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Hui Min Environmental Tech (ROCO:6971) Beneish M-Score : -1.85 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Hui Min Environmental Tech 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 -1.85 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hui Min Environmental Tech's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:6971' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.85   Med: -1.85   Max: -1.85
Current: -1.85

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hui Min Environmental Tech was -1.85. The lowest was -1.85. And the median was -1.85.


Hui Min Environmental Tech Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hui Min Environmental Tech'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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Hui Min Environmental Tech Beneish M-Score Chart

Hui Min Environmental Tech Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -1.85

Hui Min Environmental Tech Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - -1.85 -

Competitive Comparison of Hui Min Environmental Tech's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Hui Min Environmental Tech'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.


Hui Min Environmental Tech's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Hui Min Environmental Tech's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hui Min Environmental Tech's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Hui Min Environmental Tech 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 Hui Min Environmental Tech 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 * 1.1715+0.528 * 0.9566+0.404 * 0.8009+0.892 * 1.2889+0.115 * 0.9994
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8997+4.679 * 0.065764-0.327 * 1.0333
=-1.85

* 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$567 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,919 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$196 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,105 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,908 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$637 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$33 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$65 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$839 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$366 Mil.
Net Income was NT$105 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$-21 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$375 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,489 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$145 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$893 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,646 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$574 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$30 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$56 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$727 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$279 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)
=(566.65 / 1919.094) / (375.269 / 1488.945)
=0.29527 / 0.252037
=1.1715

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)
=(145.367 / 1488.945) / (195.856 / 1919.094)
=0.097631 / 0.102056
=0.9566

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 - (1104.821 + 636.971) / 1908.089) / (1 - (892.686 + 573.863) / 1645.626)
=0.087154 / 0.10882
=0.8009

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
=1919.094 / 1488.945
=1.2889

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))
=(29.662 / (29.662 + 573.863)) / (32.946 / (32.946 + 636.971))
=0.049148 / 0.049179
=0.9994

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)
=(64.501 / 1919.094) / (55.621 / 1488.945)
=0.03361 / 0.037356
=0.8997

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)
=((366.366 + 838.533) / 1908.089) / ((279.045 + 726.648) / 1645.626)
=0.631469 / 0.611131
=1.0333

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
=(104.764 - 0 - -20.719) / 1908.089
=0.065764

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.

Hui Min Environmental Tech has a M-score of -1.85 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hui Min Environmental Tech Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Minsheng E. Road, 1F., No. 5, Aly. 2, Ln. 69, Sec. 5, Songshan District, Taipei City, TWN, 105
Hui Min Environmental Tech Corp is an environmental protection engineering construction company. It is engaged in the environmental protection business and provides environmental engineering and related professional and technical services and also includes equipment manufacturing, sales of constructions, and operational maintenance of government contracts.

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