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Desiccant Technology (TPE:5292) Beneish M-Score : -2.78 (As of Apr. 01, 2025)


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What is Desiccant Technology 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 -2.78 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:5292' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.78   Med: -2.62   Max: -2.46
Current: -2.78

During the past 10 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Desiccant Technology was -2.46. The lowest was -2.78. And the median was -2.62.


Desiccant Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Desiccant Technology'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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Desiccant Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Desiccant Technology 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 - - - -2.46 -2.78

Desiccant Technology Quarterly Data
Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 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 -2.46 -2.51 -3.04 -3.15 -2.78

Competitive Comparison of Desiccant Technology's Beneish M-Score

For the Pollution & Treatment Controls subindustry, Desiccant Technology'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.


Desiccant Technology's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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


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Desiccant Technology 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 Desiccant Technology 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 * 0.9841+0.528 * 0.975+0.404 * 0.9275+0.892 * 1.0755+0.115 * 1.1822
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.916+4.679 * -0.069541-0.327 * 1.0578
=-2.78

* 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$768 Mil.
Revenue was 709.832 + 532.351 + 454.097 + 551.466 = NT$2,248 Mil.
Gross Profit was 150.392 + 142.753 + 137.229 + 140.379 = NT$571 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,900 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$3,370 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$383 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$23 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$93 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,630 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 Mil.
Net Income was 120.501 + 85.349 + 86.343 + 85.12 = NT$377 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 179.034 + 20.715 + 302.197 + 109.724 = NT$612 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$725 Mil.
Revenue was 647.914 + 407.301 + 398.941 + 635.872 = NT$2,090 Mil.
Gross Profit was 174.134 + 109.424 + 114.939 + 118.936 = NT$517 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$2,306 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$2,758 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$374 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$26 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$94 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$1,261 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$0 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)
=(767.836 / 2247.746) / (725.478 / 2090.028)
=0.341603 / 0.347114
=0.9841

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)
=(517.433 / 2090.028) / (570.753 / 2247.746)
=0.247572 / 0.253922
=0.975

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 - (2899.589 + 382.986) / 3370.057) / (1 - (2306.395 + 374.163) / 2757.741)
=0.025959 / 0.027988
=0.9275

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
=2247.746 / 2090.028
=1.0755

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))
=(26.471 / (26.471 + 374.163)) / (22.672 / (22.672 + 382.986))
=0.066073 / 0.055889
=1.1822

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)
=(93.038 / 2247.746) / (94.448 / 2090.028)
=0.041392 / 0.04519
=0.916

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)
=((0 + 1630.413) / 3370.057) / ((0 + 1261.244) / 2757.741)
=0.483794 / 0.457347
=1.0578

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
=(377.313 - 0 - 611.67) / 3370.057
=-0.069541

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.

Desiccant Technology has a M-score of -2.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Desiccant Technology Business Description

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No.88, Zhongshan Road, 17th floor, Zhongli District, Taoyuan, TWN, 32041
Desiccant Technology Corp is a manufacturer of Volatile Organic Compounds equipment and industry dehumidifiers. It also provides engineering services with VOC equipment maintenance. Its products include VOCs exhaust abatement systems, Rotary regenerative thermal oxidizers, Catalytic thermal oxidizers, and Waste liquid/wastewater thermal oxidizer systems.

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