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Johnson Fine Chemical Co (ROCO:7763) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Apr. 08, 2025)


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What is Johnson Fine Chemical 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Johnson Fine Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

ROCO:7763' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.76   Med: -2.76   Max: -2.76
Current: -2.76

During the past 3 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Johnson Fine Chemical Co was -2.76. The lowest was -2.76. And the median was -2.76.


Johnson Fine Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Johnson Fine Chemical 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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Johnson Fine Chemical Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Johnson Fine Chemical Co Annual Data
Trend Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.76

Johnson Fine Chemical Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
Beneish M-Score - - - -2.76 -

Competitive Comparison of Johnson Fine Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Johnson Fine Chemical 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.


Johnson Fine Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Johnson Fine Chemical Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Johnson Fine Chemical 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 Johnson Fine Chemical 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 * 1.1323+0.528 * 1.0038+0.404 * 1.0282+0.892 * 0.8563+0.115 * 0.7537
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1368+4.679 * -0.064301-0.327 * 0.784
=-2.76

* 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$148.2 Mil.
Revenue was NT$911.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$301.5 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$727.0 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,258.4 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$483.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$55.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$104.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$222.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0.0 Mil.
Net Income was NT$135.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$216.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$152.9 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,064.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$353.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$671.1 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,235.1 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$518.6 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$43.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$107.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$278.9 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0.0 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)
=(148.245 / 911.768) / (152.891 / 1064.725)
=0.162591 / 0.143597
=1.1323

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)
=(353.432 / 1064.725) / (301.516 / 911.768)
=0.331947 / 0.330694
=1.0038

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 - (727.01 + 483.811) / 1258.398) / (1 - (671.072 + 518.597) / 1235.086)
=0.037808 / 0.036772
=1.0282

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
=911.768 / 1064.725
=0.8563

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))
=(43.738 / (43.738 + 518.597)) / (55.674 / (55.674 + 483.811))
=0.077779 / 0.103198
=0.7537

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)
=(104.269 / 911.768) / (107.108 / 1064.725)
=0.114359 / 0.100597
=1.1368

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)
=((0 + 222.811) / 1258.398) / ((0 + 278.924) / 1235.086)
=0.177059 / 0.225834
=0.784

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
=(135.422 - 0 - 216.338) / 1258.398
=-0.064301

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.

Johnson Fine Chemical Co has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Johnson Fine Chemical Co Business Description

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Address
Road. 33. Taichung Industry Park, No. 14, Taichung City, TWN
Johnson Fine Chemical Co Ltd manufactures amine-based and isocyanate-based hardenders/curing agents for CASE fields (Casting, Adhesive, Sealant, Elastomer), such as MOCA. The group is devoted to developing specialty chemicals including specialty raw materials such as monofunctional isocyanate, 1,5-diisocyanate-naphthalene, dimethylation diamino thouene, etc. Its products are Amine Curing Agent, Isocyanate Curing Agent, Isocyanate Crosslinker, Dehydrating Agent, Cesium Tungsten Oxide, and Coating System.

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