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APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing (ROCO:7702) Beneish M-Score : 0.47 (As of Sep. 25, 2024)


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What is APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing 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 0.47 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:7702' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47   Med: 0.47   Max: 0.47
Current: 0.47

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing was 0.47. The lowest was 0.47. And the median was 0.47.


APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing'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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APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Beneish M-Score Chart

APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - 0.47

APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - - - 0.47 -

Competitive Comparison of APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score

For the Metal Fabrication subindustry, APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing'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.


APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing's Beneish M-Score falls into.



APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing 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 APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing 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 * 0.3421+0.528 * 2.1114+0.404 * 0.135+0.892 * 5.3998+0.115 * 0.9298
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.2438+4.679 * -0.157918-0.327 * 0.9561
=0.47

* 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$80.5 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,068.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$180.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$429.7 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,026.8 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$595.9 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$65.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$36.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$152.3 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$45.2 Mil.
Net Income was NT$122.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$284.9 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$43.6 Mil.
Revenue was NT$197.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$70.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$287.3 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$907.9 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$612.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$62.1 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$27.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$46.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$136.7 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)
=(80.457 / 1068.826) / (43.556 / 197.938)
=0.075276 / 0.220049
=0.3421

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)
=(70.706 / 197.938) / (180.831 / 1068.826)
=0.357213 / 0.169187
=2.1114

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 - (429.711 + 595.867) / 1026.841) / (1 - (287.273 + 612.368) / 907.916)
=0.00123 / 0.009114
=0.135

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
=1068.826 / 197.938
=5.3998

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))
=(62.059 / (62.059 + 612.368)) / (65.443 / (65.443 + 595.867))
=0.092017 / 0.09896
=0.9298

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)
=(36.783 / 1068.826) / (27.941 / 197.938)
=0.034414 / 0.14116
=0.2438

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)
=((45.172 + 152.329) / 1026.841) / ((136.65 + 45.991) / 907.916)
=0.192338 / 0.201165
=0.9561

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
=(122.693 - 0 - 284.85) / 1026.841
=-0.157918

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.

APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing has a M-score of 0.47 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Business Description

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Address
17F, No. 97, Sec. 4 Road, Chongxin Road, Sanchong District, New Taipei, TWN, 24161
APEX Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing is a company that provides services ranging from steel plate storage, flame cutting (CNC), edge beveling, plate rolling, SAW submerged arc welding, to finished product related dimensional measurement and non-destructive test, APEX's one-stop service satisfies all clients with first-class products. It has great steel structure processing abilities and provides clients with the best services.

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