Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co (TPE:2109) Beneish M-Score: -2.87 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


TPE:2109 Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Ltd TPE:2109
73 GF Score
Price NT$14.55
GF Value NT$14.80
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Beneish M-Score?

Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co TPE:2109 -0.34% 73 Beneish M-Score is -2.87 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:2109 with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$14.80 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,273 Vehicles & Parts companies, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co ranks better than 79.5% 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 -2.87 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2109' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.24   Med: -2.83   Max: -2.08
Current: -2.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co was -2.08. The lowest was -3.24. And the median was -2.83.


Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Hwa Fong Rubber Ind 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.

Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hwa Fong Rubber Ind 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 -2.86 -2.27 -2.91 -2.83 -2.29

Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Quarterly Data
Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25
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 -2.55 -2.29 -2.41 -2.52 -2.87

TPE:2109 vs ORLY, AZO: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind 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.


Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Beneish M-Score vs Vehicles & Parts Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Hwa Fong Rubber Ind 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 Hwa Fong Rubber Ind 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 * 0.7464+0.528 * 1.1641+0.404 * 0.9278+0.892 * 0.9651+0.115 * 0.9913
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0249+4.679 * -0.04111-0.327 * 0.9523
=-2.87

* 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 (Sep25) TTM:Last Year (Sep24) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$537 Mil.
Revenue was 966.028 + 1140.478 + 1220.045 + 1313.676 = NT$4,640 Mil.
Gross Profit was 185.5 + 251.612 + 277.586 + 301.937 = NT$1,017 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,419 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,785 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,734 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$171 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$463 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,580 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$949 Mil.
Net Income was 75.461 + 38.349 + 104.477 + 135.282 = NT$354 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 303.931 + 51.078 + 156.522 + 162.086 = NT$674 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$745 Mil.
Revenue was 1259.13 + 1214.403 + 1153.666 + 1180.657 = NT$4,808 Mil.
Gross Profit was 300.089 + 275.275 + 284.51 + 366.32 = NT$1,226 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,770 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$8,271 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,777 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$173 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$468 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,723 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,099 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)
=(536.958 / 4640.227) / (745.341 / 4807.856)
=0.115718 / 0.155026
=0.7464

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)
=(1226.194 / 4807.856) / (1016.635 / 4640.227)
=0.25504 / 0.219092
=1.1641

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 - (4419.209 + 2734.019) / 7785.121) / (1 - (4770.174 + 2777.309) / 8271.04)
=0.081167 / 0.087481
=0.9278

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
=4640.227 / 4807.856
=0.9651

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))
=(172.503 / (172.503 + 2777.309)) / (171.394 / (171.394 + 2734.019))
=0.058479 / 0.058991
=0.9913

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)
=(463.391 / 4640.227) / (468.484 / 4807.856)
=0.099864 / 0.097441
=1.0249

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)
=((949.028 + 1580.163) / 7785.121) / ((1098.656 + 1722.851) / 8271.04)
=0.324875 / 0.341131
=0.9523

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
=(353.569 - 0 - 673.617) / 7785.121
=-0.04111

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.

Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co has a M-score of -2.87 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.87 mean?
Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co (TPE:2109) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.87 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co ranks #261 out of 1273 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, placing it in the top 20.5%.
Is Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.87. Based on the distribution chart, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co ranks #261 out of 1273 companies in the Vehicles & Parts industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co's Beneish M-Score compare to ORLY and AZO?
According to the Vehicles & Parts industry distribution chart, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co ranks #261 out of 1273 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co in the top 21% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. 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 a Vehicles & Parts company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Vehicles & Parts 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 Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co and its competitors. Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.87. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co (TPE:2109) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$14.80, compared to a current price of NT$14.55 — trading 1.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.87. Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co's overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 3 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 Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co (TPE:2109), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.87 as of Jun. 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 Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co (TPE:2109) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$14.55 is trading 1.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$14.80. GuruFocus considers Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2109:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.87
  • GF Value™: NT$14.80 vs. price of NT$14.55 (1.7% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2109 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Business Description

Address No.300, Chung-Shan Road, Section 2, Ta-Tsun Township, Changhua County, Changhua, TWN, 515002
Hwa Fong Rubber Ind Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company engaged in the manufacture, processing, domestic and foreign sales, import and export of rubber and plastic products. The company is engaged in the manufacture, processing, distribution, and trading of inner and outer bicycle tubes for automobiles, agricultural vehicles, recreational vehicles, light trucks, and radial tires. The company's reportable segments from a geographical perspective are Taiwan, Thailand, the United States of America, China and Other areas. The company generates the majority of its revenue from Other Areas.
73GF Score

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