Shan-Loong Transportation Co (TPE:2616) Beneish M-Score: -2.88 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


TPE:2616 Shan-Loong Transportation Co Ltd TPE:2616
58 GF Score
Price NT$13.50
GF Value NT$12.67
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Shan-Loong Transportation Co Beneish M-Score?

Shan-Loong Transportation Co TPE:2616 +0.37% 58 Beneish M-Score is -2.88 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:2616 with a GF Score™ of 58/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$12.67 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,087 Retail - Cyclical companies, Shan-Loong Transportation Co ranks better than 72.03% 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.88 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2616' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.48
Current: -2.88

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Shan-Loong Transportation Co was -2.48. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.70.


Shan-Loong Transportation Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Shan-Loong Transportation 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.

Shan-Loong Transportation Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Shan-Loong Transportation Co 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 -2.67 -2.70 -2.80 -2.88 -2.88

Shan-Loong Transportation Co 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 -2.88 -3.41 -3.61 -3.27 -2.88

TPE:2616 vs CASY, WSM, ULTA: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Specialty Retail subindustry, Shan-Loong Transportation 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.


Shan-Loong Transportation Co Beneish M-Score vs Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Shan-Loong Transportation Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Shan-Loong Transportation 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 Shan-Loong Transportation 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 * 1.4003+0.528 * 1.0219+0.404 * 0.9053+0.892 * 0.7545+0.115 * 0.9038
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.3811+4.679 * -0.07929-0.327 * 1.2285
=-2.88

* 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$489 Mil.
Revenue was 2112.541 + 2065.757 + 1992.561 + 2009.063 = NT$8,180 Mil.
Gross Profit was 159.451 + 138.646 + 132.978 + 135.743 = NT$567 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,431 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$8,408 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,271 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$497 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,339 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$3,323 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,246 Mil.
Net Income was -249.561 + -199.931 + -189.762 + -209.936 = NT$-849 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 77.815 + -35.412 + -55.315 + -169.642 = NT$-183 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$463 Mil.
Revenue was 2089.604 + 2172.382 + 2971.294 + 3608.529 = NT$10,842 Mil.
Gross Profit was 103.116 + 121.781 + 259.399 + 283.408 = NT$768 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,280 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$8,849 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,586 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$477 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,285 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,891 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,879 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)
=(489.428 / 8179.922) / (463.263 / 10841.809)
=0.059833 / 0.042729
=1.4003

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)
=(767.704 / 10841.809) / (566.818 / 8179.922)
=0.07081 / 0.069294
=1.0219

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 - (2431.173 + 4270.65) / 8407.571) / (1 - (2280.458 + 4585.793) / 8849.349)
=0.202882 / 0.224095
=0.9053

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
=8179.922 / 10841.809
=0.7545

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))
=(477.257 / (477.257 + 4585.793)) / (497.302 / (497.302 + 4270.65))
=0.094263 / 0.104301
=0.9038

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)
=(1338.986 / 8179.922) / (1284.962 / 10841.809)
=0.163692 / 0.118519
=1.3811

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)
=((2245.618 + 3322.69) / 8407.571) / ((1879.392 + 2891.388) / 8849.349)
=0.662297 / 0.539111
=1.2285

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
=(-849.19 - 0 - -182.554) / 8407.571
=-0.07929

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.

Shan-Loong Transportation Co has a M-score of -2.88 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.88 mean?
Shan-Loong Transportation Co (TPE:2616) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.88 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Shan-Loong Transportation Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Shan-Loong Transportation Co ranks #304 out of 1087 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, placing it in the top 28%.
Is Shan-Loong Transportation Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Shan-Loong Transportation Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.88. Based on the distribution chart, Shan-Loong Transportation Co ranks #304 out of 1087 companies in the Retail - Cyclical industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Shan-Loong Transportation Co has a GF Score™ of 58/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Shan-Loong Transportation Co's Beneish M-Score compare to CASY and WSM?
According to the Retail - Cyclical industry distribution chart, Shan-Loong Transportation Co ranks #304 out of 1087 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Shan-Loong Transportation Co in the upper 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 Retail - Cyclical company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Retail - Cyclical 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 Shan-Loong Transportation Co and its competitors. Shan-Loong Transportation Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.88. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Shan-Loong Transportation Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shan-Loong Transportation Co (TPE:2616) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$12.67, compared to a current price of NT$13.50 — trading 6.6% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.88. Shan-Loong Transportation Co's overall GF Score™ is 58/100 with 7 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 Shan-Loong Transportation Co (TPE:2616), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.88 as of Jun. 26, 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 Shan-Loong Transportation Co (TPE:2616) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Shan-Loong Transportation Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$13.50 is trading 6.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$12.67. GuruFocus considers Shan-Loong Transportation Co to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:2616:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.88
  • GF Value™: NT$12.67 vs. price of NT$13.50 (6.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 58/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:2616 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Shan-Loong Transportation Co Business Description

Address 1 Minsheng Road, 1st Floor No.1-2, Section 1, Banqiao District, New Taipei City, TWN, 22069
Shan-Loong Transportation Co Ltd provides transportation services. Its business activities include freight transportation, container trucking, truck repair, and maintenance, sale of truck, gas station, and import and export agent, etc. Its segments include the Freight segment, the Gas station segment, and others. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Gas station segment. Geographically, the company derives its key revenue from Taiwan and the rest from Vietnam and China.
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