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Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co (TPE:2527) Beneish M-Score : -1.29 (As of Apr. 03, 2025)


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What is Hung Ching Developmentnstruction 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 -1.29 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:2527' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.74   Med: -0.67   Max: 19.36
Current: -1.29

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co was 19.36. The lowest was -3.74. And the median was -0.67.


Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Hung Ching Developmentnstruction 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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Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Hung Ching Developmentnstruction 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 -3.40 -1.74 6.40 10.70 -1.29

Hung Ching Developmentnstruction 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 10.70 16.73 19.57 87.88 -1.29

Competitive Comparison of Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Real Estate Services subindustry, Hung Ching Developmentnstruction 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.


Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Real Estate Industry

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

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


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Hung Ching Developmentnstruction 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 Hung Ching Developmentnstruction 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 * 0.3239+0.528 * 1.1794+0.404 * 1.1324+0.892 * 3.1378+0.115 * 1.0305
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.437+4.679 * -0.083336-0.327 * 0.8529
=-1.29

* 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$1,675 Mil.
Revenue was 5687.259 + 690.301 + 458.98 + 428.729 = NT$7,265 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1182.342 + 277.798 + 160.934 + 175.375 = NT$1,796 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$14,971 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$27,329 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,019 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$134 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$434 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$11,697 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,742 Mil.
Net Income was 922.526 + 330.281 + 8.275 + 11.262 = NT$1,272 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5034.264 + -50.329 + -469.65 + -964.419 = NT$3,550 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,648 Mil.
Revenue was 181.763 + 1825.242 + 221.729 + 86.641 = NT$2,315 Mil.
Gross Profit was 61.579 + 498.299 + 91.23 + 24.12 = NT$675 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$16,688 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$27,995 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,049 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$143 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$317 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$13,254 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,887 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)
=(1675.243 / 7265.269) / (1648.487 / 2315.375)
=0.230582 / 0.711974
=0.3239

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)
=(675.228 / 2315.375) / (1796.449 / 7265.269)
=0.291628 / 0.247265
=1.1794

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 - (14970.981 + 1018.607) / 27329.472) / (1 - (16687.938 + 1049.229) / 27994.918)
=0.414932 / 0.366415
=1.1324

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
=7265.269 / 2315.375
=3.1378

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))
=(143.16 / (143.16 + 1049.229)) / (134.324 / (134.324 + 1018.607))
=0.120061 / 0.116507
=1.0305

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)
=(434.328 / 7265.269) / (316.734 / 2315.375)
=0.059781 / 0.136796
=0.437

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)
=((1741.806 + 11697.49) / 27329.472) / ((2886.665 + 13253.829) / 27994.918)
=0.491751 / 0.576551
=0.8529

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
=(1272.344 - 0 - 3549.866) / 27329.472
=-0.083336

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.

Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co has a M-score of -1.29 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.


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Hung Ching Developmentnstruction Co Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Keelung Road, 10th Floor, No. 420, Section 1, Taipei, TWN
Hung Ching Development & Construction Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based real estate company. It is engaged in the construction of national residential and commercial buildings for rent and sale. It is also engaged in the trading of various building materials. Reporting segments of the group are divided into Real estate development, Construction, and Lease; Real estate is the key revenue driver for the company. Real estate development conducting sales of residential and commercial property and plant. Construction provides the building of residential and commercial property and plants. The leasing segment includes the lease of investment property.

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