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Sentien Printing Factory Co (ROCO:8410) Beneish M-Score : -2.58 (As of Mar. 03, 2025)


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What is Sentien Printing Factory 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 -2.58 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:8410' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.32   Med: -2.59   Max: -2.04
Current: -2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Sentien Printing Factory Co was -2.04. The lowest was -3.32. And the median was -2.59.


Sentien Printing Factory Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sentien Printing Factory 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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Sentien Printing Factory Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Sentien Printing Factory Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.74 -2.44 -2.99 -2.76 -2.60

Sentien Printing Factory Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -2.78 -2.60 -2.78 -2.91 -2.58

Competitive Comparison of Sentien Printing Factory Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Sentien Printing Factory 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.


Sentien Printing Factory Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Sentien Printing Factory Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sentien Printing Factory Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Sentien Printing Factory 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 Sentien Printing Factory 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 * 0.9396+0.528 * 0.927+0.404 * 1.0008+0.892 * 1.0242+0.115 * 0.9839
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9755+4.679 * -0.019427-0.327 * 0.8111
=-2.58

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$533 Mil.
Revenue was 325.058 + 307.06 + 229.464 + 285.408 = NT$1,147 Mil.
Gross Profit was 131.803 + 129.664 + 83.691 + 108.556 = NT$454 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,424 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,263 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$799 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$187 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$328 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$146 Mil.
Net Income was 33.246 + 81.457 + 72.047 + -8.149 = NT$179 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -21.17 + 40.637 + 78.321 + 124.779 = NT$223 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$553 Mil.
Revenue was 321.765 + 316.098 + 256.357 + 225.704 = NT$1,120 Mil.
Gross Profit was 126.951 + 119.246 + 99.433 + 65.021 = NT$411 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,449 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,296 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$805 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$91 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$188 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$400 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$194 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)
=(532.575 / 1146.99) / (553.428 / 1119.924)
=0.464324 / 0.494166
=0.9396

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)
=(410.651 / 1119.924) / (453.714 / 1146.99)
=0.366678 / 0.395569
=0.927

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 - (1423.622 + 798.753) / 2263.196) / (1 - (1448.92 + 805.415) / 2295.708)
=0.018037 / 0.018022
=1.0008

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
=1146.99 / 1119.924
=1.0242

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))
=(90.561 / (90.561 + 805.415)) / (91.454 / (91.454 + 798.753))
=0.101075 / 0.102733
=0.9839

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)
=(187.432 / 1146.99) / (187.603 / 1119.924)
=0.163412 / 0.167514
=0.9755

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)
=((146.22 + 328.458) / 2263.196) / ((193.795 + 399.848) / 2295.708)
=0.209738 / 0.258588
=0.8111

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
=(178.601 - 0 - 222.567) / 2263.196
=-0.019427

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.

Sentien Printing Factory Co has a M-score of -2.58 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Sentien Printing Factory Co Business Description

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Address
No.85, Keji 5th Road, Annan District, Tainan, TWN, 709
Sentien Printing Factory Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company. The business of the company is in-mold film printing for the cover of consumer electronics products and heat transfer film for cases of related electronics or plastic products including design, manufacturing, and related import-export business activities. The Company has one reportable segment and is mainly engaged in single-product manufacturing and selling of Heat Transfer Film/In-mold decoration film. Its geographic markets are Taiwan, Mainland China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Others.

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