Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) Beneish M-Score: -1.20 (As of Jul. 11, 2026)


TPE:6176 Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp TPE:6176
77 GF Score
Price NT$90.60
GF Value NT$135.29
Valuation Possible Value Trap
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What is Radiant Opto-Electronics Beneish M-Score?

Radiant Opto-Electronics TPE:6176 77 Beneish M-Score is -1.20 as of Jul. 11, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:6176 with a GF Score™ of 77/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$135.29 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 7 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,405 Hardware companies, Radiant Opto-Electronics ranks worse than 91.77% on this metric.

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.

Warning Sign:

Beneish M-Score -1.2 higher than -1.78, which implies that the company might have manipulated its financial results.

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

TPE:6176' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -2.99   Med: -2.61   Max: -1.2
Current: -1.2

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Radiant Opto-Electronics was -1.20. The lowest was -2.99. And the median was -2.61.


Radiant Opto-Electronics Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Radiant Opto-Electronics'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.

Radiant Opto-Electronics Beneish M-Score Chart

Radiant Opto-Electronics Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.95 -2.99 -1.97 -2.15 -1.20

Radiant Opto-Electronics Quarterly Data
Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25
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 -2.15 -0.68 -1.01 -1.35 -1.20

TPE:6176 vs APH, GLW: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Electronic Components subindustry, Radiant Opto-Electronics'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.


Radiant Opto-Electronics Beneish M-Score vs Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Radiant Opto-Electronics's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Radiant Opto-Electronics 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 Radiant Opto-Electronics 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 * 0.7737+0.528 * 0.9681+0.404 * 5.2813+0.892 * 0.9448+0.115 * 0.9614
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.158+4.679 * -0.015285-0.327 * 1.2211
=-1.20

* 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 (Dec25) TTM:Last Year (Dec24) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$12,507 Mil.
Revenue was 11629.468 + 12559.339 + 12565.822 + 12028.618 = NT$48,783 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2457.609 + 2902.423 + 2695.264 + 2386.325 = NT$10,442 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$50,700 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$68,429 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$5,636 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,268 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,817 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$28,640 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$1,436 Mil.
Net Income was 914.733 + 1517.671 + 825.756 + 1085.261 = NT$4,343 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1533.259 + -144.202 + 1338.207 + 2662.119 = NT$5,389 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$17,110 Mil.
Revenue was 14695.321 + 14162.512 + 11948.057 + 10827.18 = NT$51,633 Mil.
Gross Profit was 2981.828 + 3135.065 + 2469.125 + 2112.966 = NT$10,699 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$58,330 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$64,402 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$3,917 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$840 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,660 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$22,822 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$360 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)
=(12506.984 / 48783.247) / (17110.341 / 51633.07)
=0.256379 / 0.331383
=0.7737

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)
=(10698.984 / 51633.07) / (10441.621 / 48783.247)
=0.207212 / 0.214041
=0.9681

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 - (50699.668 + 5635.539) / 68428.546) / (1 - (58330.312 + 3916.584) / 64401.956)
=0.176729 / 0.033463
=5.2813

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
=48783.247 / 51633.07
=0.9448

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))
=(840.017 / (840.017 + 3916.584)) / (1268.095 / (1268.095 + 5635.539))
=0.1766 / 0.183685
=0.9614

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)
=(1816.642 / 48783.247) / (1660.49 / 51633.07)
=0.037239 / 0.032159
=1.158

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)
=((1436.354 + 28639.697) / 68428.546) / ((359.926 + 22821.956) / 64401.956)
=0.439525 / 0.359956
=1.2211

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
=(4343.421 - 0 - 5389.383) / 68428.546
=-0.015285

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.

Radiant Opto-Electronics has a M-score of -1.20 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -1.20 mean?
Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) has a Beneish M-Score of -1.20 as of Jul. 11, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Radiant Opto-Electronics and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Radiant Opto-Electronics ranks #2207 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, placing it in the top 91.8%.
Is Radiant Opto-Electronics' Beneish M-Score too high?
Radiant Opto-Electronics' current Beneish M-Score is -1.20. Based on the distribution chart, Radiant Opto-Electronics ranks #2207 out of 2405 companies in the Hardware industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Radiant Opto-Electronics has a GF Score™ of 77/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Radiant Opto-Electronics' Beneish M-Score compare to APH and GLW?
According to the Hardware industry distribution chart, Radiant Opto-Electronics ranks #2207 out of 2405 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Radiant Opto-Electronics in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Hardware company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Hardware industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Radiant Opto-Electronics and its competitors. Radiant Opto-Electronics's current Beneish M-Score is -1.20. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Radiant Opto-Electronics stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$135.29, compared to a current price of NT$90.60 — trading 33% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -1.20. Radiant Opto-Electronics' overall GF Score™ is 77/100 with 7 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176), the current Beneish M-Score is -1.20 as of Jul. 11, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Radiant Opto-Electronics (TPE:6176) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Radiant Opto-Electronics stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of NT$90.60 is trading 33% below its estimated GF Value™ of NT$135.29. GuruFocus considers Radiant Opto-Electronics to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for TPE:6176:

  • Beneish M-Score: -1.20
  • GF Value™: NT$135.29 vs. price of NT$90.60 (33% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 77/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:6176 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Radiant Opto-Electronics Business Description

Address No. 1, Central 6th Road, Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung City, TWN
Radiant Opto-Electronics Corp is a Taiwan-based company that is engaged in designing, manufacturing, assembling, and marketing backlight modules and light guide plates for liquid crystal display panels. The Group has three reportable segments: the domestic, Mainland China, and other operations segments. The domestic segment engages in the manufacture and sale of light guide plates, backlight modules for LCDs, and lighting components. The Mainland China segment, which generates key revenue, uses the technologies provided by the domestic segment to develop new designs of products according to the demands of various customers. Geographically, the majority of the revenue for the company is generated from Asia, and the rest from Europe and America.
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