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Merry Electronics Co (TPE:2439) Beneish M-Score : -2.59 (As of Jun. 08, 2024)


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What is Merry Electronics 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 -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2439' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.29   Med: -2.5   Max: -0.78
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Merry Electronics Co was -0.78. The lowest was -3.29. And the median was -2.50.


Merry Electronics Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merry Electronics 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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Merry Electronics Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Merry Electronics 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 -2.89 -0.78 -2.91 -3.09 -2.48

Merry Electronics 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 -3.00 -2.88 -2.99 -2.48 -2.59

Competitive Comparison of Merry Electronics Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, Merry Electronics 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.


Merry Electronics Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



Merry Electronics 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 Merry Electronics 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 * 1.3242+0.528 * 0.9534+0.404 * 0.8792+0.892 * 1.0384+0.115 * 0.9043
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9604+4.679 * -0.073419-0.327 * 1.0626
=-2.59

* 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$7,904 Mil.
Revenue was 8353.472 + 11748.333 + 9454.858 + 8356.287 = NT$37,913 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1049.697 + 1526.731 + 1323.148 + 1035.325 = NT$4,935 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$22,493 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$34,103 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,159 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$829 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,671 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$17,494 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$928 Mil.
Net Income was 365.112 + 480.033 + 421.725 + 362.554 = NT$1,629 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2905.646 + -432.682 + 1265.268 + 395.007 = NT$4,133 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$5,748 Mil.
Revenue was 7130.905 + 10325.394 + 11050.485 + 8004.468 = NT$36,511 Mil.
Gross Profit was 856.763 + 1292.787 + 1380.189 + 1001.44 = NT$4,531 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$17,711 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$29,369 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,360 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$771 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,675 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$11,032 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,898 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)
=(7904.41 / 37912.95) / (5748.432 / 36511.252)
=0.208488 / 0.157443
=1.3242

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)
=(4531.179 / 36511.252) / (4934.901 / 37912.95)
=0.124104 / 0.130164
=0.9534

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 - (22492.991 + 4158.965) / 34103.142) / (1 - (17711.068 + 4359.568) / 29368.711)
=0.21849 / 0.248498
=0.8792

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
=37912.95 / 36511.252
=1.0384

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))
=(771.149 / (771.149 + 4359.568)) / (829.074 / (829.074 + 4158.965))
=0.1503 / 0.166212
=0.9043

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)
=(1670.704 / 37912.95) / (1675.28 / 36511.252)
=0.044067 / 0.045884
=0.9604

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)
=((927.903 + 17493.712) / 34103.142) / ((3898.213 + 11031.996) / 29368.711)
=0.540174 / 0.508371
=1.0626

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
=(1629.424 - 0 - 4133.239) / 34103.142
=-0.073419

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.

Merry Electronics Co has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Merry Electronics Co (TPE:2439) Business Description

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No. 22, 23 Road, Taichung Industrial Park, Nantun District, Taichung, TWN, 408213
Merry Electronics Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that is engaged in producing and selling products including headsets, speakers, microphones, batteries, and personal sound amplifiers. The company's products are applied to a series of business areas, including mobile devices, audio visual devices, computer peripherals, consumer electronics, and healthcare. The company has service sites located around the world, including in Asia and the Americas.

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