Fortune Electric Co (TPE:1519) Beneish M-Score: -2.84 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


TPE:1519 Fortune Electric Co Ltd TPE:1519
94 GF Score
Price NT$780.00
GF Value NT$739.42
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Fortune Electric Co Beneish M-Score?

Fortune Electric Co TPE:1519 -3.47% 94 Beneish M-Score is -2.84 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:1519 with a GF Score™ of 94/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$739.42 (Fairly Valued). Among 2,926 Industrial Products companies, Fortune Electric Co ranks better than 81.17% 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 -2.84 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1519' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.95   Med: -2.79   Max: -1.3
Current: -2.84

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Fortune Electric Co was -1.30. The lowest was -2.95. And the median was -2.79.


Fortune Electric Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fortune Electric 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.

Fortune Electric Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Fortune Electric 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 -1.30 -2.78 -2.80 -1.75 -2.84

Fortune Electric Co 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 -1.75 -1.96 -1.99 -2.61 -2.84

TPE:1519 vs VRT, BE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Fortune Electric 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.


Fortune Electric Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Fortune Electric Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fortune Electric Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Fortune Electric 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 Fortune Electric 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 * 0.7716+0.528 * 0.9031+0.404 * 1.1751+0.892 * 1.2089+0.115 * 1.1809
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.5981+4.679 * -0.054663-0.327 * 1.0412
=-2.84

* 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$6,518 Mil.
Revenue was 8096.609 + 5831.799 + 6073.388 + 4421.261 = NT$24,423 Mil.
Gross Profit was 3417.014 + 2431.446 + 2451.885 + 1584.973 = NT$9,885 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$21,541 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$28,211 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$5,288 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$358 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$4,177 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$13,014 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,569 Mil.
Net Income was 1678.252 + 1090.271 + 790.462 + 860.451 = NT$4,419 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1821.167 + 1761.626 + -7.168 + 2385.892 = NT$5,962 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$6,989 Mil.
Revenue was 7162.559 + 5356.877 + 4645.842 + 3037.501 = NT$20,203 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2608.549 + 2052.958 + 1681.334 + 1041.852 = NT$7,385 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$18,138 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$21,869 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,820 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$228 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,162 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$11,144 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$458 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)
=(6518.492 / 24423.057) / (6988.649 / 20202.779)
=0.266899 / 0.345925
=0.7716

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)
=(7384.693 / 20202.779) / (9885.318 / 24423.057)
=0.365529 / 0.404754
=0.9031

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 - (21541.017 + 5287.993) / 28210.763) / (1 - (18137.555 + 2820.314) / 21869.397)
=0.04898 / 0.041681
=1.1751

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
=24423.057 / 20202.779
=1.2089

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))
=(227.991 / (227.991 + 2820.314)) / (357.549 / (357.549 + 5287.993))
=0.074793 / 0.063333
=1.1809

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)
=(4176.966 / 24423.057) / (2162.06 / 20202.779)
=0.171026 / 0.107018
=1.5981

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)
=((2568.902 + 13013.734) / 28210.763) / ((457.999 + 11143.586) / 21869.397)
=0.552365 / 0.530494
=1.0412

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
=(4419.436 - 0 - 5961.517) / 28210.763
=-0.054663

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.

Fortune Electric Co has a M-score of -2.84 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.84 mean?
Fortune Electric Co (TPE:1519) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.84 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Fortune Electric Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Fortune Electric Co ranks #551 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 18.8%.
Is Fortune Electric Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Fortune Electric Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.84. Based on the distribution chart, Fortune Electric Co ranks #551 out of 2926 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Fortune Electric Co has a GF Score™ of 94/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Fortune Electric Co's Beneish M-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Fortune Electric Co ranks #551 out of 2926 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Fortune Electric Co in the top 19% 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 an Industrial Products company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Industrial Products 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 Fortune Electric Co and its competitors. Fortune Electric Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.84. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fortune Electric Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fortune Electric Co (TPE:1519) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$739.42, compared to a current price of NT$780.00 — trading 5.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.84. Fortune Electric Co's overall GF Score™ is 94/100. 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 Fortune Electric Co (TPE:1519), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.84 as of Jun. 26, 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 Fortune Electric Co (TPE:1519) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Fortune Electric Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$780.00 is trading 5.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$739.42. GuruFocus considers Fortune Electric Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1519:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.84
  • GF Value™: NT$739.42 vs. price of NT$780.00 (5.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 94/100

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1519 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Fortune Electric Co Business Description

Address No. 10, Jilin Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan, TWN, 32063
Fortune Electric Co Ltd manufactures, processes and trades transformers, distribution panels, low voltage switches and substation equipment. Its products include Power Transformer, Distribution Transformer, Cast Resin Transformer, Amorphous Metal Core Transformer, Metal-Clad Switchgear, Gas Insulated Switch, Switchgear Panel, Motor Control Center, and Transmission And Distribution Apparatus. Its segments are Electrical Department and Turnkey Department. The electrical department manufactures, processes and trades transformers, distributors, low pressure switches and substation equipment; and the turnkey department mainly engages in engineering contracts. The electrical department segment derives majority of the revenue. Geographically it operates in North America, Taiwan, Asia, and Others.
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