Kinpo Electronics (TPE:2312) Beneish M-Score: -2.74 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


TPE:2312 Kinpo Electronics Inc TPE:2312
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Price NT$36.40
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What is Kinpo Electronics Beneish M-Score?

Kinpo Electronics TPE:2312 -4.21% 60 Beneish M-Score is -2.74 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:2312 with a GF Score™ of 60/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$17.82 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 6 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,404 Hardware companies, Kinpo Electronics ranks better than 70.97% 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 -2.74 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2312' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.18   Med: -2.41   Max: -1.28
Current: -2.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Kinpo Electronics was -1.28. The lowest was -3.18. And the median was -2.41.


Kinpo Electronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Kinpo Electronics'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.

Kinpo Electronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Kinpo Electronics 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 -2.32 -1.91 -3.18 -2.42 -2.74

Kinpo Electronics 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 -2.42 -2.48 -2.94 -3.00 -2.74

TPE:2312 vs DELL, SNDK, ANET: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Kinpo Electronics'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.


Kinpo Electronics Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Kinpo Electronics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kinpo Electronics's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Kinpo Electronics 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 Kinpo Electronics 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 * 0.9107+0.528 * 0.9904+0.404 * 1.0951+0.892 * 0.9945+0.115 * 1.0365
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1256+4.679 * -0.039206-0.327 * 1.0157
=-2.74

* 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$37,774 Mil.
Revenue was 42889.915 + 41256.916 + 37414.971 + 41937.174 = NT$163,499 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2298.624 + 2906.341 + 2434.024 + 2686.123 = NT$10,325 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$77,113 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$118,201 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$24,447 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$2,736 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$4,772 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$65,372 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$13,856 Mil.
Net Income was 301.178 + 451.35 + 293.776 + 524.822 = NT$1,571 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -915.991 + -128.479 + 4710.639 + 2539.155 = NT$6,205 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$41,708 Mil.
Revenue was 45417.931 + 46012.812 + 40074.894 + 32899.755 = NT$164,405 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2416.133 + 3057.348 + 2640.126 + 2169.044 = NT$10,283 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$75,848 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$116,929 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$26,049 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$3,034 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$4,263 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$53,135 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$24,031 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)
=(37774.198 / 163498.976) / (41707.894 / 164405.392)
=0.231036 / 0.253689
=0.9107

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)
=(10282.651 / 164405.392) / (10325.112 / 163498.976)
=0.062544 / 0.063151
=0.9904

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 - (77113.479 + 24446.734) / 118200.833) / (1 - (75848.044 + 26049.06) / 116928.663)
=0.140783 / 0.128553
=1.0951

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
=163498.976 / 164405.392
=0.9945

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))
=(3034.217 / (3034.217 + 26049.06)) / (2736.045 / (2736.045 + 24446.734))
=0.104329 / 0.100654
=1.0365

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)
=(4772 / 163498.976) / (4262.974 / 164405.392)
=0.029187 / 0.02593
=1.1256

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)
=((13856.027 + 65372.24) / 118200.833) / ((24031.292 + 53135.026) / 116928.663)
=0.670285 / 0.659944
=1.0157

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
=(1571.126 - 0 - 6205.324) / 118200.833
=-0.039206

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.

Kinpo Electronics has a M-score of -2.74 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 -2.74 mean?
Kinpo Electronics (TPE:2312) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.74 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Kinpo Electronics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Kinpo Electronics ranks #698 out of 2404 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 29%.
Is Kinpo Electronics' Beneish M-Score too high?
Kinpo Electronics' current Beneish M-Score is -2.74. Based on the distribution chart, Kinpo Electronics ranks #698 out of 2404 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Kinpo Electronics has a GF Score™ of 60/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Kinpo Electronics' Beneish M-Score compare to DELL and SNDK?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Kinpo Electronics ranks #698 out of 2404 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Kinpo Electronics in the upper 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 a Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware 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 Kinpo Electronics and its competitors. Kinpo Electronics's current Beneish M-Score is -2.74. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Kinpo Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kinpo Electronics (TPE:2312) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$17.82, compared to a current price of NT$36.40 — trading 104.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.74. Kinpo Electronics' overall GF Score™ is 60/100 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 Kinpo Electronics (TPE:2312), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.74 as of Jun. 26, 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 Kinpo Electronics (TPE:2312) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Kinpo Electronics stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$36.40 is trading 104.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$17.82. GuruFocus considers Kinpo Electronics to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2312:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.74
  • GF Value™: NT$17.82 vs. price of NT$36.40 (104.3% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 60/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2312 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Kinpo Electronics Business Description

Address Nanjing East Road, Section 5, No. 99, 10th Floor, Songshan District, Taipei, TWN, 105
Kinpo Electronics Inc is a Taiwan-based company that mainly engages in trading consumer electronic products, computer and peripheral computer equipment, network communication equipment, and image products. The Group's operating segments include Consumer electronic products and Other operating segments. The majority of its revenue is generated from the Consumer electronic products segment, which mainly engages in the design and manufacturing of calculators, web-based communications, computer peripherals, and storage products. Geographically, the Group derives maximum revenue from Asia (Other than Taiwan), followed by the Americas, Taiwan, and other regions.
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