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Yieh United Steel (ROCO:9957) Beneish M-Score : -3.31 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Yieh United Steel 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 -3.31 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

ROCO:9957' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.53   Med: -3.12   Max: -1.21
Current: -3.31

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Yieh United Steel was -1.21. The lowest was -4.53. And the median was -3.12.


Yieh United Steel Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Yieh United Steel'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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Yieh United Steel Beneish M-Score Chart

Yieh United Steel 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 -2.95 -4.53 -2.52 -1.52 -3.31

Yieh United Steel Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 -2.52 - -1.52 - -3.31

Competitive Comparison of Yieh United Steel's Beneish M-Score

For the Steel subindustry, Yieh United Steel'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.


Yieh United Steel's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Yieh United Steel's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Yieh United Steel's Beneish M-Score falls into.



Yieh United Steel 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 Yieh United Steel 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 * 1.4326+0.528 * -1.0041+0.404 * 1.0136+0.892 * 0.8071+0.115 * 1.0667
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9962+4.679 * 0.0063-0.327 * 1.1108
=-3.31

* 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$5,392 Mil.
Revenue was NT$43,389 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$-1,879 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$16,367 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$60,273 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$18,917 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,315 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,446 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$26,494 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,072 Mil.
Net Income was NT$-3,389 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was NT$-3,769 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$4,663 Mil.
Revenue was NT$53,758 Mil.
Gross Profit was NT$2,338 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$16,893 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$59,167 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$18,072 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,346 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,798 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$21,359 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,722 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)
=(5391.729 / 43389.118) / (4662.903 / 53758.176)
=0.124265 / 0.086738
=1.4326

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)
=(2337.521 / 53758.176) / (-1878.873 / 43389.118)
=0.043482 / -0.043303
=-1.0041

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 - (16367.261 + 18916.954) / 60272.976) / (1 - (16892.847 + 18072.192) / 59166.826)
=0.414593 / 0.409043
=1.0136

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
=43389.118 / 53758.176
=0.8071

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))
=(1345.837 / (1345.837 + 18072.192)) / (1314.554 / (1314.554 + 18916.954))
=0.069309 / 0.064976
=1.0667

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)
=(1445.603 / 43389.118) / (1797.831 / 53758.176)
=0.033317 / 0.033443
=0.9962

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)
=((12072.286 + 26493.691) / 60272.976) / ((12721.971 + 21358.967) / 59166.826)
=0.639855 / 0.576014
=1.1108

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
=(-3389.056 - 0 - -3768.779) / 60272.976
=0.0063

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.

Yieh United Steel has a M-score of -3.31 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Yieh United Steel (ROCO:9957) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.600, Xinglong St., Jiaxing Vil, Gangshan District, Kaohsiung, TWN, 82057
Yieh United Steel Corp operates as a steel manufacturer. The products of the company include stainless steel small steel embryo, cold rolled steel coil, stainless steel hot-rolled steel sheet, stainless steel hot rolled black steel coil, carbon steel small steel embryo, and carbon steel hot rolled crude steel coil.

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