Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings (TPE:1337) Beneish M-Score: -3.18 (As of Jul. 08, 2026)


TPE:1337 Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings Ltd TPE:1337
61 GF Score
Price NT$5.25
GF Value NT$5.60
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings Beneish M-Score?

Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings TPE:1337 +1.55% 61 Beneish M-Score is -3.18 as of Jul. 08, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:1337 with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$5.60 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,524 Chemicals companies, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings ranks better than 89.7% 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 -3.18 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1337' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -6.19   Med: -2.91   Max: -0.62
Current: -3.18

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings was -0.62. The lowest was -6.19. And the median was -2.91.


Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings'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.

Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings 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 -1.92 -0.62 -2.03 -5.14 -3.18

Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings 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 -5.14 -2.62 -1.76 -1.71 -3.18

TPE:1337 vs LIN, SHW, ECL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings'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.


Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings Beneish M-Score vs Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings 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 Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings 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 * 0.9333+0.528 * 0.6518+0.404 * 1.0091+0.892 * 0.8118+0.115 * 0.6475
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4939+4.679 * -0.019953-0.327 * 1.2319
=-3.18

* 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$99.0 Mil.
Revenue was 161.531 + 152.488 + 166.991 + 182.531 = NT$663.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was -31.836 + -45.553 + -17.654 + -28.131 = NT$-123.2 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,924.4 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$6,334.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,401.4 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$229.2 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$254.9 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,209.2 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$393.4 Mil.
Net Income was -134.612 + -116.741 + -105.311 + -110.222 = NT$-466.9 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -60.759 + -60.8 + -121.972 + -96.959 = NT$-340.5 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$130.7 Mil.
Revenue was 199.816 + 180.869 + 178.439 + 258.235 = NT$817.4 Mil.
Gross Profit was -15.468 + -35.648 + -31.142 + -16.631 = NT$-98.9 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,221.7 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$6,301.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,099.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$125.5 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$210.2 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,705.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$396.3 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)
=(99.016 / 663.541) / (130.687 / 817.359)
=0.149224 / 0.159889
=0.9333

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)
=(-98.889 / 817.359) / (-123.174 / 663.541)
=-0.120986 / -0.185631
=0.6518

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 - (1924.357 + 2401.407) / 6334.625) / (1 - (2221.719 + 2099.136) / 6300.979)
=0.317124 / 0.314257
=1.0091

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
=663.541 / 817.359
=0.8118

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))
=(125.511 / (125.511 + 2099.136)) / (229.206 / (229.206 + 2401.407))
=0.056418 / 0.08713
=0.6475

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)
=(254.917 / 663.541) / (210.19 / 817.359)
=0.384177 / 0.257158
=1.4939

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)
=((393.4 + 2209.157) / 6334.625) / ((396.303 + 1705.085) / 6300.979)
=0.410846 / 0.333502
=1.2319

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
=(-466.886 - 0 - -340.49) / 6334.625
=-0.019953

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.

Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings has a M-score of -3.18 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -3.18 mean?
Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings (TPE:1337) has a Beneish M-Score of -3.18 as of Jul. 08, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings ranks #157 out of 1524 companies in the Chemicals industry, placing it in the top 10.3%.
Is Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings' Beneish M-Score too high?
Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings' current Beneish M-Score is -3.18. Based on the distribution chart, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings ranks #157 out of 1524 companies in the Chemicals industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings' Beneish M-Score compare to LIN and SHW?
According to the Chemicals industry distribution chart, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings ranks #157 out of 1524 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings in the top 10% 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 Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings and its competitors. Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings's current Beneish M-Score is -3.18. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings (TPE:1337) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$5.60, compared to a current price of NT$5.25 — trading 6.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -3.18. Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 5 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 Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings (TPE:1337), the current Beneish M-Score is -3.18 as of Jul. 08, 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 Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings (TPE:1337) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$5.25 is trading 6.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$5.60. GuruFocus considers Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1337:

  • Beneish M-Score: -3.18
  • GF Value™: NT$5.60 vs. price of NT$5.25 (6.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 61/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1337 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings Business Description

Address Chendai Jiangtou Industrial Zone, Fujian Province, Jinjiang, CHN, 362211
Asia Plastic Recycling Holdings Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing, sale, research, and development of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA). EVA foam material is used in shoes, luggage (luggage trolley) linings, sporting goods, toys, car liners, home improvement building materials, and other fields.
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