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GTM Holdings (TPE:1437) Beneish M-Score : -2.72 (As of May. 23, 2024)


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What is GTM Holdings 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 -2.72 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1437' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.55   Med: -2.71   Max: 5.92
Current: -2.72

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of GTM Holdings was 5.92. The lowest was -3.55. And the median was -2.71.


GTM Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for GTM 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.

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GTM Holdings Beneish M-Score Chart

GTM Holdings 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 -2.98 -2.69 -1.36 -2.48 -1.48

GTM Holdings 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 -1.39 -1.71 0.20 -1.48 -2.72

Competitive Comparison of GTM Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials subindustry, GTM 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.


GTM Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, GTM Holdings's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



GTM 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 GTM 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 * 0.5795+0.528 * 0.9552+0.404 * 1.0021+0.892 * 1.0936+0.115 * 1.2157
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0968+4.679 * 0.013359-0.327 * 0.9624
=-2.72

* 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$16.5 Mil.
Revenue was 177.252 + 187.031 + 334.691 + 169.045 = NT$868.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.001 + 114.559 + 210.291 + 105.873 = NT$542.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,186.4 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,194.6 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$27.1 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$109.4 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$93.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$3,925.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$765.0 Mil.
Net Income was 163.958 + 117.15 + 202.202 + 129.248 = NT$612.6 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 123.284 + -1.68 + 201.121 + 113.57 = NT$436.3 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$26.1 Mil.
Revenue was 172.886 + 196.108 + 252.642 + 172.103 = NT$793.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 107.176 + 108.936 + 156.353 + 101.578 = NT$474.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,159.9 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$12,759.5 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2.8 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$105.7 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$77.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,163.4 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,550.0 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)
=(16.517 / 868.019) / (26.062 / 793.739)
=0.019028 / 0.032834
=0.5795

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)
=(474.043 / 793.739) / (542.724 / 868.019)
=0.597228 / 0.625244
=0.9552

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 - (2186.353 + 27.111) / 13194.647) / (1 - (2159.93 + 2.802) / 12759.524)
=0.832245 / 0.830501
=1.0021

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
=868.019 / 793.739
=1.0936

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))
=(105.698 / (105.698 + 2.802)) / (109.365 / (109.365 + 27.111))
=0.974175 / 0.80135
=1.2157

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)
=(93.316 / 868.019) / (77.802 / 793.739)
=0.107505 / 0.09802
=1.0968

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)
=((765 + 3925.71) / 13194.647) / ((3550 + 1163.411) / 12759.524)
=0.355501 / 0.369403
=0.9624

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
=(612.558 - 0 - 436.295) / 13194.647
=0.013359

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.

GTM Holdings has a M-score of -2.72 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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GTM Holdings (TPE:1437) Business Description

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Address
320 Zhong Xiao E. Road. Sec. 4, 9th Floor, Taipei, TWN, 106070
GTM Holdings Corp is an investment holding company engaged in business relating to the manufacturing and trading of textiles, knitwear, wool quilts, suits and other products; manufacturing and trading of electronic components and electronic materials, and the commissioning of construction companies for building construction, residential rentals, and sales. The group's primary geographic market is Taiwan.

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