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Progate Group (ROCO:8227) Beneish M-Score : -1.08 (As of Jun. 18, 2024)


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What is Progate Group 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.08 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

ROCO:8227' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.28   Med: -1.45   Max: -1.08
Current: -1.08

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Progate Group was -1.08. The lowest was -2.28. And the median was -1.45.


Progate Group Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Progate Group'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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Progate Group Beneish M-Score Chart

Progate Group Annual Data
Trend Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - -1.79 -1.34

Progate Group Quarterly Data
Dec12 Jun13 Dec13 Jun14 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -1.45 -2.28 -1.48 -1.34 -1.08

Competitive Comparison of Progate Group's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Progate Group'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.


Progate Group's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Progate Group's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Progate Group 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 Progate Group 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 * 0.6679+0.528 * 1.031+0.404 * 5.6419+0.892 * 1.0789+0.115 * 0.4028
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8746+4.679 * -0.062918-0.327 * 0.7513
=-1.08

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$74 Mil.
Revenue was 160.292 + 371.602 + 275.8 + 253.959 = NT$1,062 Mil.
Gross Profit was 35.034 + 82.901 + 87.081 + 77.887 = NT$283 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$873 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,107 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$125 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$9 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$60 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$242 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3 Mil.
Net Income was 15.355 + 31.094 + 51.425 + 41.675 = NT$140 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 89.654 + 89.18 + 30.893 + -0.553 = NT$209 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$102 Mil.
Revenue was 203.376 + 243.172 + 232.629 + 304.827 = NT$984 Mil.
Gross Profit was 75.256 + 72.026 + 66.162 + 56.906 = NT$270 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$919 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,060 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$122 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$3 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$63 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$311 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2 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)
=(73.796 / 1061.653) / (102.404 / 984.004)
=0.06951 / 0.104069
=0.6679

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)
=(270.35 / 984.004) / (282.903 / 1061.653)
=0.274745 / 0.266474
=1.031

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 - (873.072 + 124.706) / 1106.6) / (1 - (918.76 + 122.435) / 1059.665)
=0.098339 / 0.01743
=5.6419

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
=1061.653 / 984.004
=1.0789

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))
=(3.402 / (3.402 + 122.435)) / (8.972 / (8.972 + 124.706))
=0.027035 / 0.067117
=0.4028

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)
=(59.795 / 1061.653) / (63.368 / 984.004)
=0.056323 / 0.064398
=0.8746

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)
=((2.804 + 242.42) / 1106.6) / ((1.64 + 310.933) / 1059.665)
=0.221601 / 0.294973
=0.7513

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
=(139.549 - 0 - 209.174) / 1106.6
=-0.062918

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.

Progate Group has a M-score of -1.08 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Progate Group (ROCO:8227) Business Description

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8thFL., No.88, Sec.1, Neihu Road, Taipei, TWN, 114
Progate Group Corp. develops & manufactures application specific integrated circuits. It offers IP designs, SIP turnkey design, SOC advance design flow, Lower power design solutions, MPW shuttle bus service, Platform, SiP Design Turnkey & others.

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