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TBI Motion Technology Co (TPE:4540) Beneish M-Score : -4.81 (As of Mar. 30, 2025)


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What is TBI Motion Technology 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 -4.81 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:4540' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -4.81   Med: -2.2   Max: -1.81
Current: -4.81

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of TBI Motion Technology Co was -1.81. The lowest was -4.81. And the median was -2.20.


TBI Motion Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for TBI Motion Technology 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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TBI Motion Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

TBI Motion Technology 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 -2.20 -1.95 -2.55 -1.97 -4.81

TBI Motion Technology Co 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 -1.97 -0.33 -15.31 -5.03 -4.81

Competitive Comparison of TBI Motion Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Tools & Accessories subindustry, TBI Motion Technology 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.


TBI Motion Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, TBI Motion Technology Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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TBI Motion Technology 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 TBI Motion Technology 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 * 1.4654+0.528 * -2.9819+0.404 * 1.4063+0.892 * 0.8923+0.115 * 1.0287
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.1156+4.679 * -0.15704-0.327 * 0.9255
=-4.81

* 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$1,066 Mil.
Revenue was 629.786 + 495.561 + 579.193 + 589.741 = NT$2,294 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.475 + -9.733 + 5.035 + -124.888 = NT$-125 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,382 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,103 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,378 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$286 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$406 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,566 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,243 Mil.
Net Income was -146.411 + -89.013 + -88.499 + -162.729 = NT$-487 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 182.325 + 46.339 + 196.618 + 203.536 = NT$629 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$815 Mil.
Revenue was 461.544 + 630 + 743.593 + 736.057 = NT$2,571 Mil.
Gross Profit was -28.934 + 124.145 + 149.664 + 173.219 = NT$418 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,086 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$7,761 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,408 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$298 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$408 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,383 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$3,113 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)
=(1066.25 / 2294.281) / (815.441 / 2571.194)
=0.464743 / 0.317145
=1.4654

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)
=(418.094 / 2571.194) / (-125.111 / 2294.281)
=0.162607 / -0.054532
=-2.9819

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 - (3382.222 + 3377.779) / 7103.074) / (1 - (4086.03 + 3408.436) / 7761.021)
=0.048299 / 0.034345
=1.4063

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
=2294.281 / 2571.194
=0.8923

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))
=(297.966 / (297.966 + 3408.436)) / (286.341 / (286.341 + 3377.779))
=0.080392 / 0.078147
=1.0287

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)
=(406.258 / 2294.281) / (408.123 / 2571.194)
=0.177074 / 0.158729
=1.1156

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)
=((2242.779 + 1565.677) / 7103.074) / ((3113.369 + 1382.977) / 7761.021)
=0.53617 / 0.57935
=0.9255

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
=(-486.652 - 0 - 628.818) / 7103.074
=-0.15704

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.

TBI Motion Technology Co has a M-score of -4.81 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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TBI Motion Technology Co Business Description

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Address
No. 123, Sanduo Road, Shulin District, New Taipei, TWN, 23876
TBI Motion Technology Co Ltd is a manufacturer of linear motion products. The company's products include Ball Screws, Linear Guide, Ball Spline, Precision Ball Screw / Spline, Single Axis Robot, Linear Ball Bearings, and Coupling. Its products are used in the automatic controlling machine, robot industry, semiconductor industry, general industrial machinery, medical equipment, solar energy equipment, machine tool, and parking system.

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