U-Tech Media (TPE:3050) Beneish M-Score: -2.71 (As of Aug. 12, 2026)

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TPE:3050 U-Tech Media Corp TPE:3050
74 GF Score
Price NT$11.55
GF Value NT$15.99
Valuation Modestly Undervalued
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What is U-Tech Media Beneish M-Score?

U-Tech Media TPE:3050 +1.76% 74 Beneish M-Score is -2.71 as of Aug. 12, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:3050 with a GF Score™ of 74/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$15.99 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,401 Hardware companies, U-Tech Media ranks better than 70.01% 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 -2.71 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:3050' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.2   Med: -2.7   Max: -2.3
Current: -2.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of U-Tech Media was -2.30. The lowest was -3.20. And the median was -2.70.


U-Tech Media Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for U-Tech Media'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.

U-Tech Media Beneish M-Score Chart

U-Tech Media 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 -2.58 -2.71 -2.96 -2.52 -2.66

U-Tech Media Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
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 -2.87 -2.77 -2.77 -2.66 -2.71

TPE:3050 vs AAPL: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, U-Tech Media'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.


U-Tech Media Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where U-Tech Media's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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U-Tech Media 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 U-Tech Media 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 * 0.8768+0.528 * 1.0366+0.404 * 1.0224+0.892 * 0.993+0.115 * 0.9319
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0198+4.679 * -0.028039-0.327 * 0.9906
=-2.71

* 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 (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$125 Mil.
Revenue was 280.845 + 325.117 + 324.528 + 309.878 = NT$1,240 Mil.
Gross Profit was 82.627 + 90.672 + 121.591 + 103.937 = NT$399 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,704 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,579 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,910 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$248 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$382 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$855 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,648 Mil.
Net Income was -11.774 + 3.915 + 29.211 + -40.327 = NT$-19 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -2.86 + -17.134 + 97.254 + 60.208 = NT$137 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$144 Mil.
Revenue was 302.157 + 308.832 + 339.254 + 298.811 = NT$1,249 Mil.
Gross Profit was 103.165 + 90.864 + 124.674 + 97.628 = NT$416 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,633 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,540 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,969 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$234 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$377 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,028 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,481 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)
=(125.022 / 1240.368) / (143.581 / 1249.054)
=0.100794 / 0.114952
=0.8768

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)
=(416.331 / 1249.054) / (398.827 / 1240.368)
=0.333317 / 0.321539
=1.0366

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 - (1704.289 + 2909.763) / 5579.483) / (1 - (1632.894 + 2969.265) / 5539.694)
=0.173032 / 0.169239
=1.0224

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
=1240.368 / 1249.054
=0.993

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))
=(234.457 / (234.457 + 2969.265)) / (247.97 / (247.97 + 2909.763))
=0.073183 / 0.078528
=0.9319

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)
=(382.036 / 1240.368) / (377.246 / 1249.054)
=0.308002 / 0.302025
=1.0198

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)
=((1648.139 + 854.779) / 5579.483) / ((1480.865 + 1027.905) / 5539.694)
=0.448593 / 0.452872
=0.9906

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
=(-18.975 - 0 - 137.468) / 5579.483
=-0.028039

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.

U-Tech Media has a M-score of -2.71 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.71 mean?
U-Tech Media (TPE:3050) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.71 as of Aug. 12, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on U-Tech Media and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, U-Tech Media ranks #720 out of 2401 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 30%.
Is U-Tech Media's Beneish M-Score too high?
U-Tech Media's current Beneish M-Score is -2.71. Based on the distribution chart, U-Tech Media ranks #720 out of 2401 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, U-Tech Media has a GF Score™ of 74/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does U-Tech Media's Beneish M-Score compare to AAPL?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, U-Tech Media ranks #720 out of 2401 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts U-Tech Media 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 Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware 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 U-Tech Media and its competitors. U-Tech Media's current Beneish M-Score is -2.71. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is U-Tech Media stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, U-Tech Media (TPE:3050) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$15.99, compared to a current price of NT$11.55 — trading 27.8% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.71. U-Tech Media's overall GF Score™ is 74/100 with 9 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 U-Tech Media (TPE:3050), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.71 as of Aug. 12, 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 U-Tech Media (TPE:3050) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, U-Tech Media stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$11.55 is trading 27.8% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$15.99. GuruFocus considers U-Tech Media to be Modestly Undervalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:3050:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.71
  • GF Value™: NT$15.99 vs. price of NT$11.55 (27.8% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 74/100 with 9 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:3050 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


U-Tech Media Business Description

Address No. 222, Huaya 2nd Road, Guishan District, Taoyuan, TWN, 333411
U-Tech Media Corp operates in the consumer electronics industry it manufactures and sells pre-recorded optical discs. The firm is engaged in the manufacturing of DVDs, CDs, and Blu-ray discs. The company also offers solutions like digital recording and mastering, stamper service, package service, and printing service. The company operates in four operating segments; Media storage segment, Electricity sales segment, Catering segment, Care services segment, and Other segment. It generates maximum of its revenue from the Media storage segment which is Engaged in the manufacture, processing and sales of optical discs.
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