Evertop Wire Cable (TPE:1616) Beneish M-Score: -2.38 (As of Jul. 09, 2026)


TPE:1616 Evertop Wire Cable Corp TPE:1616
83 GF Score
Price NT$23.25
GF Value NT$26.67
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
! 2 Warning Signs
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What is Evertop Wire Cable Beneish M-Score?

Evertop Wire Cable TPE:1616 -1.06% 83 Beneish M-Score is -2.38 as of Jul. 09, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:1616 with a GF Score™ of 83/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$26.67 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,916 Industrial Products companies, Evertop Wire Cable ranks worse than 57.03% 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 -2.38 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Evertop Wire Cable's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:1616' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.58   Med: -2.39   Max: -0.85
Current: -2.38

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Evertop Wire Cable was -0.85. The lowest was -3.58. And the median was -2.39.


Evertop Wire Cable Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Evertop Wire Cable'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.

Evertop Wire Cable Beneish M-Score Chart

Evertop Wire Cable 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 -2.74 -2.39 -2.27 -2.09 -2.38

Evertop Wire Cable 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 -2.09 -2.03 -2.66 -2.28 -2.38

TPE:1616 vs VRT, BE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Evertop Wire Cable'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.


Evertop Wire Cable Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Evertop Wire Cable's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Evertop Wire Cable's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Evertop Wire Cable 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 Evertop Wire Cable 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 * 0.768+0.528 * 0.7211+0.404 * 1.4787+0.892 * 1.1338+0.115 * 1.0652
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.5466+4.679 * 0.011337-0.327 * 0.9703
=-2.38

* 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$1,117 Mil.
Revenue was 1151.864 + 1516.456 + 1339.629 + 1199.692 = NT$5,208 Mil.
Gross Profit was 149.951 + 240.201 + 198.443 + 194.765 = NT$783 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,336 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,276 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$846 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$204 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,047 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1 Mil.
Net Income was -126.759 + 107.87 + 198.393 + 114.298 = NT$294 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -117.922 + -172.902 + 444.243 + 91.901 = NT$245 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,283 Mil.
Revenue was 1253.383 + 1199.803 + 1129.217 + 1010.696 = NT$4,593 Mil.
Gross Profit was 186.898 + 148.75 + 67.623 + 94.932 = NT$498 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,520 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,381 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$795 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$49 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$329 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,156 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$6 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)
=(1117.205 / 5207.641) / (1283.045 / 4593.099)
=0.214532 / 0.279342
=0.768

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)
=(498.203 / 4593.099) / (783.36 / 5207.641)
=0.108468 / 0.150425
=0.7211

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 - (3335.639 + 845.577) / 4276.32) / (1 - (3519.866 + 794.874) / 4380.625)
=0.02224 / 0.01504
=1.4787

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
=5207.641 / 4593.099
=1.1338

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))
=(49.239 / (49.239 + 794.874)) / (48.986 / (48.986 + 845.577))
=0.058332 / 0.05476
=1.0652

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)
=(204.047 / 5207.641) / (329.263 / 4593.099)
=0.039182 / 0.071686
=0.5466

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)
=((0.718 + 2046.933) / 4276.32) / ((6.131 + 2155.59) / 4380.625)
=0.478835 / 0.493473
=0.9703

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
=(293.802 - 0 - 245.32) / 4276.32
=0.011337

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.

Evertop Wire Cable has a M-score of -2.38 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 -2.38 mean?
Evertop Wire Cable (TPE:1616) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.38 as of Jul. 09, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Evertop Wire Cable and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Evertop Wire Cable ranks #1663 out of 2916 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 57%.
Is Evertop Wire Cable's Beneish M-Score too high?
Evertop Wire Cable's current Beneish M-Score is -2.38. Based on the distribution chart, Evertop Wire Cable ranks #1663 out of 2916 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Evertop Wire Cable has a GF Score™ of 83/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Evertop Wire Cable's Beneish M-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Evertop Wire Cable ranks #1663 out of 2916 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Evertop Wire Cable in the lower half of its industry. 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 Evertop Wire Cable and its competitors. Evertop Wire Cable's current Beneish M-Score is -2.38. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Evertop Wire Cable stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Evertop Wire Cable (TPE:1616) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$26.67, compared to a current price of NT$23.25 — trading 12.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.38. Evertop Wire Cable's overall GF Score™ is 83/100 with 2 warning signs to review. 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 Evertop Wire Cable (TPE:1616), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.38 as of Jul. 09, 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 Evertop Wire Cable (TPE:1616) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Evertop Wire Cable stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$23.25 is trading 12.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$26.67. GuruFocus considers Evertop Wire Cable to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1616:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.38
  • GF Value™: NT$26.67 vs. price of NT$23.25 (12.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 83/100 with 2 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1616 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Evertop Wire Cable Business Description

Address No.1, Lane 91, Renai Road, 1st Floor, Section 2, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, TWN
Evertop Wire Cable Corp is engaged in the manufacturing, processing, sale, and installation of bare cooper wires, tinned wires, power cables, computer cables, insulated wires, coaxial cables, PVC wire cables, XLPE high and low voltage power cables, telecommunication cables, fiber optic cables, and rubber cables. The company generates a majority of its revenue from Taiwan and the rest from Vietnam.
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