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AVer Information (TPE:3669) Beneish M-Score : -2.46 (As of Jun. 25, 2024)


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What is AVer Information 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 -2.46 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:3669' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.49   Med: -2.46   Max: -0.15
Current: -2.46

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of AVer Information was -0.15. The lowest was -3.49. And the median was -2.46.


AVer Information Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for AVer Information'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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AVer Information Beneish M-Score Chart

AVer Information Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.75 -1.99 -1.30 -2.99 -2.60

AVer Information Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.95 -3.00 -3.49 -2.60 -2.46

Competitive Comparison of AVer Information's Beneish M-Score

For the Consumer Electronics subindustry, AVer Information'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.


AVer Information's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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



AVer Information 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 AVer Information 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 * 1.2181+0.528 * 0.9191+0.404 * 1.6038+0.892 * 0.881+0.115 * 0.9425
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1504+4.679 * -0.066398-0.327 * 0.8061
=-2.46

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$332 Mil.
Revenue was 591.635 + 572.205 + 664.481 + 706.064 = NT$2,534 Mil.
Gross Profit was 332.661 + 332.546 + 385.904 + 398.165 = NT$1,449 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,298 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,486 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,189 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$153 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$885 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,000 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3 Mil.
Net Income was 18.404 + 39.072 + 62.326 + 169.375 = NT$289 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 28.927 + 167.72 + 173.929 + 216.447 = NT$587 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$309 Mil.
Revenue was 542.046 + 631.098 + 794.852 + 908.744 = NT$2,877 Mil.
Gross Profit was 297.567 + 339.628 + 395.502 + 479.251 = NT$1,512 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,196 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,994 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,244 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$150 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$873 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,099 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$9 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)
=(331.992 / 2534.385) / (309.363 / 2876.74)
=0.130995 / 0.107539
=1.2181

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)
=(1511.948 / 2876.74) / (1449.276 / 2534.385)
=0.525577 / 0.571845
=0.9191

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 - (2298.174 + 1188.979) / 4485.745) / (1 - (2196.101 + 1243.761) / 3994.271)
=0.222615 / 0.138801
=1.6038

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
=2534.385 / 2876.74
=0.881

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))
=(149.542 / (149.542 + 1243.761)) / (152.804 / (152.804 + 1188.979))
=0.107329 / 0.113881
=0.9425

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)
=(884.501 / 2534.385) / (872.756 / 2876.74)
=0.349 / 0.303384
=1.1504

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)
=((2.613 + 1000.193) / 4485.745) / ((9.169 + 1098.62) / 3994.271)
=0.223554 / 0.277344
=0.8061

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
=(289.177 - 0 - 587.023) / 4485.745
=-0.066398

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.

AVer Information has a M-score of -2.46 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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AVer Information (TPE:3669) Business Description

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No. 157, Da'an Road, 8th Floor, Tucheng District, New Taipei, TWN, 236042
AVer Information Inc is a developer and manufacturer of education technology and visual collaboration solutions. It is engaged in developing and manufacturing presentation and video surveillance products for education and business. The company offers products such as visualizers, video conferencing, medical grade cameras, interactive control box, charge and sync carts, NVRs and surveillance software, and IP cameras.

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