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Kenda Rubber Industrial Co (TPE:2106) Beneish M-Score : -3.19 (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Kenda Rubber 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 -3.19 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2106' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.34   Med: -2.56   Max: -1.84
Current: -3.19

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kenda Rubber Industrial Co was -1.84. The lowest was -3.34. And the median was -2.56.


Kenda Rubber Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kenda Rubber 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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Kenda Rubber Industrial Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Kenda Rubber Industrial 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 -2.60 -2.10 -2.53 -3.21

Kenda Rubber Industrial 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 -2.89 -3.33 -3.34 -3.21 -3.19

Competitive Comparison of Kenda Rubber Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Kenda Rubber 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.


Kenda Rubber Industrial Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

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



Kenda Rubber 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 Kenda Rubber 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 * 1.0193+0.528 * 0.6313+0.404 * 0.6693+0.892 * 0.9224+0.115 * 1.0541
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1035+4.679 * -0.073758-0.327 * 0.9339
=-3.19

* 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$4,055 Mil.
Revenue was 8265.242 + 8563.655 + 8955.746 + 8704.003 = NT$34,489 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1955.107 + 2049.19 + 1969.665 + 1601.037 = NT$7,575 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$24,850 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$45,311 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$18,047 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,792 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,986 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$10,948 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,726 Mil.
Net Income was 435.786 + 443.12 + 430.066 + 387.401 = NT$1,696 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 388.255 + 1434.786 + 1666.281 + 1549.087 = NT$5,038 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$4,313 Mil.
Revenue was 8220.272 + 8354.622 + 10363.215 + 10451.122 = NT$37,389 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1052.768 + 997.742 + 1433.133 + 1700.26 = NT$5,184 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$23,955 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$45,458 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$17,885 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,882 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,915 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$11,448 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$13,985 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)
=(4054.911 / 34488.646) / (4312.8 / 37389.231)
=0.117572 / 0.115349
=1.0193

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)
=(5183.903 / 37389.231) / (7574.999 / 34488.646)
=0.138647 / 0.219637
=0.6313

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 - (24850.257 + 18046.877) / 45310.549) / (1 - (23954.998 + 17885.418) / 45457.909)
=0.053264 / 0.079579
=0.6693

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
=34488.646 / 37389.231
=0.9224

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))
=(1881.901 / (1881.901 + 17885.418)) / (1791.73 / (1791.73 + 18046.877))
=0.095203 / 0.090315
=1.0541

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)
=(3985.579 / 34488.646) / (3915.41 / 37389.231)
=0.115562 / 0.10472
=1.1035

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)
=((12726.41 + 10947.991) / 45310.549) / ((13985.135 + 11448.48) / 45457.909)
=0.522492 / 0.559498
=0.9339

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
=(1696.373 - 0 - 5038.409) / 45310.549
=-0.073758

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.

Kenda Rubber Industrial Co has a M-score of -3.19 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Kenda Rubber Industrial Co (TPE:2106) Business Description

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Address
Zhongshan Road, No. 146, Section 1, Changhua County, Yuanlin, TWN
Kenda Rubber Industrial Co Ltd. manufactures and sells tires under a host of different brands. Its product portfolio includes options for automobiles, bicycles, powersport vehicles, specialty vehicles, and wheelchairs. Based out of Asia, the company reaches a host of international clients through facilities located in Europe, North America, and several Asian countries. Tires are built to meet a range of specifications, such as fuel economy and performance. Kenda's tire options are also built to pass a multitude of international regulations and environmental conditions.

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