Highwealth Construction (TPE:2542) Beneish M-Score: -0.87 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


TPE:2542 Highwealth Construction Corp TPE:2542
79 GF Score
Price NT$42.90
GF Value NT$37.09
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 13 Warning Signs
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What is Highwealth Construction Beneish M-Score?

Highwealth Construction TPE:2542 -0.92% 79 Beneish M-Score is -0.87 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:2542 with a GF Score™ of 79/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$37.09 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 13 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,682 Real Estate companies, Highwealth Construction ranks worse than 85.97% 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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -0.87 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:2542' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.83   Med: -1.78   Max: -0.17
Current: -0.87

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Highwealth Construction was -0.17. The lowest was -2.83. And the median was -1.78.


Highwealth Construction Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Highwealth Construction'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.

Highwealth Construction Beneish M-Score Chart

Highwealth Construction 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 -1.36 -1.56 -2.83 -2.78 -0.87

Highwealth Construction 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 -2.78 -3.11 -3.10 -2.78 -0.87

Highwealth Construction Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Development subindustry, Highwealth Construction'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.


Highwealth Construction Beneish M-Score vs Real Estate Industry

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

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


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Highwealth Construction 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 Highwealth Construction 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 * 2.5062+0.528 * 1.1758+0.404 * 1.097+0.892 * 0.841+0.115 * 0.9894
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9519+4.679 * 0.051193-0.327 * 1.0447
=-0.87

* 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$2,668 Mil.
Revenue was 16684.111 + 8448.729 + 4815.031 + 1108.226 = NT$31,056 Mil.
Gross Profit was 5572.246 + 2302.175 + 980.644 + 434.512 = NT$9,290 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$250,721 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$276,204 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$10,377 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$367 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,859 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$187,441 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$25,438 Mil.
Net Income was 2427.115 + 1520.74 + 483.456 + 5.895 = NT$4,437 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2230.193 + -1141.419 + -6150.578 + -4640.768 = NT$-9,703 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,266 Mil.
Revenue was 12190.254 + 9498.32 + 10029.55 + 5210.156 = NT$36,928 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4366.419 + 3482.715 + 3424.846 + 1713.438 = NT$12,987 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$223,304 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$245,568 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$10,022 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$350 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,571 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$157,208 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$23,969 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)
=(2667.848 / 31056.097) / (1265.752 / 36928.28)
=0.085904 / 0.034276
=2.5062

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)
=(12987.418 / 36928.28) / (9289.577 / 31056.097)
=0.351693 / 0.299122
=1.1758

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 - (250721.466 + 10377.274) / 276204.028) / (1 - (223303.712 + 10021.869) / 245567.867)
=0.054689 / 0.049853
=1.097

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
=31056.097 / 36928.28
=0.841

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))
=(350.335 / (350.335 + 10021.869)) / (366.766 / (366.766 + 10377.274))
=0.033776 / 0.034137
=0.9894

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)
=(2859.048 / 31056.097) / (3571.32 / 36928.28)
=0.092061 / 0.09671
=0.9519

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)
=((25438.275 + 187440.8) / 276204.028) / ((23968.896 + 157208.022) / 245567.867)
=0.770731 / 0.737788
=1.0447

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
=(4437.206 - 0 - -9702.572) / 276204.028
=0.051193

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.

Highwealth Construction has a M-score of -0.87 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -0.87 mean?
Highwealth Construction (TPE:2542) has a Beneish M-Score of -0.87 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Highwealth Construction and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Highwealth Construction ranks #1446 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 86%.
Is Highwealth Construction's Beneish M-Score too high?
Highwealth Construction's current Beneish M-Score is -0.87. Based on the distribution chart, Highwealth Construction ranks #1446 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Highwealth Construction has a GF Score™ of 79/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Highwealth Construction's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Highwealth Construction ranks #1446 out of 1682 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Highwealth Construction in the lower 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 Real Estate company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Real Estate 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 Highwealth Construction and its competitors. Highwealth Construction's current Beneish M-Score is -0.87. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Highwealth Construction stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Highwealth Construction (TPE:2542) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$37.09, compared to a current price of NT$42.90 — trading 15.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -0.87. Highwealth Construction's overall GF Score™ is 79/100 with 13 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 Highwealth Construction (TPE:2542), the current Beneish M-Score is -0.87 as of Jun. 27, 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 Highwealth Construction (TPE:2542) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Highwealth Construction stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$42.90 is trading 15.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$37.09. GuruFocus considers Highwealth Construction to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2542:

  • Beneish M-Score: -0.87
  • GF Value™: NT$37.09 vs. price of NT$42.90 (15.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 79/100 with 13 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2542 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Highwealth Construction Business Description

Address No.267, Lequn 2nd Road, 10th Floor, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN, 10491
Highwealth Construction Corp is engaged in the business of construction sales, and leasing of residential and commercial buildings. Geographically the activities are carried out in Taiwan. The firm has three segments: Developing; Constructing, Hotel and other divisions. The developing segment that derives the majority of revenue is responsible for developing new construction or rental opportunities. Constructing segment is responsible for constructing buildings. Department stores and hotel segment operates hotels, catering services, and other business operations. The Groups revenues are all generated from domestic business.
79GF Score

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