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Greatwall Ent (TPE:1210) Beneish M-Score : -2.91 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Greatwall Ent 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 -2.91 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1210' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.05   Med: -2.75   Max: -2.27
Current: -2.91

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Greatwall Ent was -2.27. The lowest was -3.05. And the median was -2.75.


Greatwall Ent Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Greatwall Ent'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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Greatwall Ent Beneish M-Score Chart

Greatwall Ent Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.71 -2.27 -2.38 -3.05 -2.91

Greatwall Ent Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.05 -2.88 -2.85 -3.08 -2.91

Competitive Comparison of Greatwall Ent's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Greatwall Ent'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.


Greatwall Ent's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Greatwall Ent's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Greatwall Ent 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 Greatwall Ent 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 * 1.0133+0.528 * 0.9348+0.404 * 0.9263+0.892 * 0.9248+0.115 * 0.9916
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1165+4.679 * -0.061962-0.327 * 1.0053
=-2.91

* 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$7,918 Mil.
Revenue was 26646.346 + 25858.166 + 24994.943 + 25249.608 = NT$102,749 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3927.828 + 3705.402 + 3570.815 + 3596.021 = NT$14,800 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$31,296 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$70,755 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$31,274 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$2,890 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$9,177 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$32,027 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,728 Mil.
Net Income was 1055.643 + 841.799 + 785.948 + 845.999 = NT$3,529 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2697.132 + 2890.955 + 1465.782 + 859.641 = NT$7,914 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$8,450 Mil.
Revenue was 28099.518 + 28338.364 + 27597.963 + 27073.084 = NT$111,109 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4008.918 + 3988.038 + 3750.734 + 3213.037 = NT$14,961 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$28,953 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$64,828 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$27,779 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$2,543 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$8,888 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$28,609 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,979 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)
=(7917.739 / 102749.063) / (8449.883 / 111108.929)
=0.077059 / 0.07605
=1.0133

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)
=(14960.727 / 111108.929) / (14800.066 / 102749.063)
=0.134649 / 0.144041
=0.9348

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 - (31296.031 + 31273.831) / 70755.17) / (1 - (28952.571 + 27778.86) / 64827.616)
=0.115685 / 0.124888
=0.9263

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
=102749.063 / 111108.929
=0.9248

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))
=(2543.202 / (2543.202 + 27778.86)) / (2889.676 / (2889.676 + 31273.831))
=0.083873 / 0.084584
=0.9916

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)
=(9177.171 / 102749.063) / (8888.428 / 111108.929)
=0.089316 / 0.079997
=1.1165

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)
=((3728.198 + 32027.413) / 70755.17) / ((3979.243 + 28608.887) / 64827.616)
=0.505343 / 0.502689
=1.0053

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
=(3529.389 - 0 - 7913.51) / 70755.17
=-0.061962

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.

Greatwall Ent has a M-score of -2.91 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Greatwall Ent Business Description

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Address
No. 3, Niao-Song 2nd street, Yongkang District, Tainan, TWN, 71042
Greatwall Ent focuses on food, restaurant, and livestock businesses in China. The company's segment includes Grain; Meat; Food; Catering and shopping malls; Southeast Asia; East Asia and others. It generates maximum revenue from the Grain segment. Grain Segment includes vertically integrated production and sales of feed, flour, fermented soybean meal, pork, and laying hens.

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