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Grand Pacific Petrochemical (TPE:1312A) Beneish M-Score : -1.33 (As of Jun. 24, 2025)


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What is Grand Pacific Petrochemical 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.33 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:1312A' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.38   Med: -2.5   Max: 20.61
Current: -1.33

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Grand Pacific Petrochemical was 20.61. The lowest was -3.38. And the median was -2.50.


Grand Pacific Petrochemical Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Grand Pacific Petrochemical'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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Grand Pacific Petrochemical Beneish M-Score Chart

Grand Pacific Petrochemical 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 -2.41 -2.25 -1.87 -2.34 -2.47

Grand Pacific Petrochemical Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
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 -2.98 -2.64 -2.23 -2.47 -1.33

Competitive Comparison of Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Beneish M-Score

For the Chemicals subindustry, Grand Pacific Petrochemical'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.


Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Grand Pacific Petrochemical's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Grand Pacific Petrochemical 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 Grand Pacific Petrochemical 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 * 1.084+0.528 * 2.8309+0.404 * 1.0354+0.892 * 1.2782+0.115 * 0.9024
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1583+4.679 * -0.016698-0.327 * 1.1101
=-1.33

* 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 (Mar25) TTM:Last Year (Mar24) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$2,092 Mil.
Revenue was 5698.704 + 3794.646 + 4315.402 + 5053.146 = NT$18,862 Mil.
Gross Profit was -131.38 + 104.599 + 70.28 + 156.057 = NT$200 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$15,859 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$67,339 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$33,745 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,533 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,332 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$9,897 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$19,823 Mil.
Net Income was -678.494 + -498.886 + -320.787 + -256.012 = NT$-1,754 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 272.507 + 117.072 + -235.28 + -784.063 = NT$-630 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,510 Mil.
Revenue was 3255.223 + 3735.901 + 3878.27 + 3887.038 = NT$14,756 Mil.
Gross Profit was 179.143 + -23.587 + 332.387 + -45.98 = NT$442 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$16,133 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$63,160 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$30,961 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,264 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,575 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$12,214 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,897 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)
=(2091.627 / 18861.898) / (1509.529 / 14756.432)
=0.110892 / 0.102296
=1.084

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)
=(441.963 / 14756.432) / (199.556 / 18861.898)
=0.029951 / 0.01058
=2.8309

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 - (15859.19 + 33744.756) / 67338.769) / (1 - (16133.167 + 30961.249) / 63160.013)
=0.263367 / 0.254363
=1.0354

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
=18861.898 / 14756.432
=1.2782

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))
=(1263.838 / (1263.838 + 30961.249)) / (1533.289 / (1533.289 + 33744.756))
=0.039219 / 0.043463
=0.9024

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)
=(2332.394 / 18861.898) / (1575.33 / 14756.432)
=0.123656 / 0.106755
=1.1583

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)
=((19823.325 + 9896.641) / 67338.769) / ((12897.025 + 12213.704) / 63160.013)
=0.44135 / 0.397573
=1.1101

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
=(-1754.179 - 0 - -629.764) / 67338.769
=-0.016698

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.

Grand Pacific Petrochemical has a M-score of -1.33 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Grand Pacific Petrochemical Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 4, Xinggong Road, Dashe District, Kaohsiung City, TWN, 81567
Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corp manufactures and sells a variety of chemicals, plastics, and chemical-based products. The company's core business lines include Petrochemical Manufacturing, Synthetic Resin & Plastic Manufacturing, and Other Chemical Products Manufacturing. Additionally, it engages in Steam and Electricity Paragenesis, Heat Energy supply, and international trade. The revenues are categorized into distinct product lines, including Petrochemical products, Plastic products, Hydrogen products, Steam and electricity products, and Nylon products. The segments includes Petrochemistry Department; Digital Media Department; Packaging Material Department; and Other Department.

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