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Chang Type Industrial Co (TPE:1541) Beneish M-Score : -3.36 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Chang Type Industrial 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 -3.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1541' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.23   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.19
Current: -3.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chang Type Industrial Co was -1.19. The lowest was -4.23. And the median was -2.56.


Chang Type Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chang Type 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.

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Chang Type Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Chang Type Industrial 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 -1.81 -1.19 -4.23 -2.17 -3.36

Chang Type Industrial 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 -2.17 -2.23 -3.22 -3.23 -3.36

Competitive Comparison of Chang Type Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, Chang Type 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.


Chang Type Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Chang Type 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 Chang Type 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 * 0.8874+0.528 * 1.1917+0.404 * 1.1854+0.892 * 0.8847+0.115 * 0.9217
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.4349+4.679 * -0.186536-0.327 * 0.6796
=-3.36

* 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$1,068 Mil.
Revenue was 738.959 + 716.447 + 811.565 + 721.477 = NT$2,988 Mil.
Gross Profit was 141.631 + 95.91 + 128.379 + 126.143 = NT$492 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,846 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,158 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,169 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$122 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$445 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$761 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$276 Mil.
Net Income was 10.36 + -16.818 + 30.352 + 59.81 = NT$84 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 62.832 + 121.434 + 307.707 + 180.737 = NT$673 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,361 Mil.
Revenue was 1089.918 + 749.752 + 951.353 + 587.007 = NT$3,378 Mil.
Gross Profit was 222.271 + 144.587 + 177.895 + 118.075 = NT$663 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,597 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,978 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,231 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$118 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$351 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,484 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$441 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)
=(1068.173 / 2988.448) / (1360.636 / 3378.03)
=0.357434 / 0.40279
=0.8874

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)
=(662.828 / 3378.03) / (492.063 / 2988.448)
=0.196217 / 0.164655
=1.1917

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 - (1846.137 + 1169.347) / 3157.599) / (1 - (2596.512 + 1230.694) / 3978.257)
=0.045007 / 0.037969
=1.1854

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
=2988.448 / 3378.03
=0.8847

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))
=(117.501 / (117.501 + 1230.694)) / (122.122 / (122.122 + 1169.347))
=0.087154 / 0.094561
=0.9217

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)
=(445.183 / 2988.448) / (350.69 / 3378.03)
=0.148968 / 0.103815
=1.4349

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)
=((276.374 + 761.498) / 3157.599) / ((440.631 + 1483.518) / 3978.257)
=0.32869 / 0.483666
=0.6796

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
=(83.704 - 0 - 672.71) / 3157.599
=-0.186536

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.

Chang Type Industrial Co has a M-score of -3.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Chang Type Industrial Co Business Description

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No 41, Nan-Tsuen Road, Ho-Li, Taichung, TWN, 42127
Chang Type Industrial Co Ltd engages in manufacturing, process, and selling hand tools, electric machines, motors, power tools, automatic control systems, computer machinery, electric test instruments, woodworking machines, and metal parts. The Company is also the agent to import and export raw materials for all related products mentioned above and to design various molds and fixtures. The company's products include miter saws, scroll saws, radial arm saws, and band saws, and also manufactures motors, and IC control boards for power tools.

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