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Ttet Union (TPE:1232) Beneish M-Score : -3.03 (As of Jun. 07, 2024)


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What is Ttet Union 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 -3.03 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1232' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.95   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.3
Current: -3.03

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Ttet Union was -1.30. The lowest was -3.95. And the median was -2.65.


Ttet Union Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Ttet Union'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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Ttet Union Beneish M-Score Chart

Ttet Union 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 -2.72 -3.05 -1.59 -1.30 -3.04

Ttet Union Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 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 -2.49 -2.54 -2.72 -3.04 -3.03

Competitive Comparison of Ttet Union's Beneish M-Score

For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ttet Union'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.


Ttet Union's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

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

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



Ttet Union 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 Ttet Union 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 * 1.1828+0.528 * 0.8474+0.404 * 1.2051+0.892 * 0.9123+0.115 * 1.3522
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1755+4.679 * -0.127581-0.327 * 1.1656
=-3.03

* 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$1,206 Mil.
Revenue was 5626.346 + 5852.59 + 5838.356 + 5661.485 = NT$22,979 Mil.
Gross Profit was 589.952 + 686.466 + 582.184 + 569.052 = NT$2,428 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,243 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$8,311 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,875 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$248 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$994 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,478 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$961 Mil.
Net Income was 281.882 + 329.943 + 269.922 + 258.366 = NT$1,140 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1296.549 + 342.154 + 577.293 + -15.524 = NT$2,200 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,118 Mil.
Revenue was 6207.916 + 6989.009 + 6054.826 + 5934.955 = NT$25,187 Mil.
Gross Profit was 687.542 + 605.823 + 282.235 + 679.364 = NT$2,255 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,282 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,573 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,145 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$215 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$927 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,630 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$276 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)
=(1206.327 / 22978.777) / (1117.913 / 25186.706)
=0.052497 / 0.044385
=1.1828

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)
=(2254.964 / 25186.706) / (2427.654 / 22978.777)
=0.08953 / 0.105648
=0.8474

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 - (6243.318 + 1874.986) / 8311.292) / (1 - (6282.266 + 1145.253) / 7573.441)
=0.02322 / 0.019268
=1.2051

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
=22978.777 / 25186.706
=0.9123

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))
=(215.237 / (215.237 + 1145.253)) / (248.442 / (248.442 + 1874.986))
=0.158205 / 0.117
=1.3522

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)
=(994.209 / 22978.777) / (927.027 / 25186.706)
=0.043266 / 0.036806
=1.1755

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)
=((960.758 + 1478.157) / 8311.292) / ((276.159 + 1630.417) / 7573.441)
=0.293446 / 0.251745
=1.1656

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
=(1140.113 - 0 - 2200.472) / 8311.292
=-0.127581

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.

Ttet Union has a M-score of -3.03 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Ttet Union (TPE:1232) Business Description

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Address
32 Gungye West Road, Erzhen Village,Guantian District, Tainan, TWN, 72048
Ttet Union Corp is a Taiwan based vegetable oil and protein product provider. The company is mainly engaged in the manufacture, sales, processing, import, and export of a variety of vegetable oils and fat, and engaged in cogeneration plant business, wholesale, and retailing of oils. The company's product portfolio includes soybean oil, canola oil, deep-frying oil, palm olein, soybean meal, dehulled high-protein soybean meal, soybean hull pellet, and high-protein soybean flake among others. Geographically, the majority is from Taiwan.

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