Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co (TPE:2430) Beneish M-Score: -2.73 (As of Jul. 15, 2026)

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TPE:2430 Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Ltd TPE:2430
68 GF Score
Price NT$17.95
GF Value NT$30.65
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score?

Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co TPE:2430 -0.28% 68 Beneish M-Score is -2.73 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:2430 with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$30.65 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,083 Retail - Cyclical companies, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co ranks better than 62.05% 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 -2.73 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2430' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.56   Med: -2.76   Max: -1.77
Current: -2.73

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co was -1.77. The lowest was -3.56. And the median was -2.76.


Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tsann Kuen Enterprise 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.

Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Tsann Kuen Enterprise 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 -2.54 -2.87 -2.67 -3.43 -2.73

Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co 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 -3.43 -3.33 -3.25 -2.87 -2.73

TPE:2430 vs CASY, WSM, DKS: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Tsann Kuen Enterprise 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.


Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Tsann Kuen Enterprise 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 Tsann Kuen Enterprise 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 * 1.0773+0.528 * 1.0009+0.404 * 1.0605+0.892 * 0.9311+0.115 * 0.9659
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0505+4.679 * -0.061239-0.327 * 0.9647
=-2.73

* 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$82 Mil.
Revenue was 4307.085 + 4508.213 + 4517.772 + 4343.865 = NT$17,677 Mil.
Gross Profit was 677.983 + 652.389 + 655.514 + 674.167 = NT$2,660 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,653 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$12,826 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$6,870 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,185 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,519 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,238 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,716 Mil.
Net Income was 43.418 + 3.588 + 0.151 + 34.026 = NT$81 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -166.477 + 588.128 + 45.104 + 399.864 = NT$867 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$81 Mil.
Revenue was 4614.364 + 4968.643 + 4732.159 + 4670.554 = NT$18,986 Mil.
Gross Profit was 730.057 + 723.412 + 692.821 + 713.311 = NT$2,860 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,119 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$13,844 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$7,380 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,223 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,576 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$4,747 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$4,153 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)
=(81.5 / 17676.935) / (81.253 / 18985.72)
=0.004611 / 0.00428
=1.0773

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)
=(2859.601 / 18985.72) / (2660.053 / 17676.935)
=0.150619 / 0.150482
=1.0009

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 - (3652.551 + 6869.73) / 12825.702) / (1 - (4119.307 + 7380.395) / 13844.198)
=0.179594 / 0.169349
=1.0605

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
=17676.935 / 18985.72
=0.9311

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))
=(1223.058 / (1223.058 + 7380.395)) / (1185.491 / (1185.491 + 6869.73))
=0.142159 / 0.147171
=0.9659

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)
=(2519.242 / 17676.935) / (2575.581 / 18985.72)
=0.142516 / 0.135659
=1.0505

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)
=((3716.081 + 4237.975) / 12825.702) / ((4152.568 + 4747.331) / 13844.198)
=0.620165 / 0.642861
=0.9647

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
=(81.183 - 0 - 866.619) / 12825.702
=-0.061239

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.

Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co has a M-score of -2.73 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 -2.73 mean?
Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co (TPE:2430) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.73 as of Jul. 15, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co ranks #411 out of 1083 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 38%.
Is Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.73. Based on the distribution chart, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co ranks #411 out of 1083 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co's Beneish M-Score compare to CASY and WSM?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co ranks #411 out of 1083 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co and its competitors. Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.73. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co (TPE:2430) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$30.65, compared to a current price of NT$17.95 — trading 41.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.73. Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 9 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 Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co (TPE:2430), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.73 as of Jul. 15, 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 Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co (TPE:2430) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$17.95 is trading 41.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$30.65. GuruFocus considers Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2430:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.73
  • GF Value™: NT$30.65 vs. price of NT$17.95 (41.4% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2430 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Business Description

Address No.331, Sec.1, Tiding Boulevard, 3rd floor, Nei Hu District, Taipei, TWN
Tsann Kuen Enterprise Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company. The company is engaged in the trading of various consumer electronics products. The company sells products related to consumer electronics, the company offers a customer loyalty program for retail customers and the company provides services related to the installation, warranty and repair of home appliances. The company operates in two segments; Channel segment and Others.
68GF Score

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