Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TPE:6278) Beneish M-Score: -2.59 (As of Jun. 27, 2026)


TPE:6278 Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp TPE:6278
68 GF Score
Price NT$190.50
GF Value NT$109.81
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Beneish M-Score?

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology TPE:6278 -7.07% 68 Beneish M-Score is -2.59 as of Jun. 27, 2026. GuruFocus rates TPE:6278 with a GF Score™ of 68/100 and a GF Value™ of NT$109.81 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review. Among 987 Semiconductors companies, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology ranks better than 60.79% 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.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.59 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:6278' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.11   Med: -2.67   Max: -1.84
Current: -2.59

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology was -1.84. The lowest was -3.11. And the median was -2.67.


Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Taiwan Surface Mounting 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.

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Beneish M-Score Chart

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology 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 -1.84 -3.11 -3.10 -2.53 -2.59

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology 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 -2.53 -2.51 -2.64 -2.54 -2.59

TPE:6278 vs NVDA, AVGO, MU: Beneish M-Score Comparison

For the Semiconductors subindustry, Taiwan Surface Mounting 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.


Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Beneish M-Score vs Semiconductors Industry

For the Semiconductors industry and Technology sector, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Taiwan Surface Mounting 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 Taiwan Surface Mounting 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 * 0.8958+0.528 * 1.0437+0.404 * 1.0625+0.892 * 1.1013+0.115 * 0.9692
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.8333+4.679 * -0.039973-0.327 * 0.98
=-2.59

* 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$15,804 Mil.
Revenue was 12087.405 + 12788.131 + 12587.525 + 12414.354 = NT$49,877 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1578.885 + 1620.751 + 1528.115 + 1658.24 = NT$6,386 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$36,742 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$51,653 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$14,142 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,855 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,050 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$24,095 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,384 Mil.
Net Income was 728.343 + 695.909 + 479.978 + 841.848 = NT$2,746 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 2096.039 + 1423.359 + 723.196 + 568.24 = NT$4,811 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$16,019 Mil.
Revenue was 11847.622 + 11008.957 + 11502.393 + 10928.915 = NT$45,288 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1733.252 + 1423.7 + 1600.534 + 1294.111 = NT$6,052 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$37,952 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$52,196 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$13,513 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,711 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$2,234 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$24,673 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,629 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)
=(15804.476 / 49877.415) / (16019.105 / 45287.887)
=0.316866 / 0.353717
=0.8958

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)
=(6051.597 / 45287.887) / (6385.991 / 49877.415)
=0.133625 / 0.128034
=1.0437

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 - (36741.977 + 14142.29) / 51653.459) / (1 - (37951.502 + 13513.247) / 52196.295)
=0.014891 / 0.014015
=1.0625

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
=49877.415 / 45287.887
=1.1013

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))
=(1711.323 / (1711.323 + 13513.247)) / (1855.333 / (1855.333 + 14142.29))
=0.112405 / 0.115976
=0.9692

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)
=(2050.245 / 49877.415) / (2233.946 / 45287.887)
=0.041106 / 0.049328
=0.8333

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)
=((2384.065 + 24094.526) / 51653.459) / ((2629.15 + 24673.104) / 52196.295)
=0.51262 / 0.523069
=0.98

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
=(2746.078 - 0 - 4810.834) / 51653.459
=-0.039973

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.

Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology has a M-score of -2.59 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.59 mean?
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TPE:6278) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.59 as of Jun. 27, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology ranks #387 out of 987 companies in the Semiconductors industry, placing it in the top 39.2%.
Is Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Beneish M-Score too high?
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's current Beneish M-Score is -2.59. Based on the distribution chart, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology ranks #387 out of 987 companies in the Semiconductors industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology has a GF Score™ of 68/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's Beneish M-Score compare to NVDA and AVGO?
According to the Semiconductors industry distribution chart, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology ranks #387 out of 987 companies for Beneish M-Score. This puts Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology in the upper 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 Semiconductors company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Semiconductors 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 Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology and its competitors. Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's current Beneish M-Score is -2.59. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TPE:6278) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is NT$109.81, compared to a current price of NT$190.50 — trading 73.5% above its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.59. Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology's overall GF Score™ is 68/100 with 1 warning sign 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 Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TPE:6278), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.59 as of Jun. 27, 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 Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TPE:6278) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of NT$190.50 is trading 73.5% above its estimated GF Value™ of NT$109.81. GuruFocus considers Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for TPE:6278:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.59
  • GF Value™: NT$109.81 vs. price of NT$190.50 (73.5% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 68/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the TPE:6278 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Business Description

Address No. 437, Taoying Road, Dashuli, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan, TWN, 330
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology Corp is engaged in the design, processing, manufacturing, and trading of TFT-LCD panels, general electronic information products, and PCB surface-mount packaging. Its Surface Mounting Technology is widely used for IT and electronic products. The products provided include Control boards for TFT-LCD panels (TV/Desk Top/ Note books), other electronic products, and light bars.
68GF Score

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