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Innolux (TPE:3481) Beneish M-Score : -2.76 (As of Apr. 07, 2025)


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What is Innolux 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 -2.76 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:3481' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.46   Med: -2.86   Max: 0.72
Current: -2.76

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Innolux was 0.72. The lowest was -8.46. And the median was -2.86.


Innolux Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Innolux'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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Innolux Beneish M-Score Chart

Innolux 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 -2.96 -2.37 -8.46 -4.44 -2.76

Innolux 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 -4.44 -4.32 -3.87 -3.36 -2.76

Competitive Comparison of Innolux's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Innolux'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.


Innolux's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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Innolux 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 Innolux 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 * 1.2587+0.528 * 0.2243+0.404 * 1.0465+0.892 * 1.0225+0.115 * 0.8686
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9659+4.679 * -0.030888-0.327 * 0.9829
=-2.76

* 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$41,154 Mil.
Revenue was 53684.012 + 55473.014 + 56860.685 + 50492.208 = NT$216,510 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1318.31 + 5002.239 + 5711.02 + 2141.408 = NT$14,173 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$153,420 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$358,088 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$130,736 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$31,150 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$9,685 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$97,283 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$23,467 Mil.
Net Income was 9024.857 + 421.265 + 1130.654 + -4103.893 = NT$6,473 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 5988.403 + 4792.498 + 5548.125 + 1204.36 = NT$17,533 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$31,974 Mil.
Revenue was 53404.223 + 57653.668 + 55087.258 + 45595.408 = NT$211,741 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1820.233 + 4143.815 + 352.609 + -3207.613 = NT$3,109 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$133,650 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$357,530 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$153,345 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$30,773 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$9,806 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$87,559 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$35,103 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)
=(41153.958 / 216509.919) / (31974.229 / 211740.557)
=0.190079 / 0.151007
=1.2587

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)
=(3109.044 / 211740.557) / (14172.977 / 216509.919)
=0.014683 / 0.065461
=0.2243

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 - (153420.052 + 130736.481) / 358088.006) / (1 - (133650.139 + 153344.852) / 357530.442)
=0.206462 / 0.197285
=1.0465

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
=216509.919 / 211740.557
=1.0225

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))
=(30773.369 / (30773.369 + 153344.852)) / (31149.934 / (31149.934 + 130736.481))
=0.167139 / 0.192418
=0.8686

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)
=(9685.385 / 216509.919) / (9806.422 / 211740.557)
=0.044734 / 0.046313
=0.9659

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)
=((23467.459 + 97282.921) / 358088.006) / ((35102.911 + 87558.75) / 357530.442)
=0.337209 / 0.34308
=0.9829

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
=(6472.883 - 0 - 17533.386) / 358088.006
=-0.030888

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.

Innolux has a M-score of -2.76 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Innolux Business Description

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No. 160, Kexue Road, Hsinchu Science Park, Zhunan Township, Miaoli, TWN, 35053
Innolux Corp is a Taiwan-based company that engages in the research, development, design, manufacture, and sales of TFT-LCD panels, modules, and monitors of LCD, color filters, and low-temperature poly-silicon TFT-LCD. It generates revenue in Taiwan and markets in Asia, the Americas, and Europe. Its products are LCD TV Applications, PID Applications, Monitor Applications, Notebook Applications, Industrial Display Applications, Smart Medical Applications, Automotive Display Applications, Tablet Display Applications, Display Technologies, Non-Display Technologies, and others. It derives revenue from the transfer of goods at a point in time.

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