Chia Her Industrial Co (TPE:1449) Beneish M-Score: -0.50 (As of Aug. 10, 2026)

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TPE:1449 Chia Her Industrial Co Ltd TPE:1449
59 GF Score
Price NT$12.90
GF Value NT$12.68
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Chia Her Industrial Co Beneish M-Score?

Chia Her Industrial Co TPE:1449 +2.79% 59 Beneish M-Score is -0.50 as of Aug. 10, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:1449 with a GF Score™ of 59/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$12.68 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 998 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories companies, Chia Her Industrial Co ranks worse than 92.48% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.5 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

The historical rank and industry rank for Chia Her Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1449' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.4   Med: -2.59   Max: -0.5
Current: -0.5

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chia Her Industrial Co was -0.50. The lowest was -3.40. And the median was -2.59.


Chia Her Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Chia Her Industrial 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.

Chia Her Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Chia Her Industrial Co 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 -2.86 -2.75 -2.59 -1.79 -0.91

Chia Her Industrial Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.57 -2.76 -2.83 -0.91 -0.50

Chia Her Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Chia Her Industrial 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.


Chia Her Industrial Co Beneish M-Score vs Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Chia Her Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Chia Her Industrial 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 Chia Her Industrial 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 * 2.2336+0.528 * 2.4403+0.404 * 0.8595+0.892 * 1.0574+0.115 * 1.0698
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.2641+4.679 * 0.021559-0.327 * 0.9264
=-0.50

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$484 Mil.
Revenue was 793.579 + 859.893 + 453.131 + 703.422 = NT$2,810 Mil.
Gross Profit was 79.835 + 7.248 + 14.984 + 113.406 = NT$215 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,130 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$8,152 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,509 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$234 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$499 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,835 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,732 Mil.
Net Income was -28.63 + 43.615 + -32.356 + -16.836 = NT$-34 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -22.429 + -117.685 + -69.593 + -0.238 = NT$-210 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$205 Mil.
Revenue was 649.114 + 667.882 + 641.79 + 698.751 = NT$2,658 Mil.
Gross Profit was 112.745 + 130.902 + 102.542 + 151.104 = NT$497 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,227 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$6,335 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,836 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$373 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,227 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,604 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)
=(483.734 / 2810.025) / (204.818 / 2657.537)
=0.172146 / 0.077071
=2.2336

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)
=(497.293 / 2657.537) / (215.473 / 2810.025)
=0.187126 / 0.07668
=2.4403

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 - (3129.642 + 2508.528) / 8151.609) / (1 - (2226.753 + 1835.807) / 6335.249)
=0.308337 / 0.358737
=0.8595

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
=2810.025 / 2657.537
=1.0574

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))
=(184.768 / (184.768 + 1835.807)) / (234.465 / (234.465 + 2508.528))
=0.091443 / 0.085478
=1.0698

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)
=(499.061 / 2810.025) / (373.358 / 2657.537)
=0.1776 / 0.14049
=1.2641

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)
=((1731.504 + 2835.42) / 8151.609) / ((1603.827 + 2227.328) / 6335.249)
=0.560248 / 0.604736
=0.9264

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
=(-34.207 - 0 - -209.945) / 8151.609
=0.021559

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.

Chia Her Industrial Co has a M-score of -0.50 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -0.50 mean?
Chia Her Industrial Co (TPE:1449) has a Beneish M-Score of -0.50 as of Aug. 10, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Chia Her Industrial Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Chia Her Industrial Co ranks #923 out of 998 companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry, placing it in the top 92.5%.
Is Chia Her Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Chia Her Industrial Co's current Beneish M-Score is -0.50. Based on the distribution chart, Chia Her Industrial Co ranks #923 out of 998 companies in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Chia Her Industrial Co has a GF Score™ of 59/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Chia Her Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry distribution chart, Chia Her Industrial Co ranks #923 out of 998 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Chia Her Industrial Co in the lower half of its industry. 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 Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories 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 Chia Her Industrial Co and its competitors. Chia Her Industrial Co's current Beneish M-Score is -0.50. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Chia Her Industrial Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chia Her Industrial Co (TPE:1449) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$12.68, compared to a current price of NT$12.90 — trading 1.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -0.50. Chia Her Industrial Co's overall GF Score™ is 59/100 with 7 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 Chia Her Industrial Co (TPE:1449), the current Beneish M-Score is -0.50 as of Aug. 10, 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 Chia Her Industrial Co (TPE:1449) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Chia Her Industrial Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$12.90 is trading 1.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$12.68. GuruFocus considers Chia Her Industrial Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1449:

  • Beneish M-Score: -0.50
  • GF Value™: NT$12.68 vs. price of NT$12.90 (1.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 59/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1449 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Chia Her Industrial Co Business Description

Address No. 533, Fuxing Road, Sanshe Village, Xinshi District, Tainan, TWN
Chia Her Industrial Co Ltd includes processing and sales of various fiber textiles, printing and dyeing, and finishing, as well as leasing and sales of commercial buildings commissioned by construction manufacturers, leasing and sales of factory building development, and medical equipment manufacturing and sales. Its segments are First Dyeing Business, Long Fiber Business, Spinning Business, Construction Business, Investment Business, and Other Businesses. The company generates majority of revenue from Long Fiber Business. It has presence in Taiwan, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Other Asian area (Excluding Taiwan), and Other regions. The company generates majority of revenue from Taiwan. Its products are Yarn dyed fabric, Filament fabric, Woolen yarn, Cotton yarn, sales of premises, etc.
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