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Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co (TPE:1452) Beneish M-Score : -2.77 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Hong Yi Fiber Industry 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.77 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1452' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.26   Med: -2.66   Max: -1.23
Current: -2.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co was -1.23. The lowest was -3.26. And the median was -2.66.


Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hong Yi Fiber Industry 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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Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hong Yi Fiber Industry 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 -2.60 -1.23 -3.26 -1.31 -2.77

Hong Yi Fiber Industry 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 -1.31 -1.80 -1.85 -2.62 -2.77

Competitive Comparison of Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Textile Manufacturing subindustry, Hong Yi Fiber Industry 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.


Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories Industry

For the Manufacturing - Apparel & Accessories industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Hong Yi Fiber Industry 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 Hong Yi Fiber Industry 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 * 0.6997+0.528 * 0.7159+0.404 * 1.0235+0.892 * 1.4179+0.115 * 0.9955
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.7592+4.679 * -0.051292-0.327 * 1.1471
=-2.77

* 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$225 Mil.
Revenue was 457.766 + 462.819 + 447.849 + 332.004 = NT$1,700 Mil.
Gross Profit was 27.288 + 12.955 + 18.659 + 17.655 = NT$77 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,128 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,979 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$458 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$46 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$100 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$140 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.
Net Income was 33.134 + 6.96 + 47.999 + -3.237 = NT$85 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 161.735 + -75.776 + 12.907 + 138.796 = NT$238 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$227 Mil.
Revenue was 364.544 + 295.59 + 279.273 + 259.858 = NT$1,199 Mil.
Gross Profit was 16.976 + 5.027 + 12.973 + 3.675 = NT$39 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,030 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,898 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$494 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$117 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2 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)
=(225.007 / 1700.438) / (226.797 / 1199.265)
=0.132323 / 0.189113
=0.6997

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)
=(38.651 / 1199.265) / (76.557 / 1700.438)
=0.032229 / 0.045022
=0.7159

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 - (2128.176 + 457.611) / 2979.149) / (1 - (2029.909 + 494.219) / 2897.992)
=0.132038 / 0.129008
=1.0235

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
=1700.438 / 1199.265
=1.4179

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))
=(49.163 / (49.163 + 494.219)) / (45.746 / (45.746 + 457.611))
=0.090476 / 0.090882
=0.9955

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)
=(99.988 / 1700.438) / (92.884 / 1199.265)
=0.058801 / 0.077451
=0.7592

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)
=((0.151 + 139.74) / 2979.149) / ((1.939 + 116.697) / 2897.992)
=0.046957 / 0.040937
=1.1471

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
=(84.856 - 0 - 237.662) / 2979.149
=-0.051292

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.

Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co has a M-score of -2.77 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 66, Tacheng Street, 6th Floor, Taipei, TWN
Hong Yi Fiber Industry Co Ltd operates in the textile manufacturing industry. The company is engaged in manufacturing textile products like regular yarn, microfiber yarn, and cationic dyeable. Its main income comes from sales of natural and artificial fiber products.

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