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Unitech Computer Co (TPE:2414) Beneish M-Score : -1.94 (As of Mar. 27, 2025)


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What is Unitech Computer 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 -1.94 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2414' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.44   Med: -2.38   Max: -1.86
Current: -1.94

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Unitech Computer Co was -1.86. The lowest was -3.44. And the median was -2.38.


Unitech Computer Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Unitech Computer 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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Unitech Computer Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Unitech Computer 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 -2.41 -2.50 -1.86 -3.44 -1.94

Unitech Computer Co Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
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 -3.44 -2.99 -2.59 -2.35 -1.94

Competitive Comparison of Unitech Computer Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Unitech Computer 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.


Unitech Computer Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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Unitech Computer 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 Unitech Computer 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 * 1.2273+0.528 * 0.9859+0.404 * 0.7763+0.892 * 1.0396+0.115 * 0.9603
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9746+4.679 * 0.095773-0.327 * 1.1566
=-1.94

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$4,578 Mil.
Revenue was 6641.897 + 6479.576 + 5662.382 + 5251.135 = NT$24,035 Mil.
Gross Profit was 536.155 + 550.247 + 492.366 + 447.775 = NT$2,027 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$7,989 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$9,754 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,451 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$111 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,290 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$5,281 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$77 Mil.
Net Income was 115.306 + 128.069 + 97.082 + 91.376 = NT$432 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 128.674 + -379.639 + -438.266 + 186.867 = NT$-502 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$3,588 Mil.
Revenue was 5482.601 + 6071.539 + 5858.931 + 5707.292 = NT$23,120 Mil.
Gross Profit was 489.37 + 482.107 + 497.762 + 452.723 = NT$1,922 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,333 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$8,161 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,490 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$109 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,274 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$3,752 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$124 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)
=(4578.114 / 24034.99) / (3588.345 / 23120.363)
=0.190477 / 0.155203
=1.2273

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)
=(1921.962 / 23120.363) / (2026.543 / 24034.99)
=0.083129 / 0.084316
=0.9859

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 - (7989.411 + 1450.91) / 9754.274) / (1 - (6332.92 + 1490.02) / 8161.334)
=0.032186 / 0.041463
=0.7763

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
=24034.99 / 23120.363
=1.0396

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))
=(108.743 / (108.743 + 1490.02)) / (110.598 / (110.598 + 1450.91))
=0.068017 / 0.070828
=0.9603

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)
=(1290.246 / 24034.99) / (1273.521 / 23120.363)
=0.053682 / 0.055082
=0.9746

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)
=((77.043 + 5280.913) / 9754.274) / ((123.992 + 3751.869) / 8161.334)
=0.549293 / 0.474905
=1.1566

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
=(431.833 - 0 - -502.364) / 9754.274
=0.095773

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.

Unitech Computer Co has a M-score of -1.94 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Unitech Computer Co Business Description

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No. 236, Xinhu 2nd Road, 3rd Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN
Unitech Computer Co Ltd is engaged in the distribution of information technology products. The company provides network servers, personal computers, tablets, network devices, graphics products and printing equipment, among others.

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