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Taiwannyo Electric Co (TPE:1614) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of May. 26, 2024)


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What is Taiwannyo Electric 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:1614' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.96   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.2
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiwannyo Electric Co was -1.20. The lowest was -2.96. And the median was -2.61.


Taiwannyo Electric Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Taiwannyo 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.

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Taiwannyo Electric Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Taiwannyo Electric Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.60 -2.75 -2.28 -2.19 -2.81

Taiwannyo Electric Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.34 -2.46 -2.78 -2.81 -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Taiwannyo Electric Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances subindustry, Taiwannyo 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.


Taiwannyo Electric Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances Industry

For the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Taiwannyo Electric Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Taiwannyo 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 Taiwannyo 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 * 1.1506+0.528 * 0.9131+0.404 * 0.9728+0.892 * 0.9319+0.115 * 0.9436
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1059+4.679 * -0.057143-0.327 * 1.0285
=-2.76

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$351 Mil.
Revenue was 1256.604 + 1185.726 + 1525.255 + 1651.077 = NT$5,619 Mil.
Gross Profit was 216.93 + 291.867 + 325.853 + 343.987 = NT$1,179 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,722 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,092 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,849 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$129 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$768 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,278 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.
Net Income was 17.718 + 62.388 + 100.702 + 108.275 = NT$289 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 30.069 + -20.018 + 550.124 + 134.182 = NT$694 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$328 Mil.
Revenue was 1393.51 + 1212.327 + 1718.784 + 1704.52 = NT$6,029 Mil.
Gross Profit was 258.165 + 271.13 + 315.652 + 309.932 = NT$1,155 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,602 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,036 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,863 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$122 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$746 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,233 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 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)
=(351.211 / 5618.662) / (327.546 / 6029.141)
=0.062508 / 0.054327
=1.1506

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)
=(1154.879 / 6029.141) / (1178.637 / 5618.662)
=0.19155 / 0.209772
=0.9131

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 - (2722.435 + 1849.036) / 7092.238) / (1 - (2602.085 + 1863.432) / 7036.271)
=0.355426 / 0.365357
=0.9728

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
=5618.662 / 6029.141
=0.9319

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))
=(121.922 / (121.922 + 1863.432)) / (128.714 / (128.714 + 1849.036))
=0.061411 / 0.065081
=0.9436

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)
=(768.499 / 5618.662) / (745.643 / 6029.141)
=0.136776 / 0.123673
=1.1059

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 + 1278.378) / 7092.238) / ((0 + 1233.151) / 7036.271)
=0.18025 / 0.175256
=1.0285

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
=(289.083 - 0 - 694.357) / 7092.238
=-0.057143

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.

Taiwannyo Electric Co has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Taiwannyo Electric Co (TPE:1614) Business Description

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Address
No. 266, Songjiang Road, 10th floor, Taipei, TWN
Taiwan Sanyo Electric Co Ltd manufactures and markets home appliances. The company provides air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, electrical fans, electrical shavers, electrical cookers and video and audio disk players among others.

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