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ShunSin Technology Holdings (TPE:6451) Beneish M-Score : -1.99 (As of Mar. 13, 2025)


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What is ShunSin Technology Holdings 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 -1.99 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

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

TPE:6451' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.52   Med: -2.47   Max: -0.86
Current: -1.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of ShunSin Technology Holdings was -0.86. The lowest was -3.52. And the median was -2.47.


ShunSin Technology Holdings Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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

ShunSin Technology Holdings 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 -3.27 -2.33 -1.81 -3.52 -1.99

ShunSin Technology Holdings 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 -3.52 -3.44 -2.80 -3.08 -1.99

Competitive Comparison of ShunSin Technology Holdings's Beneish M-Score

For the Semiconductors subindustry, ShunSin Technology Holdings'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.


ShunSin Technology Holdings's Beneish M-Score Distribution in the Semiconductors Industry

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

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



ShunSin Technology Holdings 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 ShunSin Technology Holdings 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 * 1.1435+0.528 * 1.7781+0.404 * 1.1891+0.892 * 0.9954+0.115 * 0.9572
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 0.9958+4.679 * -0.02097-0.327 * 1.0649
=-1.99

* 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$1,280 Mil.
Revenue was 1694.18 + 1362.551 + 1205.841 + 925.428 = NT$5,188 Mil.
Gross Profit was 186.765 + 108.698 + 243.417 + 144.718 = NT$684 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$10,512 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$16,785 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$5,607 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$637 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$545 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$6,046 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$2,626 Mil.
Net Income was 30.851 + 8.506 + 88.819 + -85.52 = NT$43 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = NT$0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 298.104 + 73.839 + -142.476 + 165.153 = NT$395 Mil.
Total Receivables was NT$1,125 Mil.
Revenue was 1335.827 + 1354.788 + 1196.421 + 1325.186 = NT$5,212 Mil.
Gross Profit was 350.879 + 407.355 + 237.156 + 225.797 = NT$1,221 Mil.
Total Current Assets was NT$9,693 Mil.
Total Assets was NT$14,751 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was NT$4,566 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was NT$494 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was NT$550 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was NT$7,106 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was NT$51 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)
=(1280.084 / 5188) / (1124.651 / 5212.222)
=0.246739 / 0.215772
=1.1435

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)
=(1221.187 / 5212.222) / (683.598 / 5188)
=0.234293 / 0.131765
=1.7781

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 - (10511.846 + 5607.144) / 16784.513) / (1 - (9693.425 + 4565.791) / 14751.111)
=0.039651 / 0.033346
=1.1891

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
=5188 / 5212.222
=0.9954

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))
=(493.72 / (493.72 + 4565.791)) / (636.543 / (636.543 + 5607.144))
=0.097583 / 0.10195
=0.9572

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)
=(545.432 / 5188) / (550.267 / 5212.222)
=0.105133 / 0.105572
=0.9958

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)
=((2625.868 + 6046.131) / 16784.513) / ((50.814 + 7106.046) / 14751.111)
=0.516667 / 0.485174
=1.0649

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
=(42.656 - 0 - 394.62) / 16784.513
=-0.02097

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.

ShunSin Technology Holdings has a M-score of -1.99 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.


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ShunSin Technology Holdings Business Description

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Address
No. 495, Guangfu South Road, 11th Floor-5, Xinyi District, Taipei, TWN, 110
ShunSin Technology Holdings Ltd is a technology company engaged in the assembly, testing, and sales of various integrated circuits related to semiconductors. It assembles, tests, and sells various integrated circuits related to semiconductors. Its product portfolio consists of power amplifiers, wifi modules, thick-film hybrid integrated circuits, solar photovoltaic concentrator modules, optical transceiver modules, automotive products, and fingerprint modules. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the United States and also has a presence in Singapore; Taiwan; Mainland China; Malaysia, and other countries.

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