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Coremax (TPE:4739) Beneish M-Score : -3.39 (As of Apr. 02, 2025)


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What is Coremax 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 -3.39 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:4739' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.38   Max: -0.73
Current: -3.39

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Coremax was -0.73. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.38.


Coremax Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

Coremax 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 -2.33 -1.73 -3.16 -0.73 -3.39

Coremax 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 -0.73 -2.31 -4.25 -3.60 -3.39

Competitive Comparison of Coremax's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Coremax'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.


Coremax's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Coremax's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Coremax 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 Coremax 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 * 0.9035+0.528 * 0.2545+0.404 * 1.415+0.892 * 0.7828+0.115 * 0.9484
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.7539+4.679 * -0.061332-0.327 * 0.9366
=-3.39

* 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$631 Mil.
Revenue was 904.415 + 997.04 + 1103.843 + 1090.208 = NT$4,096 Mil.
Gross Profit was 85.61 + 144.523 + 154.292 + 157.366 = NT$542 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,756 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$9,852 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,749 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$324 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$356 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,298 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$684 Mil.
Net Income was 20.463 + 39.334 + 56.259 + 52.981 = NT$169 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 166.067 + -53.215 + 320.989 + 339.455 = NT$773 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$892 Mil.
Revenue was 1081.219 + 1150.713 + 1464.167 + 1535.632 = NT$5,232 Mil.
Gross Profit was 55.75 + 55.088 + 44.481 + 20.802 = NT$176 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$4,851 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$9,920 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,822 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$311 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$259 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,391 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$814 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)
=(630.874 / 4095.506) / (891.963 / 5231.731)
=0.154041 / 0.170491
=0.9035

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)
=(176.121 / 5231.731) / (541.791 / 4095.506)
=0.033664 / 0.132289
=0.2545

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 - (4755.603 + 4748.849) / 9852.321) / (1 - (4851.019 + 4821.68) / 9920.226)
=0.035308 / 0.024952
=1.415

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
=4095.506 / 5231.731
=0.7828

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))
=(311.327 / (311.327 + 4821.68)) / (324.432 / (324.432 + 4748.849))
=0.060652 / 0.063949
=0.9484

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)
=(355.744 / 4095.506) / (259.099 / 5231.731)
=0.086862 / 0.049525
=1.7539

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)
=((683.535 + 2298.194) / 9852.321) / ((814.095 + 2391.269) / 9920.226)
=0.302642 / 0.323114
=0.9366

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
=(169.037 - 0 - 773.296) / 9852.321
=-0.061332

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.

Coremax has a M-score of -3.39 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Coremax Business Description

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Address
11 Wenhua Road, Hsinchu Industrial Park, Hsinchu County, TWN, 30352
Coremax Corp is engaged in the manufacturing, sales, import, and export of oxidation catalysts, battery materials, chemical fertilizers, and specialty chemicals. The company's segments include Oxidation catalysts; Battery material; Chemical fertilizer; and Specialty chemicals. The company derives key revenue from the Battery material division which offers precursor materials for battery applications such as portable devices and batteries in EVs and HEVs, Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from Taiwan and the rest from China and other regions.

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