China General Plastics (TPE:1305) Beneish M-Score: -3.39 (As of Jul. 14, 2026)

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TPE:1305 China General Plastics Corp TPE:1305
57 GF Score
Price NT$12.95
GF Value NT$13.93
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is China General Plastics Beneish M-Score?

China General Plastics TPE:1305 +1.17% 57 Beneish M-Score is -3.39 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:1305 with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$13.93 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,525 Chemicals companies, China General Plastics ranks better than 93.25% on this metric.

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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1305' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.57   Max: -0.27
Current: -3.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of China General Plastics was -0.27. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.57.


China General Plastics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for China General Plastics'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.

China General Plastics Beneish M-Score Chart

China General Plastics Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.42 -0.34 -3.19 -0.27 -3.39

China General Plastics Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 -0.27 -10.97 -4.26 -3.50 -3.39

TPE:1305 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, China General Plastics'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.


China General Plastics Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, China General Plastics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China General Plastics's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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China General Plastics 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 China General Plastics 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 * 1.1721+0.528 * -0.5005+0.404 * 1.288+0.892 * 0.8317+0.115 * 1.1781
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0496+4.679 * -0.047713-0.327 * 1.0962
=-3.39

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$927 Mil.
Revenue was 1835.554 + 2265.105 + 2658.164 + 2462.129 = NT$9,221 Mil.
Gross Profit was 11.935 + -64.073 + -192.252 + -105.525 = NT$-350 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,401 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$17,427 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$11,155 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$828 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$875 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,029 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,292 Mil.
Net Income was -141.645 + -103.297 + -405.542 + -268.496 = NT$-919 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 541.514 + -218.049 + -327.131 + -83.816 = NT$-87 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$951 Mil.
Revenue was 2543.8 + 2562.288 + 3075.862 + 2904.775 = NT$11,087 Mil.
Gross Profit was -23.947 + -259.806 + 321.755 + 172.58 = NT$211 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,703 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$18,075 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$9,866 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$874 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,003 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,925 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,949 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)
=(927.185 / 9220.952) / (951.073 / 11086.725)
=0.100552 / 0.085785
=1.1721

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)
=(210.582 / 11086.725) / (-349.915 / 9220.952)
=0.018994 / -0.037948
=-0.5005

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 - (4401.466 + 11155.379) / 17427.129) / (1 - (6702.735 + 9866.331) / 18075.076)
=0.10732 / 0.08332
=1.288

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
=9220.952 / 11086.725
=0.8317

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))
=(874.29 / (874.29 + 9866.331)) / (828.021 / (828.021 + 11155.379))
=0.0814 / 0.069097
=1.1781

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)
=(875.33 / 9220.952) / (1002.699 / 11086.725)
=0.094928 / 0.090441
=1.0496

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)
=((4292.435 + 4029.423) / 17427.129) / ((2949.311 + 4924.846) / 18075.076)
=0.477523 / 0.435636
=1.0962

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
=(-918.98 - 0 - -87.482) / 17427.129
=-0.047713

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.

China General Plastics has a M-score of -3.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.39 mean?
China General Plastics (TPE:1305) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.39 as of Jul. 14, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on China General Plastics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, China General Plastics ranks #103 out of 1525 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 6.8%.
Is China General Plastics' Beneish M-Score too high?
China General Plastics' current Beneish M-Score is -3.39. Based on the distribution chart, China General Plastics ranks #103 out of 1525 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, China General Plastics has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does China General Plastics' Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, China General Plastics ranks #103 out of 1525 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places China General Plastics in the top 7% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Chemicals company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Chemicals industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on China General Plastics and its competitors. China General Plastics's current Beneish M-Score is -3.39. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is China General Plastics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China General Plastics (TPE:1305) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$13.93, compared to a current price of NT$12.95 — trading 7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.39. China General Plastics' overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 6 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For China General Plastics (TPE:1305), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.39 as of Jul. 14, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is China General Plastics (TPE:1305) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, China General Plastics stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$12.95 is trading 7% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$13.93. GuruFocus considers China General Plastics to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1305:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.39
  • GF Value™: NT$13.93 vs. price of NT$12.95 (7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1305 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


China General Plastics Business Description

Address No. 37, Jihu Road, 12th Floor, Nei Hu District, Taipei, TWN, 11492
China General Plastics Corp engages in the production and sale of PVC films, PVC leather, PVC pipes, PVC compounds, PVC resins, construction products, chlor-alkali products and other related products. Its products include Alkali and chlorine products, PVC plastic powder, Plastic pipe products, Plastic pipe fittings, Waterproof membrane, Anti-corrosion film, Partition panels/door panels, Soft plastic sheet, rigid plastic sheet, PVC printed fabric, PVC laminated fabric, Plastic leather/latex leather, Coral fleece, Shumeirong, Car leather, and Anti-fouling leather. Its segments include VCM products and PVC products of which PVC products derive the majority of revenue.
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