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Simple Mart Retail Co (TPE:2945) Beneish M-Score : -2.17 (As of Apr. 05, 2025)


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What is Simple Mart Retail 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:2945' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.33   Med: -2.87   Max: -2.17
Current: -2.17

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Simple Mart Retail Co was -2.17. The lowest was -3.33. And the median was -2.87.


Simple Mart Retail Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Simple Mart Retail 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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Simple Mart Retail Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Simple Mart Retail 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 - -2.82 -2.91 -3.33 -2.17

Simple Mart Retail Co Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 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 -3.50 -3.33 -3.30 -2.29 -2.17

Competitive Comparison of Simple Mart Retail Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Simple Mart Retail 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.


Simple Mart Retail Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Simple Mart Retail Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Simple Mart Retail 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 Simple Mart Retail 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 * 0.833+0.528 * 0.949+0.404 * 2.7466+0.892 * 1.0259+0.115 * 1.478
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0344+4.679 * -0.062337-0.327 * 0.9729
=-2.17

* 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 (Sep23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$84 Mil.
Revenue was 3697.287 + 3751.248 + 3481.351 + 3526.438 = NT$14,456 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1015.726 + 1015.731 + 927.145 + 945.485 = NT$3,904 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,566 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$6,388 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,305 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$531 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,721 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,605 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,550 Mil.
Net Income was 37.436 + 42.878 + 27.114 + 33.893 = NT$141 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 358.034 + -130.476 + 0 + 311.999 = NT$540 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$98 Mil.
Revenue was 3761.572 + 3448.955 + 3304.949 + 3576.511 = NT$14,092 Mil.
Gross Profit was 964.414 + 874.381 + 855.358 + 917.36 = NT$3,612 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,881 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,924 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,868 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$737 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$3,507 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,663 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,297 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)
=(83.628 / 14456.324) / (97.873 / 14091.987)
=0.005785 / 0.006945
=0.833

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)
=(3611.513 / 14091.987) / (3904.087 / 14456.324)
=0.256281 / 0.270061
=0.949

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 - (2566.1 + 3305.121) / 6388.434) / (1 - (2880.949 + 2868.325) / 5923.892)
=0.080961 / 0.029477
=2.7466

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
=14456.324 / 14091.987
=1.0259

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))
=(737.486 / (737.486 + 2868.325)) / (530.802 / (530.802 + 3305.121))
=0.204527 / 0.138377
=1.478

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)
=(3721.4 / 14456.324) / (3507.097 / 14091.987)
=0.257424 / 0.248872
=1.0344

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)
=((1549.75 + 2605.256) / 6388.434) / ((1296.601 + 2663.448) / 5923.892)
=0.650395 / 0.668488
=0.9729

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
=(141.321 - 0 - 539.557) / 6388.434
=-0.062337

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.

Simple Mart Retail Co has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Simple Mart Retail Co Business Description

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Address
Minquan East Road, B1, No. 4, Section 3, Zhongshan District, Taipei, TWN, 10477
Simple Mart Retail Co Ltd operates a retail chain of stores in Taiwan. The main engagement is in supermarkets manufacture, and retail sales in kinds of foods, Beverage, daily commodities and others.

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