Unitech Electronics Co (TPE:3652) Beneish M-Score: -2.48 (As of Jun. 25, 2026)


TPE:3652 Unitech Electronics Co Ltd TPE:3652
71 GF Score
Price NT$40.85
GF Value NT$31.98
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Unitech Electronics Co Beneish M-Score?

Unitech Electronics Co TPE:3652 +0.25% 71 Beneish M-Score is -2.48 as of Jun. 25, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:3652 with a GF Score™ of 71/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$31.98 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,403 Hardware companies, Unitech Electronics Co ranks better than 50.94% 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 -2.48 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:3652' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.92   Med: -2.65   Max: -1.95
Current: -2.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Unitech Electronics Co was -1.95. The lowest was -2.92. And the median was -2.65.


Unitech Electronics Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Unitech Electronics 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.

Unitech Electronics Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Unitech Electronics 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 -2.55 -2.74 -2.65 -2.65 -2.48

Unitech Electronics 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 -2.65 -2.55 -2.85 -2.92 -2.48

TPE:3652 vs DELL, SNDK, ANET: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, Unitech Electronics 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.


Unitech Electronics Co Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

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

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


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Unitech Electronics 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 Unitech Electronics 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 * 1.0995+0.528 * 0.9394+0.404 * 0.8951+0.892 * 1.0059+0.115 * 0.9898
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0235+4.679 * -0.003449-0.327 * 1.0069
=-2.48

* 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$550 Mil.
Revenue was 626.275 + 638.968 + 623.571 + 563.722 = NT$2,453 Mil.
Gross Profit was 200.916 + 221.949 + 223.903 + 192.198 = NT$839 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,102 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,624 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$391 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$74 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$577 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$600 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$25 Mil.
Net Income was 30.188 + 40.079 + 5.023 + 25.324 = NT$101 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 74.658 + 65.76 + -9.081 + -21.673 = NT$110 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$497 Mil.
Revenue was 620.552 + 589.667 + 701.11 + 526.84 = NT$2,438 Mil.
Gross Profit was 207.979 + 206.04 + 200.164 + 169.307 = NT$783 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,000 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,548 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$405 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$75 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$560 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$563 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$39 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)
=(549.671 / 2452.536) / (497.012 / 2438.169)
=0.224124 / 0.203846
=1.0995

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)
=(783.49 / 2438.169) / (838.966 / 2452.536)
=0.321344 / 0.342081
=0.9394

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 - (2101.93 + 390.799) / 2624.026) / (1 - (2000.224 + 405.066) / 2547.714)
=0.050036 / 0.055903
=0.8951

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
=2452.536 / 2438.169
=1.0059

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))
=(75.332 / (75.332 + 405.066)) / (73.569 / (73.569 + 390.799))
=0.156812 / 0.158428
=0.9898

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)
=(576.825 / 2452.536) / (560.281 / 2438.169)
=0.235195 / 0.229796
=1.0235

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)
=((25.058 + 599.69) / 2624.026) / ((39.47 + 562.943) / 2547.714)
=0.238088 / 0.236452
=1.0069

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
=(100.614 - 0 - 109.664) / 2624.026
=-0.003449

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.

Unitech Electronics Co has a M-score of -2.48 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.48 mean?
Unitech Electronics Co (TPE:3652) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.48 as of Jun. 25, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Unitech Electronics Co and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Unitech Electronics Co ranks #1179 out of 2403 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 49.1%.
Is Unitech Electronics Co's Beneish M-Score too high?
Unitech Electronics Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. Based on the distribution chart, Unitech Electronics Co ranks #1179 out of 2403 companies in the Hardware industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Unitech Electronics Co has a GF Score™ of 71/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Unitech Electronics Co's Beneish M-Score compare to DELL and SNDK?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Unitech Electronics Co ranks #1179 out of 2403 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Unitech Electronics 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 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 Unitech Electronics Co and its competitors. Unitech Electronics Co's current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Unitech Electronics Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Unitech Electronics Co (TPE:3652) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$31.98, compared to a current price of NT$40.85 — trading 27.7% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.48. Unitech Electronics Co's overall GF Score™ is 71/100 with 5 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 Unitech Electronics Co (TPE:3652), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.48 as of Jun. 25, 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 Unitech Electronics Co (TPE:3652) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Unitech Electronics Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$40.85 is trading 27.7% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$31.98. GuruFocus considers Unitech Electronics Co to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:3652:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.48
  • GF Value™: NT$31.98 vs. price of NT$40.85 (27.7% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 71/100 with 5 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:3652 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Unitech Electronics Co Business Description

Address No.136, Lane 235, Baoqiao Road, 5th Floor, Xindian District, New Taipei City, TWN, 231
Unitech Electronics Co Ltd manufactures and sells a wide range of auto data capture (ADC) products such as enterprise mobile computers, rugged handheld PDAs, industrial tablets, RFID readers, barcode scanners, and smart living devices also iOS Solutions and RFID Solutions. Geographically, the company from Asia, America, Europe and Oceania generating maximum revenue from Asian regions.
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