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Horng Terng Automation Co (ROCO:7751) Beneish M-Score : -2.03 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Horng Terng Automation 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:7751' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.5   Med: -2.5   Max: -2.03
Current: -2.03

During the past 4 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Horng Terng Automation Co was -2.03. The lowest was -2.50. And the median was -2.50.


Horng Terng Automation Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Horng Terng Automation 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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Horng Terng Automation Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Horng Terng Automation Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.50 -2.03

Horng Terng Automation Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score - - -2.50 - -2.03

Competitive Comparison of Horng Terng Automation Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, Horng Terng Automation 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.


Horng Terng Automation Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Horng Terng Automation Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Horng Terng Automation Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Horng Terng Automation 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 Horng Terng Automation 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 * 1.475+0.528 * 0.9196+0.404 * 0.7394+0.892 * 1.2922+0.115 * 0.8859
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9955+4.679 * -0.010396-0.327 * 1.1307
=-2.03

* 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$168 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,145 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$617 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,040 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,149 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$74 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$25 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$198 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$923 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$6 Mil.
Net Income was NT$294 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$316 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$88 Mil.
Revenue was NT$886 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$439 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,617 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,738 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$83 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$24 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$154 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$654 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$10 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)
=(167.574 / 1144.784) / (87.92 / 885.952)
=0.14638 / 0.099238
=1.475

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)
=(439.011 / 885.952) / (616.846 / 1144.784)
=0.495525 / 0.538832
=0.9196

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 - (2040.405 + 73.996) / 2149.092) / (1 - (1616.541 + 83.165) / 1737.642)
=0.016142 / 0.021832
=0.7394

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
=1144.784 / 885.952
=1.2922

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))
=(24.076 / (24.076 + 83.165)) / (25.117 / (25.117 + 73.996))
=0.224504 / 0.253418
=0.8859

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)
=(197.897 / 1144.784) / (153.841 / 885.952)
=0.172868 / 0.173645
=0.9955

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)
=((6.124 + 923.326) / 2149.092) / ((10.353 + 654.268) / 1737.642)
=0.432485 / 0.382484
=1.1307

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
=(293.544 - 0 - 315.887) / 2149.092
=-0.010396

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.

Horng Terng Automation Co has a M-score of -2.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Horng Terng Automation Co Business Description

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No. 61, Jingliu 6th Road, Nanzi Export Processing Zone, Nantze District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 81170
Horng Terng Automation Co Ltd is a Company that concentrates all its efforts on continuous research and development and upgrading of skills, providing complete technologies and equipment to customers, and providing customized equipment development and design, detection efficiency improvement, equipment integration and application, and other immediate and complete solutions based on customer development trends. It focuses on the research and development of various semiconductor equipment to enhance industrial competitiveness, and provides customers with high-quality customized products and semiconductor equipment integration services.

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