Tatung System Technologies (ROCO:8099) Beneish M-Score: -2.06 (As of Sep. 04, 2026)

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ROCO:8099 Tatung System Technologies Inc ROCO:8099
79 GF Score
Price NT$61.50
GF Value NT$89.54
Valuation Significantly Undervalued
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What is Tatung System Technologies Beneish M-Score?

Tatung System Technologies ROCO:8099 +2.67% 79 Beneish M-Score is -2.06 as of Sep. 04, 2026. GuruFocus rates ROCO:8099 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$89.54 (Significantly Undervalued). Among 2,640 Software companies, Tatung System Technologies ranks worse than 73.75% on this metric.

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 -2.06 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:8099' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49   Med: -2.46   Max: -1.49
Current: -2.06

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tatung System Technologies was -1.49. The lowest was -3.49. And the median was -2.46.


Tatung System Technologies Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tatung System Technologies'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.

Tatung System Technologies Beneish M-Score Chart

Tatung System Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.56 -2.14 -3.35 -2.81 -2.01

Tatung System Technologies Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.90 -2.03 -2.01 -1.49 -2.06

ROCO:8099 vs IBM, ACN, CTSH: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Tatung System Technologies'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.


Tatung System Technologies Beneish M-Score vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Tatung System Technologies's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tatung System Technologies's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Tatung System Technologies 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 Tatung System Technologies 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 * 1.0351+0.528 * 1.1367+0.404 * 0.8814+0.892 * 1.4107+0.115 * 0.9763
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8071+4.679 * 0.003374-0.327 * 1.1588
=-2.06

* 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 (Jun26) TTM:Last Year (Jun25) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$1,391 Mil.
Revenue was 1360.096 + 1165.296 + 1517.207 + 1587.029 = NT$5,630 Mil.
Gross Profit was 307.276 + 294.471 + 335.819 + 265.413 = NT$1,203 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,306 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,772 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$129 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$73 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$763 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,989 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$40 Mil.
Net Income was 79.174 + 79.048 + 100.448 + 70.52 = NT$329 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 246.796 + -62.579 + 169.867 + -37.623 = NT$316 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$953 Mil.
Revenue was 998.378 + 908.024 + 1115.619 + 968.779 = NT$3,991 Mil.
Gross Profit was 226.45 + 222.691 + 286.37 + 233.856 = NT$969 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,440 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,904 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$170 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$93 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$670 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,271 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$77 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)
=(1391.498 / 5629.628) / (952.984 / 3990.8)
=0.247174 / 0.238795
=1.0351

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)
=(969.367 / 3990.8) / (1202.979 / 5629.628)
=0.2429 / 0.213687
=1.1367

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 - (3306.098 + 129.421) / 3772.301) / (1 - (2439.537 + 170.352) / 2904.052)
=0.089278 / 0.101294
=0.8814

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
=5629.628 / 3990.8
=1.4107

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))
=(92.623 / (92.623 + 170.352)) / (73.046 / (73.046 + 129.421))
=0.352212 / 0.36078
=0.9763

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)
=(763.297 / 5629.628) / (670.399 / 3990.8)
=0.135586 / 0.167986
=0.8071

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)
=((39.874 + 1989.34) / 3772.301) / ((76.926 + 1271.151) / 2904.052)
=0.537925 / 0.464206
=1.1588

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
=(329.19 - 0 - 316.461) / 3772.301
=0.003374

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.

Tatung System Technologies has a M-score of -2.06 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.06 mean?
Tatung System Technologies (ROCO:8099) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.06 as of Sep. 04, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Tatung System Technologies and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Tatung System Technologies ranks #1947 out of 2640 companies in the Software industry, placing it in the top 73.7%.
Is Tatung System Technologies' Beneish M-Score too high?
Tatung System Technologies' current Beneish M-Score is -2.06. Based on the distribution chart, Tatung System Technologies ranks #1947 out of 2640 companies in the Software industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Tatung System Technologies has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Significantly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tatung System Technologies' Beneish M-Score compare to IBM and ACN?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Tatung System Technologies ranks #1947 out of 2640 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Tatung System Technologies in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Software company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Software industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Tatung System Technologies and its competitors. Tatung System Technologies's current Beneish M-Score is -2.06. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tatung System Technologies stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tatung System Technologies (ROCO:8099) is currently considered Significantly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$89.54, compared to a current price of NT$61.50 — trading 31.3% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.06. Tatung System Technologies' overall GF Score™ is 79/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Tatung System Technologies (ROCO:8099), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.06 as of Sep. 04, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Tatung System Technologies (ROCO:8099) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tatung System Technologies stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$61.50 is trading 31.3% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$89.54. GuruFocus considers Tatung System Technologies to be Significantly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for ROCO:8099:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.06
  • GF Value™: NT$89.54 vs. price of NT$61.50 (31.3% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the ROCO:8099 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Tatung System Technologies Business Description

Address No.22, Section 3, Chung-shan North Road, Zhongshan Dist, Taipei, TWN, 104
Tatung System Technologies Inc is engaged in software and hardware sales related to computer, communications and cybersecurity; custom made system integration consulting and services; providing value-added industrial application solutions. Its solutions cover OneAi Solution, Cyber Security Zero Trust Architecture, Modern Data Center, Modern Work, and UC Collaboration. The company generates revenue from the distribution and maintenance of computers and peripherals, research, design, development, and sale of computer software/hardware, and informatization and digital transformation services.
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