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Jean Co (TPE:2442) Beneish M-Score : -0.93 (As of Dec. 15, 2024)


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What is Jean 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.93 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:2442' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.76   Med: -1.81   Max: 1.31
Current: -0.93

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Jean Co was 1.31. The lowest was -3.76. And the median was -1.81.


Jean Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Jean 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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Jean Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Jean 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 -0.54 -2.98 -2.72 -1.56 1.31

Jean Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24
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 -0.87 1.31 0.78 -2.42 -0.93

Competitive Comparison of Jean Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Jean 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.


Jean Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Jean Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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



Jean 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 Jean 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 * 2.127+0.528 * 0.7199+0.404 * 0.7404+0.892 * 1.3746+0.115 * 0.8399
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.6861+4.679 * 0.088437-0.327 * 1.057
=-0.93

* 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 (Sep24) TTM:Last Year (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$87 Mil.
Revenue was 136.986 + 119.751 + 339.393 + 1216.141 = NT$1,812 Mil.
Gross Profit was 38.794 + 55.133 + 145.581 + 367.526 = NT$607 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$18,573 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$20,979 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$116 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$39 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$238 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$14,490 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,175 Mil.
Net Income was 8.319 + 64.751 + 171.641 + 244.253 = NT$489 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2261.282 + 676.612 + -268.637 + 486.952 = NT$-1,366 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$30 Mil.
Revenue was 39.332 + 1219.16 + 27.945 + 31.951 = NT$1,318 Mil.
Gross Profit was 10.154 + 291.351 + 6.148 + 10.253 = NT$318 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$13,744 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$16,279 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$136 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$36 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$252 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$11,006 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$494 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)
=(87.195 / 1812.271) / (29.823 / 1318.388)
=0.048114 / 0.022621
=2.127

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)
=(317.906 / 1318.388) / (607.034 / 1812.271)
=0.241132 / 0.334958
=0.7199

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 - (18573.165 + 116.475) / 20978.941) / (1 - (13743.53 + 136.379) / 16279.405)
=0.109124 / 0.147395
=0.7404

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
=1812.271 / 1318.388
=1.3746

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))
=(36.383 / (36.383 + 136.379)) / (38.979 / (38.979 + 116.475))
=0.210596 / 0.250743
=0.8399

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)
=(237.959 / 1812.271) / (252.309 / 1318.388)
=0.131304 / 0.191377
=0.6861

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)
=((1174.598 + 14489.763) / 20978.941) / ((494.413 + 11005.9) / 16279.405)
=0.746671 / 0.706433
=1.057

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
=(488.964 - 0 - -1366.355) / 20978.941
=0.088437

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.

Jean Co has a M-score of -0.93 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Jean Co Business Description

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Address
No. 300, Yang Guang Street, 7th Floor, Neihu District, Taipei, TWN, 114
Jean Co Ltd along with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the real estate sector. The main businesses of the company and its subsidiaries include transactions of real properties, leasing, construction and development, apartment and building management, and technology information services. Its reportable segments are; Real estate, Financial instruments and Investment, Construction development, and Information service. The majority of its revenue is derived from the Construction development segment which engages in the sales of property and land development.

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