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ITI International Transportation (ROCO:7716) Beneish M-Score : -1.63 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is ITI International Transportation 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 -1.63 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for ITI International Transportation's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:7716' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.24   Med: -1.63   Max: -0.94
Current: -1.63

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ITI International Transportation was -0.94. The lowest was -4.24. And the median was -1.63.


ITI International Transportation Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for ITI International Transportation'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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ITI International Transportation Beneish M-Score Chart

ITI International Transportation Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -0.94 -4.24 -1.63

ITI International Transportation Semi-Annual Data
Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial - -4.24 - -1.63 -

Competitive Comparison of ITI International Transportation's Beneish M-Score

For the Integrated Freight & Logistics subindustry, ITI International Transportation'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.


ITI International Transportation's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Transportation Industry

For the Transportation industry and Industrials sector, ITI International Transportation's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ITI International Transportation's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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ITI International Transportation 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 ITI International Transportation 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 * 1.8697+0.528 * 0.788+0.404 * 1.5976+0.892 * 0.5004+0.115 * 0.8998
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.6586+4.679 * 0.089708-0.327 * 0.7688
=-1.63

* 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$149 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,446 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$343 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$385 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$602 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$197 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$19 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$314 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$145 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$28 Mil.
Net Income was NT$33 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$-21 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$159 Mil.
Revenue was NT$2,890 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$540 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$524 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$734 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$194 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$17 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$379 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$221 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$53 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)
=(149.084 / 1446.264) / (159.343 / 2890.145)
=0.103082 / 0.055133
=1.8697

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)
=(540.251 / 2890.145) / (343.097 / 1446.264)
=0.186929 / 0.23723
=0.788

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 - (384.522 + 197.441) / 602.422) / (1 - (524.201 + 194.384) / 734.192)
=0.033961 / 0.021257
=1.5976

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
=1446.264 / 2890.145
=0.5004

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))
=(16.851 / (16.851 + 194.384)) / (19.208 / (19.208 + 197.441))
=0.079774 / 0.08866
=0.8998

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)
=(314.341 / 1446.264) / (378.726 / 2890.145)
=0.217347 / 0.13104
=1.6586

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)
=((27.831 + 144.567) / 602.422) / ((52.574 + 220.718) / 734.192)
=0.286175 / 0.372235
=0.7688

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
=(32.675 - 0 - -21.367) / 602.422
=0.089708

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.

ITI International Transportation has a M-score of -1.63 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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ITI International Transportation Business Description

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4F, No.28, Sec. 3, Nanjing E. Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN, 10489
ITI International Transportation Inc is a company that provides customers with high-quality, efficient and high-level services in shipping, air transportation, inland transportation and logistics.

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