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CHT Security Co (ROCO:7765) Beneish M-Score : -2.00 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is CHT Security 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 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:7765' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.91   Med: -2.62   Max: -2
Current: -2

During the past 5 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of CHT Security Co was -2.00. The lowest was -2.91. And the median was -2.62.


CHT Security Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for CHT Security 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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CHT Security Co Beneish M-Score Chart

CHT Security Co Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
- - -2.91 -2.62 -2.00

CHT Security Co Semi-Annual Data
Dec21 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial -2.91 - -2.62 - -2.00

Competitive Comparison of CHT Security Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, CHT Security 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.


CHT Security Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, CHT Security Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where CHT Security Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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CHT Security 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 CHT Security 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 * 1.3827+0.528 * 0.8871+0.404 * 1.1246+0.892 * 1.1634+0.115 * 0.837
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0358+4.679 * 0.006974-0.327 * 1.0469
=-2.00

* 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$548 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,974 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$866 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,403 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,692 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$102 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$67 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$292 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$745 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.
Net Income was NT$379 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$367 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$341 Mil.
Revenue was NT$1,696 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$660 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,105 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,369 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$130 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$64 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$242 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$565 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12 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)
=(548.118 / 1973.659) / (340.745 / 1696.459)
=0.277717 / 0.200857
=1.3827

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)
=(659.98 / 1696.459) / (865.555 / 1973.659)
=0.389034 / 0.438553
=0.8871

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 - (1402.661 + 101.789) / 1691.78) / (1 - (1104.535 + 129.562) / 1368.876)
=0.11073 / 0.09846
=1.1246

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
=1973.659 / 1696.459
=1.1634

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))
=(64.04 / (64.04 + 129.562)) / (66.514 / (66.514 + 101.789))
=0.330782 / 0.395204
=0.837

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)
=(292.007 / 1973.659) / (242.318 / 1696.459)
=0.147952 / 0.142838
=1.0358

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)
=((0.462 + 745.468) / 1691.78) / ((11.518 + 564.985) / 1368.876)
=0.440914 / 0.421151
=1.0469

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
=(379.186 - 0 - 367.388) / 1691.78
=0.006974

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.

CHT Security Co has a M-score of -2.00 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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CHT Security Co Business Description

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Address
Hangzhou South Road, 8th Floor, No. 26, Section 1, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, TWN, 100019
CHT Security Co Ltd is engaged in providing Digital and Cloud Services. The company integrates research, development, practice, and technical capabilities to provide information security products and services. The products and services provided by the company include Government agency information security solutions, securities industry information security solutions, manufacturing information security solutions, and others.

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