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Infortrend Technology (TPE:2495) Beneish M-Score : 0.59 (As of Apr. 11, 2025)


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What is Infortrend Technology 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 0.59 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:2495' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.13   Med: -2.59   Max: 0.59
Current: 0.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Infortrend Technology was 0.59. The lowest was -3.13. And the median was -2.59.


Infortrend Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Infortrend Technology'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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Infortrend Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Infortrend Technology 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 -3.01 -2.56 -2.10 -2.61 0.59

Infortrend Technology 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 -2.61 -2.45 -1.97 -2.58 0.59

Competitive Comparison of Infortrend Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Infortrend Technology'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.


Infortrend Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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Infortrend Technology 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 Infortrend Technology 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 * 4.127+0.528 * 1.0104+0.404 * 0.8233+0.892 * 0.9489+0.115 * 1.1014
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8853+4.679 * 0.054389-0.327 * 0.9451
=0.59

* 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 (Dec24) TTM:Last Year (Dec23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$741 Mil.
Revenue was 344.224 + 301.092 + 321.281 + 353.255 = NT$1,320 Mil.
Gross Profit was 169.4 + 149.59 + 158.992 + 189.512 = NT$667 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$6,299 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,067 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$589 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$180 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,352 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$10 Mil.
Net Income was 142.672 + 185.248 + 155.145 + 123.07 = NT$606 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 119.252 + 4.177 + 49.619 + 48.732 = NT$222 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$189 Mil.
Revenue was 354.174 + 370.99 + 301.403 + 364.407 = NT$1,391 Mil.
Gross Profit was 179.648 + 198.695 + 144.498 + 187.95 = NT$711 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$5,835 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$6,629 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$590 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$29 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$215 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,335 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$10 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)
=(740.983 / 1319.852) / (189.218 / 1390.974)
=0.561414 / 0.136033
=4.127

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)
=(710.791 / 1390.974) / (667.494 / 1319.852)
=0.511002 / 0.505734
=1.0104

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 - (6299.037 + 588.876) / 7066.757) / (1 - (5835.444 + 590.146) / 6629.373)
=0.025308 / 0.030739
=0.8233

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
=1319.852 / 1390.974
=0.9489

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))
=(28.836 / (28.836 + 590.146)) / (26.007 / (26.007 + 588.876))
=0.046586 / 0.042296
=1.1014

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)
=(180.487 / 1319.852) / (214.861 / 1390.974)
=0.136748 / 0.154468
=0.8853

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)
=((10.46 + 2351.901) / 7066.757) / ((10.185 + 2334.751) / 6629.373)
=0.334292 / 0.353719
=0.9451

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
=(606.135 - 0 - 221.78) / 7066.757
=0.054389

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.

Infortrend Technology has a M-score of 0.59 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Infortrend Technology Business Description

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Zhongshan Road, 8th Floor, No.102, Section 3, Zhonghe district, New Taipei City, TWN, 235010
Infortrend Technology Inc is engaged in research and development, manufacturing, and trading business of all kinds of computer peripherals (RAID storage systems). Its products include Scale-out NAS, All-Flash Storage, Hybrid Cloud Storage, Enterprise-class Unified Storage, Shared Media Storage for SMB, Rackmount & Desktop SATA NAS, SAN Storage, Storage Server, Expansion Enclosure, and EonOne for CS. The company generates a majority of its revenue from Japan and the rest from Europe, China, the USA, Taiwan, and other countries.

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