 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 (Jun24) TTM:Last Year (Jun23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$978 Mil.
Revenue was 562.788 + 691.918 + 293.091 + 236.67 = NT$1,784 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.851 + 70.705 + 59.63 + 46.688 = NT$241 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,237 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,430 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$19 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$101 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$950 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$18 Mil.
Net Income was 25.664 + 30.836 + 20.756 + 14.239 = NT$91 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 19.543 + -315.031 + 243.717 + 39.358 = NT$-12 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$826 Mil.
Revenue was 498.565 + 570.453 + 210.976 + 176.247 = NT$1,456 Mil.
Gross Profit was 59.111 + 65.473 + 70.802 + 42.985 = NT$238 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,175 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,279 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$26 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$8 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$88 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$789 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$35 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)
=(978.449 / 1784.467) / (825.792 / 1456.241)
=0.548314 / 0.567071
=0.9669

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)
=(238.371 / 1456.241) / (240.874 / 1784.467)
=0.163689 / 0.134984
=1.2127

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 - (1237.271 + 18.78) / 1429.92) / (1 - (1175.281 + 25.514) / 1279.427)
=0.121594 / 0.061459
=1.9785

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
=1784.467 / 1456.241
=1.2254

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))
=(7.786 / (7.786 + 25.514)) / (8.13 / (8.13 + 18.78))
=0.233814 / 0.302118
=0.7739

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)
=(100.673 / 1784.467) / (87.84 / 1456.241)
=0.056416 / 0.06032
=0.9353

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)
=((17.667 + 949.543) / 1429.92) / ((35.43 + 788.973) / 1279.427)
=0.676408 / 0.644353
=1.0497

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
=(91.495 - 0 - -12.413) / 1429.92
=0.072667

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.

M-Power Information Co has a M-score of -1.49 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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M-Power Information Co Business Description

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Address
Renai Road, 12th Floor, No. 85, Section 4, Daan District, Taipei, TWN
M-Power Information Co Ltd is a software integration service company. It is engaged in the wholesale and retail of information software, and corresponding professional consultancy services, education and training, and technical services.

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