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Hota Industrial Mfg Co (TPE:1536) Beneish M-Score : -2.11 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Hota Industrial Mfg 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 -2.11 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1536' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.81   Med: -2.3   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.11

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hota Industrial Mfg Co was -2.06. The lowest was -2.81. And the median was -2.30.


Hota Industrial Mfg Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hota Industrial Mfg 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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Hota Industrial Mfg Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hota Industrial Mfg 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 -2.55 -2.53 -2.27 -2.35 -2.11

Hota Industrial Mfg 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 -2.35 -2.23 -2.27 -2.21 -2.11

Competitive Comparison of Hota Industrial Mfg Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Hota Industrial Mfg 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.


Hota Industrial Mfg Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Hota Industrial Mfg Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Hota Industrial Mfg 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 Hota Industrial Mfg 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 * 1.1567+0.528 * 1.4646+0.404 * 1.3696+0.892 * 0.875+0.115 * 0.9833
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3431+4.679 * 0.000457-0.327 * 0.9932
=-2.11

* 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$2,774 Mil.
Revenue was 1184.08 + 1456.858 + 1646.061 + 1487.471 = NT$5,774 Mil.
Gross Profit was 93.596 + 166.69 + 182.232 + 239.217 = NT$682 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$7,204 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$22,442 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$14,136 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$717 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$700 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$6,420 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$6,893 Mil.
Net Income was 147.282 + -84.408 + 43.421 + 88.765 = NT$195 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -282.311 + -13.375 + 411.009 + 69.48 = NT$185 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$2,740 Mil.
Revenue was 1539.317 + 1564.475 + 1781.924 + 1713.514 = NT$6,599 Mil.
Gross Profit was 190.188 + 244.841 + 374.764 + 331.308 = NT$1,141 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$7,150 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$22,327 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$14,377 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$716 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$596 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$6,252 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$7,083 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)
=(2773.596 / 5774.47) / (2740.418 / 6599.23)
=0.48032 / 0.415263
=1.1567

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)
=(1141.101 / 6599.23) / (681.735 / 5774.47)
=0.172914 / 0.11806
=1.4646

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 - (7204.481 + 14136.455) / 22442.497) / (1 - (7150.172 + 14376.92) / 22327.271)
=0.049084 / 0.035839
=1.3696

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
=5774.47 / 6599.23
=0.875

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))
=(715.914 / (715.914 + 14376.92)) / (716.515 / (716.515 + 14136.455))
=0.047434 / 0.048241
=0.9833

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)
=(700.236 / 5774.47) / (595.822 / 6599.23)
=0.121264 / 0.090287
=1.3431

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)
=((6892.966 + 6419.879) / 22442.497) / ((7083.066 + 6251.528) / 22327.271)
=0.593198 / 0.597233
=0.9932

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
=(195.06 - 0 - 184.803) / 22442.497
=0.000457

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.

Hota Industrial Mfg Co has a M-score of -2.11 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Hota Industrial Mfg Co Business Description

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Address
No. 12, Keya Road, Daya District, Taichung, TWN, 42881
Hota Industrial Mfg Co Ltd is a Taiwan based company. The company has three divisions which includes transmission, machinery, and medical. The machinery division is mainly involved in gear machinery manufacturing. The gear machine product range includes gear shaving machine, gear deburring machine, gear hobbing machine. The transmission division portfolio includes planetary gear set, transfer case components, transmission shaft, hydraulic pump gears, input and output shafts, motorcycles rear shafts, and transmissions gear set, among others. The medical division offers electric wheelchairs and electric scooters. It generates operating revenue from the manufacturing and trading of related products for vehicle transmission parts.

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