Jung Shing Wire Co (TPE:1617) Beneish M-Score: -1.67 (As of Aug. 25, 2026)

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TPE:1617 Jung Shing Wire Co Ltd TPE:1617
74 GF Score
Price NT$17.35
GF Value NT$17.93
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Jung Shing Wire Co Beneish M-Score?

Jung Shing Wire Co TPE:1617 -1.14% 74 Beneish M-Score is -1.67 as of Aug. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:1617 with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$17.93 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,921 Industrial Products companies, Jung Shing Wire Co ranks worse than 85.01% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.67 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:1617' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.21   Med: -2.52   Max: -1.4
Current: -1.67

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jung Shing Wire Co was -1.40. The lowest was -3.21. And the median was -2.52.


Jung Shing Wire Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Jung Shing Wire 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.

Jung Shing Wire Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Jung Shing Wire 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 -2.01 -2.75 -2.51 -2.20 -1.92

Jung Shing Wire Co Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.26 -2.74 -2.47 -1.92 -1.67

TPE:1617 vs VRT, BE: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Jung Shing Wire 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.


Jung Shing Wire Co Beneish M-Score vs Industrial Products Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Jung Shing Wire Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Jung Shing Wire 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 Jung Shing Wire 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 * 1.1951+0.528 * 1.1922+0.404 * 1.1426+0.892 * 1.0078+0.115 * 1.0362
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9718+4.679 * 0.083145-0.327 * 0.8097
=-1.67

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$928 Mil.
Revenue was 911.155 + 909.86 + 849.409 + 834.333 = NT$3,505 Mil.
Gross Profit was 75.347 + 61.281 + 59.275 + 58.521 = NT$254 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,298 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,434 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,066 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$96 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$230 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,064 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.
Net Income was 13.556 + 179.39 + 15.237 + -58.752 = NT$149 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -41.395 + -33.998 + -23.827 + -36.903 = NT$-136 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$770 Mil.
Revenue was 769.549 + 880.571 + 893.077 + 934.319 = NT$3,478 Mil.
Gross Profit was 63.93 + 67.344 + 66.132 + 103.573 = NT$301 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,596 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,771 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,107 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$104 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$235 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,443 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)
=(927.827 / 3504.757) / (770.299 / 3477.516)
=0.264734 / 0.221508
=1.1951

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)
=(300.979 / 3477.516) / (254.424 / 3504.757)
=0.08655 / 0.072594
=1.1922

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 - (2297.558 + 1066.394) / 3434.42) / (1 - (2595.822 + 1107.161) / 3770.694)
=0.020518 / 0.017957
=1.1426

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
=3504.757 / 3477.516
=1.0078

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))
=(104.076 / (104.076 + 1107.161)) / (96.422 / (96.422 + 1066.394))
=0.085925 / 0.082921
=1.0362

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)
=(229.696 / 3504.757) / (234.535 / 3477.516)
=0.065538 / 0.067443
=0.9718

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 + 1064.44) / 3434.42) / ((0 + 1443.321) / 3770.694)
=0.309933 / 0.382773
=0.8097

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
=(149.431 - 0 - -136.123) / 3434.42
=0.083145

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.

Jung Shing Wire Co has a M-score of -1.67 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.67 mean?
Jung Shing Wire Co (TPE:1617) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.67 as of Aug. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Jung Shing Wire Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Jung Shing Wire Co ranks #2483 out of 2921 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 85%.
Is Jung Shing Wire Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Jung Shing Wire Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.67. Based on the distribution chart, Jung Shing Wire Co ranks #2483 out of 2921 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Jung Shing Wire Co has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Jung Shing Wire Co's Beneish M-Score compare to VRT and BE?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Jung Shing Wire Co ranks #2483 out of 2921 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Jung Shing Wire Co 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 Jung Shing Wire Co and its competitors. Jung Shing Wire Co's current Beneish M-Score is -1.67. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Jung Shing Wire Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jung Shing Wire Co (TPE:1617) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$17.93, compared to a current price of NT$17.35 — trading 3.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.67. Jung Shing Wire Co's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 6 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 Jung Shing Wire Co (TPE:1617), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.67 as of Aug. 25, 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 Jung Shing Wire Co (TPE:1617) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Jung Shing Wire Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$17.35 is trading 3.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$17.93. GuruFocus considers Jung Shing Wire Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:1617:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.67
  • GF Value™: NT$17.93 vs. price of NT$17.35 (3.2% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:1617 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Jung Shing Wire Co Business Description

Address Section 3, Chung-Cheng Road, No. 231, Jen-teh District, Tainan City, TWN, 717
Jung Shing Wire Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing and processing of enameled wires and downstream products, and the trading of related machinery and equipment. Its product portfolio comprises general enameled wire, self-melting enameled wire, and special enameled wire. The group has a reporting segment: the wire department, which manufactures various kinds of degaussing rings, enameled wire, and Litz wire. Geographically, the company generates maximum revenue from Mainland China, followed by Taiwan, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, and other countries.
74GF Score

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