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Spec Products (ROCO:7718) Beneish M-Score : 0.00 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Spec Products 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.

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

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Spec Products was 0.00. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


Spec Products Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spec Products'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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Spec Products Beneish M-Score Chart

Spec Products Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
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Spec Products Quarterly Data
Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only - - - -2.18 -

Competitive Comparison of Spec Products's Beneish M-Score

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Spec Products'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.


Spec Products's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Spec Products's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Spec Products 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 Spec Products 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 * 1.096+0.528 * 0.9963+0.404 * 1.0204+0.892 * 1.0542+0.115 * 1.3032
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0764+4.679 * 0.031951-0.327 * 0.8014
=-2.10

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$407 Mil.
Revenue was NT$2,408 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$485 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,194 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,949 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$437 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$240 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$441 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$185 Mil.
Net Income was NT$249 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$186 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$352 Mil.
Revenue was NT$2,285 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$458 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,301 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,989 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$370 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$212 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$631 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$166 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)
=(406.931 / 2408.468) / (352.196 / 2284.597)
=0.168958 / 0.154161
=1.096

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)
=(458.075 / 2284.597) / (484.726 / 2408.468)
=0.200506 / 0.201259
=0.9963

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 - (1193.59 + 437.366) / 1948.989) / (1 - (1301.346 + 369.737) / 1989.199)
=0.163178 / 0.159922
=1.0204

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
=2408.468 / 2284.597
=1.0542

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))
=(26.391 / (26.391 + 369.737)) / (23.563 / (23.563 + 437.366))
=0.066622 / 0.051121
=1.3032

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)
=(240.015 / 2408.468) / (211.521 / 2284.597)
=0.099655 / 0.092586
=1.0764

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)
=((184.693 + 441.078) / 1948.989) / ((166.133 + 630.833) / 1989.199)
=0.321075 / 0.400647
=0.8014

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
=(248.519 - 0 - 186.246) / 1948.989
=0.031951

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.

Spec Products has a M-score of -2.10 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Spec Products Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
9F.-4, No. 358, Sec 1, Dongmen Road, East District, Tainan, TWN, 701002
Spec Products Corp is a company which is Integrated Industrial Parts manufacturer and supplier where in they have exported more than ten thousand items made to customers' prints or samples per year to USA, Europe, Japan and China, including cold/ hot forging, turning, plastic ejection and stamping, etc from either on its own or sub-contracted factories.

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