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Chicony Power Technology Co (TPE:6412) Beneish M-Score : -2.69 (As of May. 04, 2024)


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What is Chicony Power Technology 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 -2.69 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:6412' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.39   Med: -2.67   Max: -2.06
Current: -2.69

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Chicony Power Technology Co was -2.06. The lowest was -3.39. And the median was -2.67.


Chicony Power Technology Co Beneish M-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Chicony Power Technology 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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Chicony Power Technology Co Beneish M-Score Chart

Chicony Power Technology Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.96 -2.46 -2.13 -2.82 -3.10

Chicony Power Technology Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 -2.90 -3.38 -3.25 -3.10 -2.69

Competitive Comparison of Chicony Power Technology Co's Beneish M-Score

For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Chicony Power Technology 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.


Chicony Power Technology Co's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Industrial Products Industry

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

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



Chicony Power Technology 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 Chicony Power Technology 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 * 1.1758+0.528 * 0.8816+0.404 * 1.1933+0.892 * 0.928+0.115 * 1.0698
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0388+4.679 * -0.071195-0.327 * 0.9852
=-2.69

* 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 (Mar24) TTM:Last Year (Mar23) TTM:
Total Receivables was NT$10,546 Mil.
Revenue was 8046.013 + 9008.849 + 9740.11 + 9270.46 = NT$36,065 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1674.694 + 2083.676 + 2186.297 + 1881.535 = NT$7,826 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$21,288 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$29,345 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$6,287 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,130 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,806 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$16,871 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$49 Mil.
Net Income was 680.858 + 981.863 + 941.582 + 790.043 = NT$3,394 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -139.422 + 1940.688 + 2021.273 + 1661.039 = NT$5,484 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$9,665 Mil.
Revenue was 8291.4 + 9501.375 + 10800.822 + 10270.487 = NT$38,864 Mil.
Gross Profit was 1548.41 + 1945.563 + 2218.018 + 1722.85 = NT$7,435 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$19,857 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$27,474 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$6,229 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$1,213 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$1,873 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$16,000 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$80 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)
=(10546.263 / 36065.432) / (9665.177 / 38864.084)
=0.29242 / 0.248692
=1.1758

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)
=(7434.841 / 38864.084) / (7826.202 / 36065.432)
=0.191304 / 0.217
=0.8816

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 - (21287.624 + 6286.969) / 29345.385) / (1 - (19856.5 + 6228.514) / 27474.298)
=0.060343 / 0.050567
=1.1933

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
=36065.432 / 38864.084
=0.928

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))
=(1213.104 / (1213.104 + 6228.514)) / (1130.213 / (1130.213 + 6286.969))
=0.163016 / 0.152378
=1.0698

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)
=(1805.895 / 36065.432) / (1873.368 / 38864.084)
=0.050073 / 0.048203
=1.0388

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)
=((49.222 + 16871.005) / 29345.385) / ((80.418 + 15999.5) / 27474.298)
=0.576589 / 0.585271
=0.9852

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
=(3394.346 - 0 - 5483.578) / 29345.385
=-0.071195

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.

Chicony Power Technology Co has a M-score of -2.69 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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Chicony Power Technology Co (TPE:6412) Business Description

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No.69, Guangfu Road, 30th Floor, Section 2, TaSmart Building Systemn, Sanchong District, New Taipei City, TWN
Chicony Power Technology Co Ltd is a Taiwan-based company that is principally engaged in developing, manufacturing, and selling switching power supplies, electronic components and LED lighting modules and smart building solutions. Its product categories are PowerSupply, LED Applications, and Electric Motor. The majority of its revenue comes from the sale of Electronic component products. Its geographical segments are Asia, the United States, Europe, and others.

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