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Tah Tong Textile Co (TPE:1441) Beneish M-Score : 12.00 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is Tah Tong Textile Co 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 12 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tah Tong Textile Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1441' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -10.71   Med: -3.23   Max: 12
Current: 12

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tah Tong Textile Co was 12.00. The lowest was -10.71. And the median was -3.23.


Tah Tong Textile Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tah Tong Textile Co'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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Tah Tong Textile Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tah Tong Textile Co 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 -3.44 -3.58 -3.48 -3.28 12.00

Tah Tong Textile Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.28 -2.63 -0.18 4.18 12.00

Competitive Comparison of Tah Tong Textile Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Tah Tong Textile Co'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.


Tah Tong Textile Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tah Tong Textile Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tah Tong Textile Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Tah Tong Textile Co 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 Tah Tong Textile Co 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 * 1.1319+0.528 * 26.0575+0.404 * 1.0008+0.892 * 1.4044+0.115 * 1.0157
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6823+4.679 * 0.141521-0.327 * 0.8405
=12.00

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$153 Mil.
Revenue was 443.719 + 519.367 + 436.413 + 226.48 = NT$1,626 Mil.
Gross Profit was 25.278 + 33.646 + -73.626 + 6.619 = NT$-8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$875 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,994 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$788 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$95 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$146 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,138 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$198 Mil.
Net Income was -60.807 + 10.521 + 194.072 + -31.367 = NT$112 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -9.101 + -98.555 + -54.813 + -7.277 = NT$-170 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$96 Mil.
Revenue was 281.57 + 301.638 + 267.372 + 307.173 = NT$1,158 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1.645 + -34.056 + -50.835 + -66.72 = NT$-150 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$702 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$1,914 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$895 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$110 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$153 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,329 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$197 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)
=(152.642 / 1625.979) / (96.017 / 1157.753)
=0.093877 / 0.082934
=1.1319

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)
=(-149.966 / 1157.753) / (-8.083 / 1625.979)
=-0.129532 / -0.004971
=26.0575

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 - (875.05 + 787.686) / 1993.808) / (1 - (701.743 + 894.525) / 1913.787)
=0.16605 / 0.165911
=1.0008

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
=1625.979 / 1157.753
=1.4044

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))
=(109.994 / (109.994 + 894.525)) / (95.176 / (95.176 + 787.686))
=0.109499 / 0.107804
=1.0157

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)
=(146.302 / 1625.979) / (152.679 / 1157.753)
=0.089978 / 0.131875
=0.6823

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)
=((198.462 + 1137.639) / 1993.808) / ((196.753 + 1329.026) / 1913.787)
=0.670125 / 0.797256
=0.8405

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
=(112.419 - 0 - -169.746) / 1993.808
=0.141521

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.

Tah Tong Textile Co has a M-score of 12.00 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Tah Tong Textile Co Business Description

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Address
No. 346, Nanjing East Road, 3rd Floor, Section 6, Songshan District, Taipei, TWN, 10595
Tah Tong Textile Co Ltd is engaged in the development of functional micro fiber yarns and fabrics. The company operates in the textile manufacturing industry.

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