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Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co (TPE:5607) Beneish M-Score : -2.36 (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Farglory F T Z Investment 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 -2.36 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

TPE:5607' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.89   Med: -2.45   Max: -2.18
Current: -2.36

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co was -2.18. The lowest was -2.89. And the median was -2.45.


Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Farglory F T Z Investment 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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Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Farglory F T Z Investment 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 -2.30 -2.63 -2.89 -2.31 -2.36

Farglory F T Z Investment 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 -2.31 -2.24 -2.09 -2.32 -2.36

Competitive Comparison of Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Farglory F T Z Investment 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.


Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Farglory F T Z Investment 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 Farglory F T Z Investment 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 * 1.0625+0.528 * 1.042+0.404 * 1.0028+0.892 * 1.1915+0.115 * 0.751
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8598+4.679 * -0.026305-0.327 * 1.0172
=-2.36

* 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$340 Mil.
Revenue was 915.753 + 896.075 + 847.74 + 805.199 = NT$3,465 Mil.
Gross Profit was 418.21 + 431.077 + 395.352 + 390.58 = NT$1,635 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,316 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$26,775 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$6,188 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$873 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$493 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$3,181 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$12,116 Mil.
Net Income was 169.519 + 233.869 + 157.16 + 156.365 = NT$717 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 459.691 + 431.419 + 294.721 + 235.389 = NT$1,421 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$268 Mil.
Revenue was 780.541 + 746.474 + 694.671 + 686.325 = NT$2,908 Mil.
Gross Profit was 280.504 + 357.586 + 391.714 + 400.334 = NT$1,430 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$1,253 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$25,198 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$5,859 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$600 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$481 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$2,627 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$11,526 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)
=(339.891 / 3464.767) / (268.484 / 2908.011)
=0.098099 / 0.092326
=1.0625

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)
=(1430.138 / 2908.011) / (1635.219 / 3464.767)
=0.491793 / 0.471956
=1.042

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 - (1316.44 + 6187.737) / 26775.087) / (1 - (1252.84 + 5859.311) / 25197.971)
=0.719733 / 0.717749
=1.0028

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
=3464.767 / 2908.011
=1.1915

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))
=(599.548 / (599.548 + 5859.311)) / (872.665 / (872.665 + 6187.737))
=0.092826 / 0.1236
=0.751

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)
=(492.539 / 3464.767) / (480.782 / 2908.011)
=0.142156 / 0.16533
=0.8598

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)
=((12115.929 + 3181.423) / 26775.087) / ((11526.098 + 2626.597) / 25197.971)
=0.571328 / 0.56166
=1.0172

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
=(716.913 - 0 - 1421.22) / 26775.087
=-0.026305

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.

Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co has a M-score of -2.36 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co Business Description

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Address
No. 101, Hangxiang Road, Dayuan, Taoyuan, TWN
Farglory F T Z Investment Holding Co Ltd in Taiwan is mainly engaged in bonded storage and transportation business, freight station, warehouse office building, value-added park, domestic and international logistics center, and others. The company has identified three reportable operating segments: Farglory Free Trade Zone Co. Ltd. that will manage the aviation free trade zone's operations. Farglory Logistics Co. Ltd that provides rental of the warehouse; and Farglory Free Trade Zone Investment Holding Co. Ltd invests in various securities. The majority of the revenue is from Farglory Free Trade Zone Co. Ltd. segment.

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