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JPP Holding Co (TPE:5284) Beneish M-Score : -2.53 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is JPP Holding 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 -2.53 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:5284' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.03   Med: -2.47   Max: -1.89
Current: -2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of JPP Holding Co was -1.89. The lowest was -3.03. And the median was -2.47.


JPP Holding Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for JPP Holding 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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JPP Holding Co Beneish M-Score Chart

JPP Holding 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 -2.18 -2.59 -2.06 -1.89 -2.53

JPP Holding 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 -1.89 - -2.93 -2.76 -2.53

Competitive Comparison of JPP Holding Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electronic Components subindustry, JPP Holding 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.


JPP Holding Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Hardware Industry

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

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


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JPP Holding 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 JPP Holding 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 * 1.0321+0.528 * 1.1404+0.404 * 1.0551+0.892 * 1.0617+0.115 * 1.0411
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.006+4.679 * -0.039679-0.327 * 1.1513
=-2.53

* 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$1,506 Mil.
Revenue was 699.319 + 615.406 + 470.744 + 602.544 = NT$2,388 Mil.
Gross Profit was 260.594 + 199.384 + 145.55 + 211.668 = NT$817 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$3,114 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$5,858 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$2,218 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$209 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$389 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,875 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$198 Mil.
Net Income was 74.659 + 23.851 + 11.164 + -60.439 = NT$49 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -93.071 + -5.89 + 98.838 + 281.814 = NT$282 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,374 Mil.
Revenue was 483.586 + 644.619 + 562.057 + 559.071 = NT$2,249 Mil.
Gross Profit was 145.271 + 270.441 + 228.514 + 233.583 = NT$878 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,256 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$4,535 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$1,892 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$187 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$364 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,678 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$388 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)
=(1505.558 / 2388.013) / (1374.069 / 2249.333)
=0.630465 / 0.610878
=1.0321

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)
=(877.809 / 2249.333) / (817.196 / 2388.013)
=0.390253 / 0.342208
=1.1404

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 - (3113.519 + 2218.376) / 5858.466) / (1 - (2256.339 + 1892.483) / 4535.18)
=0.089882 / 0.085191
=1.0551

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
=2388.013 / 2249.333
=1.0617

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))
=(186.524 / (186.524 + 1892.483)) / (209.196 / (209.196 + 2218.376))
=0.089718 / 0.086175
=1.0411

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)
=(389.039 / 2388.013) / (364.264 / 2249.333)
=0.162913 / 0.161943
=1.006

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)
=((198.262 + 2875.284) / 5858.466) / ((388.458 + 1678.128) / 4535.18)
=0.524633 / 0.455679
=1.1513

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
=(49.235 - 0 - 281.691) / 5858.466
=-0.039679

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.

JPP Holding Co has a M-score of -2.53 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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JPP Holding Co Business Description

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Address
Songjiang Road, Room 1112, No. 152, Zhongshan District, Taipei City, TWN, 10458
JPP Holding Co Ltd produces various computerized and electronic control products for the aerospace, telecommunication, energy, health care, and manufacturing industries. Its product offerings comprise of Monitor Control Cabinet, Optical Fiber Communication System Cabinet, 3G Telecommunication Cabinet, Flight Control Computer, Mechanical parts for the cockpit electronics of aircraft with a full range of equipment, subsystems, and systems for flight control, navigation, Motion Picture Projector, Surveillance system, Camera internal assembly components, Solar Power AC/DC Power Converter, Medical Display, Surgical Operation Table, Automatic Checkweighers, Metal Detector, Meat Analyzer, and others products. The group operates in the principal geographical areas - Thailand and France.

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